Month: February 2013

Buckingham Palace (London)

Construction started: 1703 Completed: 1962 Address: London, SW1A 1AA, UK Website: https://www.rct.uk/visit/buckingham-palace Royal Collection Collection: • Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Venere e Marte (1815-19) • Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653): Autoritratto come allegoria della Pittura (1638-39) • Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640): Self-Portrait (1623) • Tiziano (c.1488-1576):…

Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (c.1663)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (Brieflezende vrouw) c.1663 Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 39 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Enjoying a quiet, private moment, this young woman is absorbed in reading a letter in the morning light. She is…

Ornans (France)

Ornans in Art: Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Un enterrement à Ornans 1849–1850 Musée d’Orsay, Paris     Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Jeunes femmes du village 1851–1852 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York     Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) La Vallée d’Ornans 1858 Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis  …

The Milkmaid (c.1660)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Milkmaid (Het melkmeisje) c.1660 Oil on canvas, 45.5 x 41 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam A maidservant pours milk, entirely absorbed in her work. Except for the stream of milk, everything else is still. Vermeer took this simple everyday…

Zélie Courbet

(1828–1875) Jeanne-Zélie-Mélodie Courbet Zélie Courbet in Art: Bracquemond, Félix (1833-1914) Les Demoiselles de Village 1866–1870 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence     Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Portrait de Zélie Courbet 1847 Museu de Arte, São Paulo     Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Jeunes femmes du…

The Love Letter (c.1669-1670)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Love Letter (De liefdesbrief) c.1669–1670 Oil on canvas, 44 x 38.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Vermeer chose an unusual vantage point for this painting. From a dim space in the foreground, a glimpse is afforded of another room…

Juliette Courbet

(1831–1915) Juliette Courbet in Art: Bracquemond, Félix (1833-1914) Les Demoiselles de Village 1866–1870 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence     Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Juliette Courbet à l’âge de dix ans c.1841 Museo de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires     Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Portrait de…

Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid (c.1670)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid (Schrijvende vrouw met dienstbode) c.1670 Oil on canvas, 71.1 x 60.5 cm National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin Considered one of the principal Dutch painters, Vermeer specialised in genre scenes, many of…

Giardino di Boboli (Firenze)

Created: 1549 Address: Piazza Pitti, 1, 50125 Firenze, Italia Website: https://www.uffizi.it/en/boboli-garden Works of Art: • Rosso Fiorentino (1495-1540): Palazzina e Bastione del Cavaliere (1527-30) Boboli Gardens in Art: Corot, Camille (1796-1875) Florence. Vue prise des jardins Boboli c.1835–1840 Musée du Louvre, Paris  …