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When Beaux desired to advance her career in 1888, she followed many Americans and went to France. That summer, she traveled to the picturesque seaside village of Concarneau in Brittany. "Twilight Confidences" reflects her fascination with the crisp white collars and wing- like caps that the women there wore. Its subject also suggests her ambition. Years earlier, while an art student in Philadelphia, she had seen a copy of Jean-Francois Millet's painting "Angelus," which also shows French peasants. As Beaux recalled, the "romantic dignity" of Millet's picture "made the paintings near it look common."
Twilight Confidences by Cecilia Beaux, 1888, Georgia Museum of Art (Athens, GA)
#ArtHistory #ModernArt #Impressionism
Thomas à la Konstantin Somov
From the new photo series Anything Else Under Heaven
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Pour les personnes intéressées et à côté de Savigny sur Orge je donne une conférence sur l’IA dans la culture 13 avril à 20:30 www.savigny.org/agenda/confe... #arthistory #culture #ia #histoiredelart #savignysurorge
Almond trees are one of the earliest bloomers come the spring and Vincent especially loved them as a harbinger of new life and renewal. Here, he has brought a budding branch indoors and placed it in a small glass. The simple composition reminds me of ikebana, the Japanese flower arranging technique that uses only one or two items to create a harmony of balance and beauty. In this painting, van Gogh splits the picture with a bright, red line; he uses the same pigment for his signature. His palette is light and airy, his brushwork is obvious and straightforward.
April's theme: Van Gogh's Trees (Arbor Day 4/24)
VINCENT VAN GOGH (1853 – 1890), “Sprig of Flowering Almond in a Glass”, March 1888. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
#arthistory #art #VanGogh #Trees
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It's the last day @forarthistory.org.uk conference and for you to browse @psupress.bsky.social's selection of #arthistory books.
If you have reserved any books from the stand don't forget to come by and collect them before you leave!
Detail of ceiling fresco by Benvenuto Tisi showing people in a trompe-l'oeil balcony.
Detail of ceiling fresco by Benvenuto Tisi showing people in a trompe-l'oeil balcony.
Detail of ceiling fresco by Benvenuto Tisi showing people in a trompe-l'oeil balcony.
🔎 Dizzying close-up details of a ceiling fresco by Benvenuto Tisi or 'll Garofalo' 💮 because of his habit of often signing with a carnation, Ferrara, 1506.
Look at all those people, carpets, plants & musical instruments leaning against the trompe-l'oeil balcony!
🗃️ #arthistory #frescofriday #art
A Post-Impressionist painting by Émile Bernard titled The Cliffs of Yport. The artwork features towering, stylised cliffs in shades of dusty pink and mustard yellow, set against a vibrant blue sea and a pale pink sky. A small red sailboat rests on the water, while a figure in a crimson cloak and a white hood stands on a grassy ledge near a reddish-brown cow. The style uses the Cloisonnist technique with bold, dark outlines and flat areas of vivid colour.
Ditch the Impressionist blur. 🎨 Émile Bernard’s 'The Cliffs of Yport' (1892) is a masterclass in Cloisonnism. By using bold outlines and dreamlike pinks, Bernard prioritised memory over direct observation, changing the course of modern art forever. A radical vision of the French coast. 🇫🇷 #ArtHistory
J. M. W. Turner, The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 1835, oil on canvas. A dramatic Romantic painting depicting the catastrophic fire of 16th October 1834, with fierce orange and red flames reflected in the River Thames, crowds gathered on the riverbanks, and Westminster visible through smoke-filled skies.
🔥 The Night London Burned: Turner's 'Burning of the Houses of Parliament' (1835) captures London on the night of October 16, 1834! Witness fire vs Parliament in breathtaking swathes of amber & crimson. A Romantic masterpiece that still burns bright. 🎨 #ArtHistory #FineArt
Blumen in einer Glasvase, Tulpen, Pfingstrosen Iris, Kuhschellen, mohnblumen, auf dem Postament auf dem Glasvase steht, eine einzelne Sternblüte und zwei Muscheln
Guten Morgen!
Abraham Bosschaert (–1643) 🎨
Blumen in einer Glasvase 🖼️
#FlowerFriday #ArtHistory #Stilllife #BskyArt #History
On the Alster in Hamburg by Max Liebermann, 1910, New Masters Gallery, Dresden State Art Collections (Germany)
#ArtHistory #ModernArt #Impressionism #GermanImpressionism
Early 19th century illustration of a boorish man in a wig grabbing a young woman facing him by the waist and shoulder. She is attempting to push him away, her hands on his face and her three cats attack him from behind. Caption reads: Git your hands off me
Git your hands off me
Thomas Rowlandson, Cat Like Courtship, before 1827, Yale Center for British Art #arthistory #puns
Chief Curator Scott Rothkopf first encountered Jasper Johns' "Device" (1961–62), showcasing Johns' innovative mixed media use and thematic exploration. Known for motifs like targets and flags, Johns challenges art perceptions. #ArtHistory #JasperJohns
Egon Schiele, Moa, 1911. Gouache and pencil on paper. A three-quarter profile portrait of dancer Moa Mandu, depicted in bold, painterly strokes of cobalt blue, burnt ochre, olive green and coral red against a pale cream background. The subject's dark hair is pinned up with a red ribbon, her face turned slightly towards the viewer with an intense, watchful expression. The ornamental layering of her clothing dominates the composition, rendered in Schiele's characteristic expressionist style with visible, energetic brushwork.
