Dose of Art #64: Jan Steen – In Weelde Siet Toe (1663)
As most painters did, Jan Steen painted various kinds of paintings; portraits, biblical and nature scenes. What he is famous […]
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Dose of Art #63: William-Adolphe Bouguereau – Le Jour des Morts (1859)
November 2nd is All Souls days a Cristian commemoration of All Souls, the Holy Souls, or the Faithful Departed. In […]
Dose of Art #62: Fra Angelico – The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs(c. 1423-24)
November 1st is the celebration of All Saints. The celebration has a long history but in its current form is […]
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 […]
Dose of Art #60: Francisco Goya – Saturn Devouring His Son (c. 1819-1823)
This painting was originally a mural on the wall of Goya’s house Quinta del Sordo near Madrid. Around 1874 (almost […]
Dose of Art #59: Artemisia Gentileschi – Susanna and the Elders (1610)
My research for these daily doses has delivered some surprising stories, and this is the most astonishing to date…. The […]
Dose of Art #58: Roelant Savery – Edward’s Dodo (c. 1620-1630)
Poor Dodo. Not the first animal to become extinct by humans but probably the most famous one. It lived a […]
Dose of Art #57: Jacques-Louis David – The Death of Marat (1793)
The French Revolution lasted from 1789 until 1799. In this very bloody period, France was transforming from an absolute monarchy […]
Dose of Art #56: Jan Asselijn – The Threatened Swan (c. 1650)
The swimming dog on the bottom left and the nest with eggs on the right are barely visible as all […]
Dose of Art #55: Caspar David Friedrich – Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer (c. 1819)
Caspar David Friedrich was part of the Romantic movement and is best known for his moody – mystic- landscapes. The […]