Jacques-Louis David: The Death of Socrates, Part II

“In addition to being an essential step in the elaboration of the Metropolitan picture, the present drawing is a fascinating document for our understanding of David’s working method. He first traces different lines of perspective and outlines in graphite the décor with the help of a ruler. He then adds, still using graphite, the figures…

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Marianne Stokes: Saint Elizabeth Working for the Poor

See More Marianne Stokes at Christie’s Marianne Stokes at wikiart Marianne Stokes At Sunnyside Read More Marianne Stokes at Wikiwand Marianne Stokes at Artcyclopedia (museum links) Happy Sunday ✝️ ~Sunnyside

Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Peasant Wedding (1567)

Read More The Peasant Wedding at wikiwand The Peasant Wedding at Google Arts and Culture If, like me, you can’t keep all these Brueghels straight, go to Brueghel Family Tree Thanks for Visiting 🙂 ~Sunnyside

Henri Le Sidaner: La Communiante

Read More Henri Le Sidaner at wikiwand See More Henri Le Sidaner At Sunnyside Henri Sidaner at Artnet Henri Le Sidaner at Christie’s Henri Le Sidaner at Sotheby’s Henri Le Sidaner at Bonhams Henri Le Sidaner at wikimedia commons Henri Le Sidaner at Musée Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Thanks for Visiting 🌻 ~Sunnyside

Willard Leroy Metcalf: Unfolding Buds (1909)

“Unfolding Buds” by Willard Metcalf. This painting hangs at the Detroit Institute of Arts Read More Willard Leroy Metcalf at Florence Griswold Museum Willard Leroy Metcalf at wikiwand See More Willard Leroy Metcalf at Artcyclopedia Willard Leroy Metcalf at Christie’s Willard Leroy Metcalf at Sotheby’s Willard Leroy Metcalf at wikimedia Willard Leroy Metcalf at Google…

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Jacques-Louis David: The Death of Socrates, Part I

“In this landmark of Neoclassical painting from the years immediately preceding the French Revolution, David took up a classical story of resisting unjust authority in a sparse, frieze-like composition. The Greek philosopher Socrates (469–399 B.C.) was convicted of impiety by the Athenian courts; rather than renounce his beliefs, he died willingly, discoursing on the immortality…

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Dame Mitsuko Uchida: Mozart Sonatas

Hat Tip Many thanks to Friedrich Zettl for introducing me to this video in his post Project in the home straight – almost. Hear More Mozart At Sunnyside Thanks for Visiting 🙂 ~Sunnyside

Gari Melchers: Sainte Gudule (c1897)

“Gari Melchers painted the present work as a representation of Saint Gudule, the patron saint of Brussels who was known for her piety and great generosity. According to legend, during Gudule’s early morning visits to the church in Moorsel, the devil would extinguish her candle, which proceeded to miraculously re-ignite as a result of her…

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Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins and Two Cellos

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Sir Alfred James Munnings: Jogging On (1912)

“Munnings often used his own horses and groom as models and this horse, Patrick, despite his cropped tail and banged mane, was a particular favourite. On this grey day, the artist used a subdued palette yet adds life and brightness by juxtaposing the scarlet of the huntsman’s jacket with the close vivid hues of green…

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William Adolphe Bouguereau: The Young Shepherdess (1885)

Read More William Adolphe Bouguereau at The Art Story William Adolphe Bouguereau at wikiwand See More William Adolphe Bouguereau at wikimedia commons William Adolphe Bouguereau wikidata chart of all paintings William Adolphe Bouguereau at Art Renewal Center William-Adolphe Bouguereau at Google Arts and Culture Thanks for Visiting 🙂 ~Sunnyside

Léon Augustin Lhermitte: La vendange à Mont-Saint-Père

“La vendange à Mont-Saint-Père effectively combines all of the hallmarks of Lhermitte’s most sought-after works: peasants at work in an expansive landscape with multiple figures at various stages of the labor involved in bringing in a harvest of grapes. The composition is complex, with the placement of the figures carefully arranged in order to lead…

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Gari Melchers: Sunday Mass

“In the present lot the influence of the Hague School has disappeared. Instead the fresh green, red and purple colours show impressionistic influences. The painting shows the interior of a church, possibly the Reformed Church of Egmond-Binnen. The attention given by Melchers to depicting the different figures demonstrates Melchers’ qualities as a storyteller. Not only…

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A Visit to Bonnard’s Garden

“At the turn of the century, Bonnard rediscovered nature and colour, after the muted tones and the urban scenes of his Nabi years. He stayed more and more often outside Paris, in the Seine Valley and in the South of France. Impressionism inspired him, but he wanted to go beyond its direct translation of nature….

