A mission to England for the French King To calm the rising of religious storm The Pope said no, there’s the root of the thing...
Mission Unaccomplished
Tag: Art
Remorse
For all those years you sat in pose, your love endured to meet my art. My muse you were, I saw no rose...
A Christmas Party
The shepherds came from their sheep on the hills And peasants came too; a moment to see The animals joining in, angels in frills...
His Own
The warmth of sun-kissed upon the earth To welcome a new bloom Beautiful face kissed by the gods...
Rembrandt
The artist in confident pose Dressed in affluent clothes Reflecting the renaissance...
Set Sail
Paddles Dipping slowly In and out of the waves...
Love’s Betrayal
What is strength compared To beauty’s power to hold Destiny and in her hand...
Destination Surrealistic Imagination
Paint and canvas, pencils and water, four simple things...
I Suppose
A gentleman and his wife pose In sadness, a thought comes to me On a lap a baby should be...
Majestic Gaze
Poised, an Arcadian goddess Adorned in luxury and style Beauty bursting from her bodice...
Madame de Pompadour
Her needle moves in a motion of fine art A bourgeoisie lady in Versailles’ halls Stitches of colour passing the time...
The Muse Is in the Woods
The Barbizon School was a loose association of artist who worked around the village of Barbizon, near Paris and the Forest of Fontainebleau...
Dancers in Rehearsal Room by Edgar Degas
Remembered as an Impressionist, Degas was part of a group of Paris artists who exhibited together in the 1870s...
The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago
Chicago was one of the 1970s pioneers of Feminist art that questioned the authority of the male-dominated Western world, seeking to redress the tradition of women in visual arts...
Venus Anadyomene by Titian
Titian was a painter and regarded as one of the greatest painters of the Renaissance...
Woman with a Hat by Henri Matisse
Matisse is regarded as the greatest colourist of the 20th century and rivalled Picasso in the importance of his innovations...
Flora by Rembrandt
Rembrandt was a draughtsman, painter, and printmaker. He is considered one of the most important visual artists in history....
Zebra by Victor Vasarely
Vasarely’s work provides some of the most distinctive images and optical effects of the 20th century...
Kochel: Waterfall I by Wassily Kandinsky
Artist: Wassily Kandinsky Born: 16 December 1866, Moscow, Russia Nationality: Russian Died: 13 December 1944, Paris, France
The Hay Wain by John Constable
Title: The Hay Wain Date: 1821 Movement: Romanticism, Naturalism Media: Oil on canvas Location: The National Gallery, London, UK...
Lunchbreak
As silent as memorial statues sit As still as a marble carving they sit A time to relax for just a wee bit...
Beach of the Dangast with Flying Boat by Franz Radziwill
Artist: Franz Radziwill Date of Birth: 6 February 1895, Stadland, Germany German Died: 12 August 1983, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo
Artist: Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo Born: 12 December 1851 Nationality: English Movement: Art Deco Died: 18 March 1942
The Talisman, the River Aven at the Bois d’Amour by Paul Sérusier
Title: The Talisman, the River Aven at the Bois d’Amour Date: 1888 Movement: Synthetism Media: Oil on wood Location: Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
Not What Others See
Artist: Édouard Manet Born: 23 January 1832, Paris, France Nationality: French Movements: Impressionism, Realism, Modern Art, Modernism Died: 30 April 1883, Paris, France
The Sailor: Self-Portrait by Vladimir Tatlin
Title: The Sailor: Self-Portrait Date: 1911-12 Movement: Cubism Media: Oil on canvas Location: The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Mother and Child by Pablo Picasso
The painting depicts a woman, seated, dressed in a white tunic and holding a small child on her lap
Not to See but to Feel
Artist: Gustave Moreau Born: 6 April 1826, Paris, France French Movement: Symbolism, Orientalism Died: 18 April 1898, Paris, France
Les Grandes Baigneuses
The white emptiness of a cold blank canvas So naked without the stroke of the brush The gentle caress of creative thought
Dare to Break the Rules
In 1527 Europe, religion had the power to direct and inform the content and climate of society’s art output.
