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I love van Dyck drapery, so I would very much like to see the actual painting.

Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599 - 1641) Portrait of Agostino Pallavicini, about 1621 Oil on canvas Unframed: 217.5 × 142.2 cm (85 5/8 × 56 in.), Framed [Outer Dim]: 265.4 × 185.4 × 11.4 cm (104 1/2 × 73 × 4 1/2 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 68.PA.2

#Art #Painting #VanDyck #Baroque #Portrait #AgostinoPallavicini #17thCentury #EarlyModern #FlemishArt #Genoa #JPaulGettyMuseum

I love van Dyck drapery, so I would very much like to see the actual painting.

Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599 - 1641) Portrait of Agostino Pallavicini, about 1621 Oil on canvas Unframed: 217.5 × 142.2 cm (85 5/8 × 56 in.), Framed [Outer Dim]: 265.4 × 185.4 × 11.4 cm (104 1/2 × 73 × 4 1/2 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 68.PA.2

#Art #Painting #VanDyck #Baroque #Portrait #AgostinoPallavicini #17thCentury #EarlyModern #FlemishArt #Genoa #JPaulGettyMuseum

"The Temptation of Saint Anthony," Joos van Craesbeeck, c. 1650.

Van Craesbeeck (c. 1605/6 - c. 1660) was a baker as well as a painter, running a family bakery in present-day Belgium. Very little is known of his life, but this bizarre, surreal scene definitely shows the influence of Heironymus Bosch and others. The screaming head, spewing the evils and temptations, the evil thoughts emerging from the forehead, and the sea throwing up evils at his feet...wow!

Van Craesbeeck also is noted for his "tronies," or portraits depicting exaggerated expressions, tavern scenes, guardroom scenes, and "piskijken," or scenes of women visiting doctors and having their urine tested for pregnancy. That's a specific genre of painting!

From the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany.

#Art #FlemishArt #JoosVanCraesbeeck #SaintAnthony #Baroque #Surreal #Gothic

"The Temptation of Saint Anthony," Joos van Craesbeeck, c. 1650.

Van Craesbeeck (c. 1605/6 - c. 1660) was a baker as well as a painter, running a family bakery in present-day Belgium. Very little is known of his life, but this bizarre, surreal scene definitely shows the influence of Heironymus Bosch and others. The screaming head, spewing the evils and temptations, the evil thoughts emerging from the forehead, and the sea throwing up evils at his feet...wow!

Van Craesbeeck also is noted for his "tronies," or portraits depicting exaggerated expressions, tavern scenes, guardroom scenes, and "piskijken," or scenes of women visiting doctors and having their urine tested for pregnancy. That's a specific genre of painting!

From the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany.

#Art #FlemishArt #JoosVanCraesbeeck #SaintAnthony #Baroque #Surreal #Gothic

"Honeysuckle Bower," Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1609.

Rubens (1577-1640) is justly famous and popular; he was quite prolific but his quality never suffered. He was a huge influence in his time and after his passing, embedding his paintings with rich symbolism. And, from what I've read, he was also an extremely good person, intelligent and compassionate.

Here we have a double portrait, of the artist and his first wife, Isabella Brant. Here, they clasp right hands, an ancient custom indicating marital fidelity. They are surrounded by honeysuckle, a symbol of lasting pleasure, steadfastness, and permanence. The richness of their attire seems more indicative of Rubens' ambitions for worldly success, which certainly came to fruition. Sadly, the permanence here was only symbolic; Isabella died of bubonic plague at the age of 34, after they had three children together. This was painted soon after their wedding; after her passing, he did a great posthumous portrait of her, with a mischievous smile. She must have been a corker, and he's not so bad himself.

From the Alte Pinakothek, Munich.

#Art #FlemishArt #PeterPaulRubens #PortraitMonday #Baroque #Marriage

"Honeysuckle Bower," Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1609.

Rubens (1577-1640) is justly famous and popular; he was quite prolific but his quality never suffered. He was a huge influence in his time and after his passing, embedding his paintings with rich symbolism. And, from what I've read, he was also an extremely good person, intelligent and compassionate.

Here we have a double portrait, of the artist and his first wife, Isabella Brant. Here, they clasp right hands, an ancient custom indicating marital fidelity. They are surrounded by honeysuckle, a symbol of lasting pleasure, steadfastness, and permanence. The richness of their attire seems more indicative of Rubens' ambitions for worldly success, which certainly came to fruition. Sadly, the permanence here was only symbolic; Isabella died of bubonic plague at the age of 34, after they had three children together. This was painted soon after their wedding; after her passing, he did a great posthumous portrait of her, with a mischievous smile. She must have been a corker, and he's not so bad himself.

From the Alte Pinakothek, Munich.

#Art #FlemishArt #PeterPaulRubens #PortraitMonday #Baroque #Marriage

"Still Life of Flowers in a Basket on a Stone Ledge," Jan Brueghel the Younger, 17th century.

Brueghel (1601-1678) was from a great artistic family; his father was Jan Brueghel the Elder (of course), and his grandfather was Pieter Brueghel the Elder, both exceptional Flemish painters of the Renaissance. Jan the Younger was of the Baroque period, having taken over his father's workshop at a young age, and developing his own style.

