Painting of the Week

[olde_fashioned]

Not as "costume-y" of a painting this time, but I kind of fell in love with it, lol. I could dream up all sorts of scenarios for this one!

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



click to enlarge to full painting

Image courtesy of the ARC

Comments

[papertowns.livejournal.com]

I love old paintings. =)

I admit I don't know too much about art. I'd love to take an art history class or at least read a book about famous artists.

Do you know of any good artists to read about?

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

So do I! :-D

Hmmm, well, I confess I don't read about them nearly as much as I look at their work, lol, so I'm hardly the person to ask. But there are several artists that I find interesting, among them Gainsborough, Reynolds, John Singleton Copley (who IIRC was largely self-taught), Vermeer, Ingres, David (who was heavily involved in the French Revolution), Waterhouse, and I've read a bit about Tissot, whose work was sadly underappreciated in his lifetime. A quick browse of the traditional art section of your local library ought to produce a few fascinating volumes! :-D I hope you find something you like.