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Nicolaes Maes -- The Idle Servant -- 1655 -- Oil on panel -- National Gallery, London
A picture that I am fond of recollecting in my mind's eye. The chiaroscuro ensures that we pause to consider both the thoughts of the mistress about her servant and what the artists has her communicate to us viewers.
The National Gallery notes that the servant has been painted in the traditional pose of acedia (sloth), while the mistress is perhaps shrugging her shoulders as she smiles at us.
Almost four centuries away from this Dutch scene and the Calvinist bourgeois culture in which it was painted, nonspecialists like me might well hesitate before ascribing any more definite meaning to the picture in general and the expression and gesture of the mistress in particular.
Yet Maes has invested this little genre scene with such power that it would be emotionally dishonest to pretend that one's response has been suspended, awaiting scholarly explication.
For me, what is illuminated here is the power of self restraint to overcome anger and the mistress's suggestion, with her gesture and her smile, that sinful though the servant may be, we fellow children of Adam and Eve might not be that much better.
A far cry from the wealthy of either then or now whining about the difficulty of finding decent help these days...
#Art #NicolaesMaes #NationlalGallery #TheIdleServant #SeventeenthCenturyArt #C17Art #DutchArt #GenrePainting #Painting #Calvinism
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Nicolaes Maes -- The Idle Servant -- 1655 -- Oil on panel -- National Gallery, London
A picture that I am fond of recollecting in my mind's eye. The chiaroscuro ensures that we pause to consider both the thoughts of the mistress about her servant and what the artists has her communicate to us viewers.
The National Gallery notes that the servant has been painted in the traditional pose of acedia (sloth), while the mistress is perhaps shrugging her shoulders as she smiles at us.
Almost four centuries away from this Dutch scene and the Calvinist bourgeois culture in which it was painted, nonspecialists like me might well hesitate before ascribing any more definite meaning to the picture in general and the expression and gesture of the mistress in particular.
Yet Maes has invested this little genre scene with such power that it would be emotionally dishonest to pretend that one's response has been suspended, awaiting scholarly explication.
For me, what is illuminated here is the power of self restraint to overcome anger and the mistress's suggestion, with her gesture and her smile, that sinful though the servant may be, we fellow children of Adam and Eve might not be that much better.
A far cry from the wealthy of either then or now whining about the difficulty of finding decent help these days...
#Art #NicolaesMaes #NationlalGallery #TheIdleServant #SeventeenthCenturyArt #C17Art #DutchArt #GenrePainting #Painting #Calvinism
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Nicolaes Maes -- The Idle Servant -- 1655 -- Oil on panel -- National Gallery, London
A picture that I am fond of recollecting in my mind's eye. The chiaroscuro ensures that we pause to consider both the thoughts of the mistress about her servant and what the artists has her communicate to us viewers.
The National Gallery notes that the servant has been painted in the traditional pose of acedia (sloth), while the mistress is perhaps shrugging her shoulders as she smiles at us.
Almost four centuries away from this Dutch scene and the Calvinist bourgeois culture in which it was painted, nonspecialists like me might well hesitate before ascribing any more definite meaning to the picture in general and the expression and gesture of the mistress in particular.
Yet Maes has invested this little genre scene with such power that it would be emotionally dishonest to pretend that one's response has been suspended, awaiting scholarly explication.
For me, what is illuminated here is the power of self restraint to overcome anger and the mistress's suggestion, with her gesture and her smile, that sinful though the servant may be, we fellow children of Adam and Eve might not be that much better.
A far cry from the wealthy of either then or now whining about the difficulty of finding decent help these days...
#Art #NicolaesMaes #NationlalGallery #TheIdleServant #SeventeenthCenturyArt #C17Art #DutchArt #GenrePainting #Painting #Calvinism
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Nicolaes Maes -- The Idle Servant -- 1655 -- Oil on panel -- National Gallery, London
A picture that I am fond of recollecting in my mind's eye. The chiaroscuro ensures that we pause to consider both the thoughts of the mistress about her servant and what the artists has her communicate to us viewers.
