Month: April 2018

Helen Galloway McNicoll, The Chintz Sofa (1913)

  Helen Galloway McNicoll, The Chintz Sofa (1913) Oil on canvas. (Canadian) 1879-1915 One of the foremost Canadian female practitioners of Impressionism in her time, McNicoll is known for her sunlight-infused genre paintings of women and children in rural environments. Here, she moved inside to depict a woman reading. Via books0977

Emanuel Phillips Fox: Convalescent (1890)

Fox captures both the essence of suffering and of kindness. Someone cares enough to render simple aid like fluffing a pillow, so this convalescent knows she is not alone. By her expression we understand that she still suffers, but at least not in complete isolation,   Convalescent (1890). Emanuel Phillips Fox (Australian, 1865-1915) Oil on…

Read More

Frescoe With Wounded Aeneas, 1st Century AD

  Fresco depicting Iapyx removing an arrowhead from Aeneas’ thigh. Venus stands over, while beside Aeneas stands his young son Ascanius. 1st century CE (between 45 and 79 AD), from Pompeii. (Naples National Archaeological Museum). Source: Ancient History Encyclopedia Image Credit: This image was first published on Flickr. Original image by Carole Raddato. Uploaded by…

Read More

Emily Carr: Alert Bay 1912

Details Artist: Emily Carr  (Canadian) Title: Alert Bay Date: 1912 Medium: Drawing Materials: watercolour over graphite on wove paper Dimensions: 76.3 x 53.2 cm Source: National Gallery of Canada Also See: Emily Carr: Who Is She?