Daily Dose of Art #25: Georges de La Tour – Cheat with the Ace of Clubs (c. 1634)
Even without reading the title, it is obvious what is going on. The man on the right shows us the […]
French Art
Daily Dose of Art #17: Simon Vouet – Father Time Overcome by Love, Hope, and Beauty (1627)
As time progresses and death nears we lose our beauty, love, and hope. In this lovely painting, they fight back. […]
Daily Dose of Art #15: Edgar Degas – L’Absinthe (1876)
In 1876 French critics didn’t like the painting, and it was immediately put in storage until 1892. When it was […]
Daily Dose of Art #14: Théodore Géricault – The Raft of the Medusa (1818-1819)
The French frigate Méduse ran aground off the coast of today’s Mauritania on 2 July 1816. From the c. 147 […]
Daily Dose of Art #9: Jacques-Louis David – Diana and Apollo Killing Niobe’s Children (1772)
The Greek Gods could be unpredictable and cruel in their actions. When Niobe – daughter of Tantalus- mentioned in a […]
Daily Dose of Art #7: Édouard Manet – A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882)
Is the barmaid talking to the gentleman visible in the mirror?