The National Gallery notes that the servant has been painted in the traditional pose of acedia (sloth), while the mistress is perhaps shrugging her shoulders as she smiles at us.
Almost four centuries away from this Dutch scene and the Calvinist bourgeois culture in which it was painted, nonspecialists like me might well hesitate before ascribing any more definite meaning to the picture in general and the expression and gesture of the mistress in particular.
Yet Maes has invested this little genre scene with such power that it would be emotionally dishonest to pretend that one's response has been suspended, awaiting scholarly explication.
For me, what is illuminated here is the power of self restraint to overcome anger and the mistress's suggestion, with her gesture and her smile, that sinful though the servant may be, we fellow children of Adam and Eve might not be that much better.
A far cry from the wealthy of either then or now whining about the difficulty of finding decent help these days...
#Art #NicolaesMaes #NationlalGallery #TheIdleServant #SeventeenthCenturyArt #C17Art #DutchArt #GenrePainting #Painting #Calvinism
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CW: technically nudity, but mostly in shadow
The Dryad mini-series (2019) from my larger Acid Renaissance series
A giclée print of the third image is available from https://shop.lazaruscorporation.co.uk/product/dryad-15-x-10-giclee-print-by-paul-watson if you'd like one hanging on your wall
#MastoArt #photography #artistsOnMastodon #artMatters #art #artist #aYearForArt #FediArt #Kunst #arte #FediGiftShop #artPrints #NSFW #nudity #dryad #nymph #treeSpirit #chiaroscuro
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CW: artistic nudity (but nothing really visible), and a knife
Two more related pieces from my Acid Renaissance series:
Guardian of the Woodland Shadows (unmasked)
Guardian of the Woodland Shadows (masked)
Giclée prints of the "masked" version are available for £20 + shipping from https://shop.lazaruscorporation.co.uk/product/guardian-of-the-woodland-shadows-masked-15-x-10-giclee-print-by-paul-watson
#photography #MastoArt #chiaroscuro #myth #mythology #folklore #woodland #forest #treespirit #dryad #mask #nudity #nsfw #DarkCottagecore
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Two Sunlit Ladies, on George St, Manchester for #monochromeMonday
#altText #amateurPhotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #blancoYNegro #bnw #chiaroscuro #chinatown #dappledSunlight #f8AndBeThere #fujifilm #fujixseries #GeorgeStreet #Manchester #ManchesterPhotography #mastodonPhotography #myPhoto #myWork #noAI #no2AI #noirEtBlanc #oc #photography #pixelfed #schwarzWeiß #shadows #streetPhotography #uk #women #x100vi #윤택사진 @photography -
"Mozart: The Prussian Quartets" by Chiaroscuro Quartet, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart https://songwhip.com/chiaroscuroquartet/mozart-the-prussian-quartets
#ClassicalMusic
#ChiaroscuroQuartet
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"Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 18 Nos. 4-6" by Chiaroscuro Quartet, Ludwig van Beethoven https://songwhip.com/chiaroscuroquartet/beethoven-string-quartets-op-18-nos-46
#ClassicalMusic
#ChiaroscuroQuartet
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"Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 10 & 13, Opp. 74 & 130" by Chiaroscuro Quartet, Ludwig van Beethoven https://songwhip.com/chiaroscuroquartet/beethoven-string-quartets-nos-10-and-13-opp-74-and-130
#ClassicalMusic
#ChiaroscuroQuartet
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Minor Key . Net Playlist 6/20/23
https://www.minorkey.net/minor-key-playlists/minor-key-net-playlist-6-20-23
#ChiaroscuroQuartet #DiogenesQuartet #FrançoisXavierRoth #JenniferKoh #MaxRichter #LouisaFuller #BerlinerPhilharmoniker #SirSimonRattle #VíkingurÓlafsson
#Haydn #Bruch #Bruckner #JohnHarbison #Holst #SnorriHallgrímsson
#NowPlaying #NowListening #classicalmusic @classicalmusic @contemporarymusic
#piano #violin #StringQuartet #Symphony #MastoMusic #contemporarymusic -
@classicalmusic I am the most excited about the two new #JuliaFischer albums as well as the new #ChiaroscuroQuartet release, a #quartet that is certainly underrated.
