Monthly Archives: May 2011

Portrait of Savonarola by Fra Bartolomeo

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

Baccio della Porta was nicknamed as such due to his house being near the Porta (“Gate”) San Pier Gattolini.  He would be later known as Fra Bartolomeo.  He was born in Savignano di Prato, a town in Tuscany in 1472.  As … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Art Blog, Art display, Art History, Florentine painters, Fra Bartolomeo, Savonarola, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

The Artist’s Studio by Johann Georg Platzer

Posted on May 30, 2011 by

My featured artist for My Daily Arty Display is the Austrian painter and draughtsman, Johann Georg Platzer, who was born in 1704 in St Paul in Eppan,  a small village in the South Tyrol, Austria.  He came from a family … Continue reading →

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Autumn by Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Posted on May 29, 2011 by

On my journeys abroad I have always tried to visit the major public galleries, such as the Prado in Madrid, the Louvre in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York but I have never ever visited private … Continue reading →

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The Art Student (Miss Josephine Nivison) by Robert Henri

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

Robert Henri, a leading figure of the Ashcan School in art, was born Robert Henri Cozad in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1865.  His father John Cozad was a real estate developer and founded the town of Cozaddale, Ohio and later when … Continue reading →

Posted in American artists, Art, Art Blog, Art display, Art History, Ashcan School, Realism, Realism Artists, Robert Henri | 1 Comment

Portrait of Wally by Egon Schiele

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

My Daily Art Display today is a continuation from yesterday’s life of Egon Schiele so if you have just landed on today’s page, it would be worthwhile for you to look at yesterday’s blog before reading today’s offering. The story … Continue reading →

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Woman with Homunculus by Egon Schiele

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

The best laid plans of mice and men….. etc etc.   I had intended to travel to London yesterday and visit a couple of art galleries including the Queens Gallery to see the Dutch Landscape exhibition but because of a certain … Continue reading →

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A Man aged 38 by Lucas van Leyden

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

My Daily Art Display for today returns to portraiture.   The oil on canvas painting is entitled A Man aged 38 and is by the Dutch artist Lucas van Leyden.  Along with the likes of Gossaert and Massys he was looked … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Art Blog, Art display, Art History, Lucas van Leyden, Netherlandish painters, Portraiture | 6 Comments

Portrait of a Young Man by Petrus Christus

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

I suppose I lay myself open to criticism by the way I jump from one genre of painting to another or from one period to another but all I am trying to achieve is to offer you up as many … Continue reading →

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Blue Snow, The Battery by George Bellows

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

A few days ago I featured the art of Samuel Luke Fildes who in his early artistic days was a Social Realist painter.  His paintings and illustrations for The Graphic magazine dwelled on the plight of the poor in his … Continue reading →

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A Family Group by Bernardini Licinio

Posted on May 22, 2011 by

Bernardino Licinio was born in Venice around 1489 during the Italian High Renaissance.  It is thought that he could have trained as an artist in the workshop of Giovanni Bellini, the founder of the Venetian School of Painting.  Although being … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian artists, Portraiture, Venetian painters | 3 Comments