William Blake
Poet: William Blake Date of Birth: 28 November 1757, London, England English Date of Death: 12 August 1827, London, England
A Question of Instinct
Impressionism is the first distinctly modern movement in painting. Developing in Paris. It spread throughout Europe and eventually to the USA
Portrait of Émile Zola by Édouard Manet
Title: Portrait of Émile Zola Date: 1868 Movement: Realism Media: Oil on canvas Location: Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
Caravaggio
Artist: Caravaggio Born: 29 September 1571, Milan, Italy Nationality: Italian Movement: Baroque Died: 18 July 1610, Porto Ercole, Italy
Bacchus and Ariadne
A glass of ruby wine, a god in love His woman that they left alone to die Upon an island, abandoned by man
Cathedale Notre-Dame de Chartes
Title: Cathedale Notre-Dame de Chartes Date: 1194-1260 Movement: Gothic Location: Paris, France
Virgin of the Rocks by Leonardo da Vinci
Title: Virgin of the Rocks Date: c.1505-08 Movement: Renaissance Media: Oil on panel Located: National Gallery, London, UK
The Brilliance of Jewellery
Artist: Rene Lalique Born: 6 April 1860, Ay, France Nationality: French Movement: Art Deco Died: 1 May 1945, Paris, France
Thomas Jones of Pencerrig
Artist: Thomas Jones Born: 26 September 1742, Cefnllys, Wales Nationality: Welsh Died: 29 April 1803, Wales
A Line Around Thoughts
Art Nouveau appeared in a wide variety of strands and styles generating enthusiasts in decorative arts and architecture throughout Europe and beyond. The aim was modernizing design and escaping the eclectic historical styles that had been popular in the past.
All Art is Erotic
Artist: Gustav Klimt Born: 14 July 1862, Baumgarten, Austro-Hungarian Empire Nationality: Austrian Movement: Symbolism, Art Nouveau, Died: 6 February 1918, Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire Gustav Klimt is remembered as one of the greatest decorative painters of the 20th century, while also producing the century’s most significant body of erotic art. Initially he found success in his … Continue reading All Art is Erotic
A Line Made by Walking by Richard Long
Title: Line Made by Walking Date: 1967 Movement: Earth Art Media: Photograph Location: Tate Museum, London, UK
Ici, C’est Stieglitz by Francis Picabia
Title: Ici, C'est Stieglitz Date: 1915 Movement: Dada Media: Ink, graphite, and cut-and-pasted painted and printed papers on paperboard Location: Alfred Stieglitz Collection
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon by Pablo Picasso
Title: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Date: 1907 Movement: Cubism Media: Oil on canvas Location: Currently located in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
The Calling of St Matthew by Caravaggio
Title: The Calling of St Matthew Date: 1599-1600 Movement: Baroque Media: Oil on canvas Location: San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome
James Collinson
Artist: James Collinson Born: 9 May 1825, Mansfield, England English Movement: Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Died: 24 January 1881, London, UK
Salvador Dali
Artist: Salvador Domingo Felipe Dali i Domènch Born: 11 May 1904, Figueres, Spain Nationality: Spanish Movement: Surrealism Died: 23 January 1989, Figueres, Spain
Le dejeuner sur l’herbe by Édouard Manet
Title: Le dejeuner sur l’herbe Date: 1862-63 Movement: Impressionism Media: Oil on canvas Location: Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France
Cover Design of Wren’s City Churches by Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo
Title: Cover Design of Wren’s City Churches Date: 1883 Media: Woodcut print on handmade paper Movement: Art Nouveau
Jupiter and Semele by Gustave Moreau
Title: Jupiter and Semele Date: 1889-95 Media: Oil on canvas Current location: Musée National Gustave Moreau, Paris, France Movement: Symbolism Artist: Gustave Moreau Born: 6 April 1826, Paris, France French Died: 18 April 1898. Paris, France
