Dose of Art #69: Luis Egidio Meléndez – Still Life with Melon and Pears (c. 1772)
Early art critics and historians usually ranked still-lifes somewhere at the bottom of art hierarchy as their execution was believed […]
Spanish Art
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 #47: Jusepe de Ribera – Euclid (c. 1630-1635)
Born in Spain in 1591, Jusepe de Ribera -like so many other painters- moved to Italy. He studied under the […]
Daily Dose of Art #12: El Greco – View of Toledo (c. 1599)
El Greco’s (born in Crete as Doménikos Theotokópoulos) view on Toledo is strange. The colour and style of painting make […]