François Boucher. An Autumn Pastoral. 1749
Showing posts with label Masterpiece Monday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Masterpiece Monday. Show all posts
Monday, January 24, 2011
Monday, November 8, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Masterpiece Monday
I'm back! Summer has been a crazy blur and unfortunately my blog posting has been sparse as a result. I have missed my daily blogging and am so very excited to return to all the exciting events that occur here! So, without further ado, lets start this week right with a new Masterpiece Monday, which just happens to feature one of my favorite paintings... enjoy!
Franz Xaver Winterhalter. Empress Elisabeth. 1865
Monday, May 3, 2010
Masterpiece Monday
Franz Xaver Winterhalter. Portrait of Empress Eugénie Surrounded by Her Maids of Honor. 1855
Monday, April 19, 2010
Masterpiece Monday
Christina Robertson. Portrait of Grand Duchesses Olga Nikolaevna and Alexandra Nikolaevna. 1840
Monday, March 29, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Masterpiece Monday
Angelica Kauffman. Venus Persuades Helen to Fall in Love with Paris. 1790
The Greek mythology behind this painting is as follows:
There was a golden apple that was to go to the fairest goddess. Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena all believed themselves to be the fairest and therefore each tried to claim the apple. Zeus was chosen to settle the dispute but he did not want to chose one over the other in fear of angering them. He instead chose the mortal Paris to make the decision. All of the goddesses tried to bribe Paris with wealth, wisdom, and power; but it was Aphrodite's bribe of marrying the most beautiful mortal woman that Paris accepted. Paris. The most beautiful mortal woman was Helen; whom Paris abducted after choosing Aphrodite as the fairest goddess. The other two goddesses were furious and then used the kidnapping of Helen to begin the Trojan War.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Masterpiece Monday
Franz Xaver Winterhalter. Portrait of Mme. Rimsky-Korsakova. 1864
Aristocratic families were Franz Xaver Winterhalter's strongest patrons. He was comissioned multipul times by the royal families of England, France, Spain, Russia, Austria and many more. One of his more popular portraits is The Family of Queen Victoria in 1846 (coming soon to Masterpiece Monday). He was commissioned by Queen Victoria over 100 times to paint portraits of herself and family.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Masterpiece Monday
Jean-Honoré Fragonard. The Lover Crowned. This is the fourth and final panel from The Progress of Love series. 1771-72
Monday, February 8, 2010
Masterpiece Monday
Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Love Letters. This is the third panel from The Progress of Love series. 1771-72
Monday, February 1, 2010
Masterpiece Monday
In honor of all the excitement about the release of Robin Maxwell's O, Juliet tomorrow; I have decided to interrupt Jean-Honoré Fragonard's The Progress of Love panel series this Monday in order to post one of my favorite Romeo and Juliet paintings.
Frank Bernard Dicksee. Romeo and Juliet 1884
Monday, January 25, 2010
Masterpiece Monday
Jean-Honoré Fragonard. The Meeting. This is the second panel from The Progress of Love series. 1771-72
Monday, January 18, 2010
Masterpiece Monday
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