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Seconda versione dei 28 scarabocchi: in questo caso ho usato il disegno a matita come traccia per la colorazione e il chiaroscuro e poi l'ho rimosso. Ho aggiunto una outline un pelino più scura dello sfondo per dare corpo ai "globi" e via.
Molto divertente :)
#risma_2024 #scribble #ScribbleArt #pink #drawing #DigitalDraw #art #MastoArt -
#20181222
Test run with #FujifilmXT1 + #Samyang 70-210mm f/4.5-5.6 lens.
#Edited /#Desaturated w/ #XnView + The #GNUImageManipulationProgram.
#ElRavalSud #CiutatVella #Barcelona #Catalunya #España #EuropeanUnion #Urban #SquareFormat #StreetPhotography #InTheNeighborhood #Quotidian #Chiaroscuro #ProuEspeculaciòImmobiliària #UsefulPropaganda #Crosswalk.
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#20181221
Test run with #FujifilmXT1 + #Samyang 70-210mm f/4.5-5.6 lens.
#Edited /#Desaturated w/ #XnView + The #GNUImageManipulationProgram.
#ElRavalSud #CiutatVella #Barcelona #Catalunya #España #EuropeanUnion #Urban #SquareFormat #StreetPhotography #InTheNeighborhood #Quotidian #Chiaroscuro.
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The striking "Head of Saint John the Baptist" captivates viewers with its haunting portrayal and rich symbolism. The chiaroscuro amplifies the drama, making one ponder the dual nature of beauty and horror. What emotions does this piece evoke for you?
#ClevelandArt #ArtAnalysis #Chiaroscuro
https://clevelandart.org/art/1953.424 -
Budgerigar painting with a touch of chiaroscuro. This is an older work I painted from life on my Nintendo 3DS.
Chirp~#budgies #budgerigars #BirdsOfMastodon #birdsart #pets #parrots #parakeets #digitalpainting #digitalart #MastoArt #mobileart #nintendo #nintendo3ds #colors3d #creativetoots #art #art #chiaroscuro
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6 January is the feast of the #Epiphany, so here is Vidimus Stellam, an early #17thCentury #motet for the day by William #Byrd, from #Gradualia, 1607.
Eleanor Cramer: #soprano
Christopher Goodwin: #lute
Alison Kinder: bass #viol
Tamsin Lewis: tenor violVidimus stellam in Orientem, et venimus cum muneribus adorare Dominum.
We have seen a star in the East, and have come with gifts to adore the Lord.Image: Leonardo da Vinci - Adoration of the Magi, c1481 (Uffizi Galleries)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hLS0w42S4s&ab_channel=Passamezzo
#earlymusic #earlymodern #earlymodernmusic #recusant #williambyrd #williambyrd400 #byrd400 #violadagamba #consortmusic #consortsong #consortofviols #epiphany #threekings #threekingsday #3kings #3kingsday #Tudor #tudors #tudormusic #motet #jacobean #jacobeanmusic #sacredmusic #sheetmusic #elizabethan #elizabethanmusic #seventeenthcentury #17thCenturymusic #chiaroscuro #musicprinting
#histodon @histodon @histodons #histodons @earlymusic #otd #OnThisDay -
6 January is the feast of the #Epiphany, so here is Vidimus Stellam, an early #17thCentury #motet for the day by William #Byrd, from #Gradualia, 1607.
Eleanor Cramer: #soprano
Christopher Goodwin: #lute
Alison Kinder: bass #viol
Tamsin Lewis: tenor violVidimus stellam in Orientem, et venimus cum muneribus adorare Dominum.
