Monday, June 30, 2008

Albert Moore



Midsummer

Albert Moore was the brother of the marine painter, Henry Moore (not to be confused with the sculptor). Like Lord Leighton's Flaming June the subject is an orange-robed, sleeping woman. Both paintings are a celebration of the colour orange. The dark blue background sets off the orange of the robes, echoed in the garland of orange flowers. There appear to be hints of purple in the shadows of the folds of fabric. The fans suggest the heat of midsummer.

Jean-Marc Nattier





Portrait of a Lady- Manon Baletti





Madame Victoire



Louis




Portrait of the Comtesse d'Andlau, 81 x 65
For the flesh tones, he probably used pink over a purplish-grey underpainting.
This was the technique used to depict fair complexions.

Gérard de Lairesse





Apollo and Aurora, Detail

Portraits of Women


Unknown

Arnold Boonen, 64.5 x 53 cm

Girolamo Forabosco

Van Dyke

Friday, June 20, 2008

Odd Nerdrum


The Return of the Sun (?)
Norwegian

Sir Frank Dicksee


Oriental Pastime


Portrait of Elsa


The Mirror

Leon Herbo


La Charmeuse
36 inches wide

(For Full Size image see Still Life Blog)

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

French


RANC, Jean - Vertumnus and Pomona

Louis Hersent - Daphnis and Chloe

Cabanel - Albayde

Simon Vouet - Allegory of Prudence

(all these paintings exhibited at National Gallery of Australia, except for Hersent)

Court, Joseph-Desire


Detail
French

Le Sueur - Muses


The Muses Melpomene, Erato and Polymnia


Terpsichore


Muses

Hagar and the Angel (detail)

Allegory of Magnificence 39 x 50.5 inches

Calliope (the Muse)

Nuit de noce de Sarah et Tobit
Eustache Le Sueur (or Lesueur)