Painting of the Week

[olde_fashioned]

Well, it's all but unanimous. My proposition of a "Painting of the Week" series on my blog was very well received with 50 votes for yes. ;-) I know it's impossible to provide "gems" each and every week, but I certainly hope to find some things that not everyone, myself included, are familiar with! I love finding new paintings to admire. So, without further ado, here is the first...

Feel free to discuss and/or drool! ;-P



click to enlarge to full painting

Image courtesy of the ARC

Comments

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Your observations are quite poetic! I was wondering about the sky, too, and how different this is from Copley's usual manner of posing his subjects. I would imagine it was the sitter rather than the artist who made that decision? But perhaps I'm wrong. Maybe she was fond of the outdoors, though.

LOL. "I'm afraid that she might catch cold! She is out of doors with only a little shawl over her shoulders!" ;-P