Sunday, September 30, 2012

Paintings of the Past and the Artists

by Frank Bernard Dicksee

English, 1853-1928

(Note: I am placing a painting and the photograph of the artist to show the dignity of these artists and the subjects that they admired enough to paint. I like the contrasts of the women's soft, feminine appearance, and the artists rugged, yet neat and orderly; dignified masculine demeanor.)

The artist, Frank Dicksee

The Lord of Burleigh

by Edmund Blair Leighton

Edmund Blair Leighton

Soul of the Rose

by John William Waterhouse

John William Waterhouse, British, 1849-1917

Portia Kate Dolan

by John Everett Millais, Jersey, 1829-1896

John Everett Millais

Walk at a Lighthouse

by Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida

Joaquin Sorolla

Desdemona

by Frederick Leighton

Frederick Leighton, 1830-1896

Idle Days

by William Merritt Chase, American 1849-1916

William Merritt Chase

Girls Arranging Roses by Sir George Clausen

Sir George Clausen

English, 1852-1954

Mother's Darling

by Frederick Morgan,

English, 1847-1927

Frederick Morgan

The Artist and His Wife

by Peder Severin Kroyer, Danish, 1851-1909

Self Portrait

Peder Severin Kroyer

The Shell (the artist's wife)

by William Adolphe Bouguereau

French, 1825-1905

William Adolphe Bouguereau

Nordic Summer Evening

by Richard Bergh Sven

Richard Berg, Swedish, 1858-1919

Lady Agnew

by John Singer Seargent

John Singer Seargent

1856-1925

Lady in a Boat

by James Tissot

James Tissot

Italian/French, 1836-1902

A Pensive Moment

by Daniel Ridgeway Knight

Daniel Ridgeway Knight

1839-1924

The School of Nature

by William Holman Hunt

William Holman Hunt

1827-1910

Reading, by Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy

Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy

Russian 1837-1887

Gathering Poppies

by Henry John Yeend-King

1855-1924

Henry John Yeend-King

British

5 comments:

Anonymous said...: Lady Palmer....a natural beauty...and I very much like the sleeves and fabric of her garment.
LM; 7:44 PM
Gayle said...: John William Waterhouse, one of my favorite artists.; 6:04 AM
Gayle said...: John William Waterhouse, one of my favorite artists.; 6:05 AM
Lydia said...: Has anyone noticed the contrast between the women in the paintings and the photos and paintings of the artists? These look like rugged, masculine men, and they painted what they admired in women: brightness, prettiness, femininity,and lanquid contentment.; 1:41 PM
Neo-Victorianist said...: All too true: "I am placing a painting and the photograph of the artist to show the dignity of these artists and the subjects that they admired enough to paint. I like the contrasts of the women's soft, feminine appearance, and the artists rugged, yet neat and orderly; dignified masculine demeanor."; 9:25 PM

The Little Chap Who Follows Me!

A careful man I want to be;
A little fellow follows me.
I do not dare to go astray
For fear he'll go the self same way.

I cannot once escape his eyes,
Whate'er he sees me do, he tries.
Like me he says he's going to be;
The little chap who follows me.

He thinks that I'm so very fine,
Believes in every word of mine.
The base in me he must not see;
The little chap who follows me.

I must remember as I go
Through summer's sun and winter's snow,
I'm building for the years to be;
The little chap who follows me.

Author: Unknown

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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Paintings of the Past and the Artists

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