Dose of Art #61: Diego Velázquez – Old Woman Frying Eggs (c. 1618)
There is no hidden meaning or symbolism in this painting; it is all about a young Velázquez – he was […]
Art in detail
Art in detail
There is no hidden meaning or symbolism in this painting; it is all about a young Velázquez – he was […]
This painting was originally a mural on the wall of Goya’s house Quinta del Sordo near Madrid. Around 1874 (almost […]
My research for these daily doses has delivered some surprising stories, and this is the most astonishing to date…. The […]
Poor Dodo. Not the first animal to become extinct by humans but probably the most famous one. It lived a […]
The French Revolution lasted from 1789 until 1799. In this very bloody period, France was transforming from an absolute monarchy […]
The swimming dog on the bottom left and the nest with eggs on the right are barely visible as all […]
Caspar David Friedrich was part of the Romantic movement and is best known for his moody – mystic- landscapes. The […]
If only we could go back in time some 500 years to ask Giorgione the meaning of this painting. Of […]
Little is known of Aerts; he was probably born in Mechelen (Belgium) between 1565 and 1575 and the few paintings […]
Ilya Repin was the leader of a group of Rusian painters called Peredvizhniki (the Wanderers). They aimed to portray the […]