We have seen a star in the East, and have come with gifts to adore the Lord.Image: Leonardo da Vinci - Adoration of the Magi, c1481 (Uffizi Galleries)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hLS0w42S4s&ab_channel=Passamezzo
#earlymusic #earlymodern #earlymodernmusic #recusant #williambyrd #williambyrd400 #byrd400 #violadagamba #consortmusic #consortsong #consortofviols #epiphany #threekings #threekingsday #3kings #3kingsday #Tudor #tudors #tudormusic #motet #jacobean #jacobeanmusic #sacredmusic #sheetmusic #elizabethan #elizabethanmusic #seventeenthcentury #17thCenturymusic #chiaroscuro #musicprinting
#histodon @histodon @histodons #histodons @earlymusic #otd #OnThisDay -
6 January is the feast of the #Epiphany, so here is Vidimus Stellam, an early #17thCentury #motet for the day by William #Byrd, from #Gradualia, 1607.
Eleanor Cramer: #soprano
Christopher Goodwin: #lute
Alison Kinder: bass #viol
Tamsin Lewis: tenor violVidimus stellam in Orientem, et venimus cum muneribus adorare Dominum.
We have seen a star in the East, and have come with gifts to adore the Lord.Image: Leonardo da Vinci - Adoration of the Magi, c1481 (Uffizi Galleries)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hLS0w42S4s&ab_channel=Passamezzo
#earlymusic #earlymodern #earlymodernmusic #recusant #williambyrd #williambyrd400 #byrd400 #violadagamba #consortmusic #consortsong #consortofviols #epiphany #threekings #threekingsday #3kings #3kingsday #Tudor #tudors #tudormusic #motet #jacobean #jacobeanmusic #sacredmusic #sheetmusic #elizabethan #elizabethanmusic #seventeenthcentury #17thCenturymusic #chiaroscuro #musicprinting
#histodon @histodon @histodons #histodons @earlymusic #otd #OnThisDay -
6 January is the feast of the #Epiphany, so here is Vidimus Stellam, an early #17thCentury #motet for the day by William #Byrd, from #Gradualia, 1607.
Eleanor Cramer: #soprano
Christopher Goodwin: #lute
Alison Kinder: bass #viol
Tamsin Lewis: tenor violVidimus stellam in Orientem, et venimus cum muneribus adorare Dominum.
We have seen a star in the East, and have come with gifts to adore the Lord.Image: Leonardo da Vinci - Adoration of the Magi, c1481 (Uffizi Galleries)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hLS0w42S4s&ab_channel=Passamezzo
#earlymusic #earlymodern #earlymodernmusic #recusant #williambyrd #williambyrd400 #byrd400 #violadagamba #consortmusic #consortsong #consortofviols #epiphany #threekings #threekingsday #3kings #3kingsday #Tudor #tudors #tudormusic #motet #jacobean #jacobeanmusic #sacredmusic #sheetmusic #elizabethan #elizabethanmusic #seventeenthcentury #17thCenturymusic #chiaroscuro #musicprinting
#histodon @histodon @histodons #histodons @earlymusic #otd #OnThisDay -
6 January is the feast of the #Epiphany, so here is Vidimus Stellam, an early #17thCentury #motet for the day by William #Byrd, from #Gradualia, 1607.
Eleanor Cramer: #soprano
Christopher Goodwin: #lute
Alison Kinder: bass #viol
Tamsin Lewis: tenor violVidimus stellam in Orientem, et venimus cum muneribus adorare Dominum.
We have seen a star in the East, and have come with gifts to adore the Lord.Image: Leonardo da Vinci - Adoration of the Magi, c1481 (Uffizi Galleries)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hLS0w42S4s&ab_channel=Passamezzo
#earlymusic #earlymodern #earlymodernmusic #recusant #williambyrd #williambyrd400 #byrd400 #violadagamba #consortmusic #consortsong #consortofviols #epiphany #threekings #threekingsday #3kings #3kingsday #Tudor #tudors #tudormusic #motet #jacobean #jacobeanmusic #sacredmusic #sheetmusic #elizabethan #elizabethanmusic #seventeenthcentury #17thCenturymusic #chiaroscuro #musicprinting
#histodon @histodon @histodons #histodons @earlymusic #otd #OnThisDay -
Light from Darkness. A beautiful face, lit by a soft candle, seems to glow in the black darkness of the night. Handmade collage with watercolor, made in the chiaroscuro style.
Collage Link: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/light-from-darkness-ernesto-beckford.html