🎨 Egon Schiele's Moa (1911) captures dancer Moa Mandu in explosive gouache — cobalt, ochre & coral colliding in pure expressionist drama. One of Vienna's most scandalous bohemians, immortalised forever. 🖤 #ArtHistory #FineArt
Split screen -- Salvador Dali's surreal clocks draped over things on the left, and a photo of cats flopped/draped over a sofa on the right.
:)
(source unknown to me) #cats #art #arthistory #dali
Strong, directional light defines sharp planes across the scene. A solitary figure, slumped in dark clothing, occupies the foreground, his head bowed. Around him, blurred legs and feet of unseen individuals stride purposefully across a bright pavement. The economy of line and the flattened rendering of the passing crowd communicate a pervasive anonymity. These deliberate simplifications imbue the composition with a stark, almost monumental quality. The heavy shadows cast by the walkers consume the ground, isolating the seated man. His slumped posture and the stark contrast between his stillness and the movement above speak of an individual adrift, The hard edge of the curb separates his world from the forward momentum of the street. This visual separation underscores a societal disjunction. The rendering suggests a moment of profound isolation within a bustling urban environment. The muted palette, punctuated by the bright pavement, amplifies the figure's isolation. Dixon's 'Forgotten Man' is a key example of American Scene painting and Social Realism that emerged during the Great Depression. This movement sought to depict the realities of American life, often focusing on the struggles of ordinary people. It arose as a reaction against European modernism and a desire to create an authentically American art. Dixon's work, while not strictly aligned with the more overtly political aspects of Social Realism, shares its concern with social issues and the plight of the marginalized. It bridges the gap between earlier Regionalism and the more direct social commentary of later artists.
Forgotten Man by Maynard Dixon, 1931, Brigham Young University Museum of Art (Provo, UT)
#ArtHistory #ModernArt #SocialRealism
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A 17th-c. French engraving showing the Strait of Hormuz.
A 17th-c. French engraving showing the Strait of Hormuz, Iran.
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SDÜ Sanat Tarihi Topluluğu etkinliklerinden, "Matrakçı Nasuh'un Fırçasından İstanbul Menzil Şehirleri" sunumu, Arş.Gör. Habibe Bektaşoğlu tarafından 15 Nisan 2026 Çarşamba günü Türker Taşaltın Konferans salonunda 14.30 da yapılacaktır.
Tüm akademisyen dostlarımız davetlidir.
#arthistory
At @forarthistory.org.uk conference it's coffee time and your chance to browse @psupress.bsky.social's great selection of #arthistory books. Buy today and take away, with 30% conference discount!
Veronese was summoned to a tribunal. The charges? Including 'buffoons, drunkards, dwarfs, and other such scurrilities' in a sacred scene. His career hung in the balance. #ArtHistory
Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441), "Virgin and Child with Canon van der Paele", 1436, oil on panel, 124.5 x 160 cm, Groeningemuseum (Bruges, Belgium).
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#art #arthistory #parrot #bird #painting #oilpainting
A Renaissance-era oil painting portrait of a young cherub with an abundance of curly ginger-brown hair, looking down thoughtfully. The angel has striking red and white wings and is embracing and plucking the strings of a large, golden-yellow lute against a dark, contrasting background.
A favoured fragment: Rosso Fiorentino’s iconic 1521 Angel Playing the Lute 🎼. Often seen solo, this charming, slightly clumsy cherub was originally part of a larger, lost altarpiece. Reflectographic studies revealed the artist's name and a hidden building beneath that dark background! 🎨🇬🇧 #ArtHistory
It's Day Two with @psupress.bsky.social at the Association for Art History annual conference in Cambridge.
We look forward to welcoming you to the stand where we are showcasing all the latest #arthistory books! Conference discount available. @forarthistory.org.uk
Peter Paul Rubens, The Fall of the Damned (c.1620), oil on panel. A monumental Baroque painting depicting a cascading mass of naked figures being cast into Hell by Archangel Michael, with divine light above and infernal darkness below. Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
🔥 Rubens' The Fall of the Damned (c.1620) — a tornado of doomed souls hurled into Hell by Archangel Michael. Born 439 years ago, Rubens invented Baroque drama. One art vandal threw acid on it in 1959. It survived. 😈🎨 #ArtHistory #FineArt
Russell depicts a Blackfeet woman dressing the hair of her husband, who sits on a painted buffalo robe and regards himself in a tack-studded hand mirror. In this version, Russell lifts the tipi cover to indicate a warm day, allowing the colors of the warm sunlight to enter the interior and brighten the background.
The Beauty Parlor by Charles M. Russell, 1907, C. M. Russell Museum (Great Falls, Montana) and Amon Carter Museum (Fort Worth, TX)
#ArtHistory #Romanticism
