Title: Portrait of a Lady, c. 1460 Artist: Rogier van der Weyden (1399/1400-1464) A Painting to Remember Today To learn more about this work of art, click: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/51-portrait-lady […]
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Arts Everyday Living: The Enduring Pansy–Creative Comparisons, From Realist to Dreamer
Title: Pansies Artist: French master Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904) A FLOWER SPECIALIST: Although Impressionists like Monet, Renoir, and Berthe Morisot were his friends as well as colleagues, Henri Fantin-Latour never […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Peales, Family of Artists-Portrait of a Brother & Geranium
Title: Rubens Peale with a Geranium, 1801 Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860) A PAINTING TO REMEMBER FOR TODAY To learn more about the Peale family: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/66250-rubens-peale-geranium […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Art of Storytelling–Capturing the Pivotal Moment of Romance & Love
Title: Hesitation (Madame Monteaux?), 1862-1872 Alfred Stevens (1823-1906) Are you sometimes in the mood for a painting that tells a story? Preferably with a happy ending? Let’s hope Hesitation (Madame Monteaux?), by […]
Arts Everyday Living: May is Strawberries Month–Would You Like a Bowl of This Delicious Fruit?
Title: Wild Strawberries and a Carnation, c. 1630 Artist: Jacob van Hulsdonck, Flemish, 1582-1647 May is National Strawberries Month, when this popular fruit is at its peak, tempting many of […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Art of Color—Woman in a Rose Dress from an Age of Elegance
Title: Rose, 1907 Artist: Thomas Anshutz (1851-1912) For the summer, I am going to be featuring paintings for our viewers to contemplate and enjoy like this stunning portrait simply called […]
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 […]