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William Adolphe Bouguereau: Le lever (1865)

“Beginning in 1865, Bouguereau became interested in themes of mothers and children and he began a series of paintings devoted to this subject matter. These classically informed images were greatly influenced by Bouguereau’s travels throughout Italy in the 1850s…Le lever is the second painting executed that year by the artist and in this work, Bouguereau…

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Henri Lebasque: Vase de fleurs

Read More Henri Lebasque at wikiwand See More Henri Lebasque at Christie’s Tag: Henri Lebasque At Sunnyside Thanks for Visiting 🙂 ~Sunnyside

Odilon Redon: Vision sous-marine (c1904)

“In 1904 Redon began a small, innovative series of oils and pastels known as the “Wonders of the Sea,” having found his inspiration for these visions in Gustave Flaubert’s La Tentation de Saint-Antoine (1874), which itself was inspired by the fantastic paintings of Pieter Brueghel the Elder…Redon had previously produced lithographs based on the story…

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Gustav Klimt: Woman With a Fan (1917-18)

See More Belvedere and Albertina museums in Vienna Gustav Klimt at Leopold Museum (curiously, I could not locate this painting on the website) Read More Gustav Klimt at wikiwand Thanks for Visiting 🙂 ~Sunnyside

Franz Marc: Birds

Read More Franz Marc at wikiwand Franz Marc at Art Story Franz Marc: The Painter Who Loved Horses Franz Marc’s artist page at Guggenheim Franz Marc Museum website See More Franz Marc At Sunnyside Thanks for Visiting 🌻 ~Sunnyside

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo: The Immaculate Conception (1767-69)

Hat Tip Many thanks to Sister Renee at Lavish Mercy for introducing me this painting in the post She Could Have Said, “No” Read More Giovanni Battista Tiepolo at wikiwand More about this painting at wikiwand More about this painting at Prado Museum, Madrid, See More Giovanni Battista Tiepolo at ArtUK Giovanni Battista Tiepolo at…

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Marie Spartali Stillman: The Last Sight of Fiammetta

The present work is the first of Stillman’s based on Rossetti’s translations from Boccaccio, where a sonnet entitled ‘The Last Sight of Fiammetta’ describes what seems to be the death of the beloved: Round her red garland and her golden hairI saw a fire about Fiammetta’s head;Thence to a little cloud I watch’d it fade,Than…

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Gustaf Fjaestad: Winter Landscape (1916)

Hat Tip Many thanks to Chris Morrison at Thirty-Two Minutes for introducing me this painting in the post Gustaf Fjaestad: Winter Landscape Read More Gustaf Fjaestad at wikiwand Thanks for Visiting 🙂 ~Sunnyside

Marianne Stokes: Study of Hollyhocks

See More Tag: Marianne Stokes At Sunnyside Marianne Stokes at Christie’s Marianne Stokes at wikiart Marianne Stokes at Tate UK Marianne Stokes at Sotheby’s Marianne Stokes at Bonhams Read More Marianne Stokes at Wikiwand Marianne Stokes at Artcyclopedia (museum links) Thanks for Visiting 🙂 ~Sunnyside

Hauser: Deborah’s Theme (Morricone)

Note: I will be away for a little while. Posts are already scheduled, and I will catch up with comments as soon as I can. Blessings to you all. ❤️ See More Tag: Pierre-Auguste Renoir At Sunnyside Renoir at Musee d’Orsay Hear More Tag: Hauser At Sunnyside Thanks for Visiting 🙂 ~Sunnyside

Maria Berrio: The Celebration

“The Celebration lives up to its name with its kaleidoscopic array of colors and movements, which are meticulously created with handmade Japanese paper that Berrío sources from a trusted fabricator in Japan…Her work is thus an instance of care for materials, people, and cultures alike, which we can see in the optimism of The Celebration….

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María Dueñas: Deux impromptus, Op. 4: I. Espérance (Lalo)

“Sensational Spanish violinist María Dueñas is the latest winner of the Menuhin Competition, the world’s most prestigious prize for young violinists. Born in Granada and now based in Vienna, Dueñas is one of the most thoughtful and communicative musicians on the current classical scene. Her second e-single is out now: Espérance (“Hope”), the first of…

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Marc Chagall: The Madonna of the Village

“During the years of the Jewish holocaust, Chagall painted numerous religious scenes taken from the Christian tradition…In 1940, while living temporarily in the Provencal town of Gordes, to which he had fled to escape the menacing Nazi advance through Holland and Belgium towards France, he continued working on this ambitious canvas and repainted some of…

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