Title: Young Lady in a Tricorn Hat, 1755/1760 Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770) Who is the mysterious woman, most likely dressed for the annual celebration of carnival in Venice? We […]
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Arts Everyday Living: A Woman of the Italian Renaissance–An Alternative to the Mona Lisa?
Title: Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1508 Artist: Girolamo di Benvenuto, 1470-1524 Portrait of a Young Woman may not be the Mona Lisa and it is likely […]
Arts Everyday Living: Van Gogh and Gauguin–Vincent’s Homage to His Friend and Colleague
Title: Gauguin’s Armchair, November, 1888 Artist: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) Vincent’s closest friend, the artist Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), once sat in this chair when the two of them were living […]
Arts Everyday Living: Celebrating Women’s History–The Queen’s Artist, Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun
A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS March is Women’s History Month and we will be featuring women artists through the centuries. A number of them are “famous,” but others […]
Arts Everyday Living: Through a Child’s Eyes–Young Girl from New York City, Portrait in White
Little Girl in White (Queenie Burnett), 1907 George Bellows (1882-1925) She may looks small, although her painting is over 5 feet high and currently hangs at the National Gallery […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Art of the Cat Week—Today, Through the Eyes of Cecilia Beaux
Title: Man with a Cat (Henry Sturgis Drinker) Artist: Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942) In this portrait, we have entered the gentlemanly world of Mr. Henry Sturgis Drinker, engineer and future university […]