He didn't do as many still lifes and florals as his father, but here's one of his most delightful. A lovely jumble of flowers is presented to us in a basket, with tulips, roses, cornflowers, lily-of-the-valley, and other, but Brueghel makes it balanced and harmonious amid all the jumble, rather than a cacophony.

Happy Flower Friday!

From a private collection.

#Art #FlemishArt #BaroqueArt #JanBrueghelTheYounger #FlowerFriday #StillLife

"Still Life of Flowers in a Basket on a Stone Ledge," Jan Brueghel the Younger, 17th century.

Brueghel (1601-1678) was from a great artistic family; his father was Jan Brueghel the Elder (of course), and his grandfather was Pieter Brueghel the Elder, both exceptional Flemish painters of the Renaissance. Jan the Younger was of the Baroque period, having taken over his father's workshop at a young age, and developing his own style.

He didn't do as many still lifes and florals as his father, but here's one of his most delightful. A lovely jumble of flowers is presented to us in a basket, with tulips, roses, cornflowers, lily-of-the-valley, and other, but Brueghel makes it balanced and harmonious amid all the jumble, rather than a cacophony.

Happy Flower Friday!

From a private collection.

#Art #FlemishArt #BaroqueArt #JanBrueghelTheYounger #FlowerFriday #StillLife

"Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase," Jan Brueghel the Elder, c. 1610-15.

Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625) was a member of the Brueghel family of artists, which produced some exceptional ones. He operated in the Renaissance and Baroque periods, and was something of a pioneer in the floral painting genre, as few artists of the period had done them before him.

There's an interesting economic take on this that I'm seeing...the Chinese vase is an indicator of the Dutch trading prowess on one hand, but on the other...the tulips are prominently featured, and the Dutch tulip mania was just starting to come to life when he painted this, becoming history's first recorded speculative bubble and a byword for any market where the prices of something outstrip their intrinsic value.

But hey, it's Flower Friday!

From the Mauritshuis, the Hague.

#Art #DutchArt #FlemishArt #FlowerFriday #JanBrueghelTheElder #TulipMania

"Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase," Jan Brueghel the Elder, c. 1610-15.

Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625) was a member of the Brueghel family of artists, which produced some exceptional ones. He operated in the Renaissance and Baroque periods, and was something of a pioneer in the floral painting genre, as few artists of the period had done them before him.

There's an interesting economic take on this that I'm seeing...the Chinese vase is an indicator of the Dutch trading prowess on one hand, but on the other...the tulips are prominently featured, and the Dutch tulip mania was just starting to come to life when he painted this, becoming history's first recorded speculative bubble and a byword for any market where the prices of something outstrip their intrinsic value.

But hey, it's Flower Friday!

From the Mauritshuis, the Hague.

#Art #DutchArt #FlemishArt #FlowerFriday #JanBrueghelTheElder #TulipMania

On my recent trip to the City of Bath I saw this painting. It was found in the stores of the Holburne Museum in Bath and was identified as being by the Flemish artist Pieter Brueghel the Younger.

The painting, titled ‘Wedding Dance in the Open Air’ was previously thought to be the work of a copyist or follower, but it has been dated to 1607-14 and is now on permanent display.

#breughel #BathSomerset #flemishart #17thC #joy

On my recent trip to the City of Bath I saw this painting. It was found in the stores of the Holburne Museum in Bath and was identified as being by the Flemish artist Pieter Brueghel the Younger.

The painting, titled ‘Wedding Dance in the Open Air’ was previously thought to be the work of a copyist or follower, but it has been dated to 1607-14 and is now on permanent display.

#breughel #BathSomerset #flemishart #17thC #joy

"Bouquet of Flowers in a Blue Vase," Jan Brueghel the Elder, c. 1608.

My childhood home had a ton of irises blooming around it in spring, and I always love the sweet smell, which reminded me vaguely of Pixie Stix. Are those still made?

Brueghel (1568-1625) was a Flemish painter, the son of the great, great, great PIeter Brueghel the Elder. But Jan was no slouch in his own way; he was masterful when doing flowers; he was also respected for his ability to depict cloth in his works, and his invention of what became known as the "paradise landscape", that is to say, idyllic landscapes with varied animals living together harmoniously, depicting either a prelapsarian Eden or a heavenly view.

But back to this painting...the bouquet is lovely, but I think the work of fantasy; it's too big for the vase! And in the middle is a mourning iris, in black, blue, and gray, a flower rarely painted.

From the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

#Art #FlemishArt #JanBrueghelTheElder #Flowers #Floral #Spring

"Bouquet of Flowers in a Blue Vase," Jan Brueghel the Elder, c. 1608.

My childhood home had a ton of irises blooming around it in spring, and I always love the sweet smell, which reminded me vaguely of Pixie Stix. Are those still made?

Brueghel (1568-1625) was a Flemish painter, the son of the great, great, great PIeter Brueghel the Elder. But Jan was no slouch in his own way; he was masterful when doing flowers; he was also respected for his ability to depict cloth in his works, and his invention of what became known as the "paradise landscape", that is to say, idyllic landscapes with varied animals living together harmoniously, depicting either a prelapsarian Eden or a heavenly view.

But back to this painting...the bouquet is lovely, but I think the work of fantasy; it's too big for the vase! And in the middle is a mourning iris, in black, blue, and gray, a flower rarely painted.

From the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

#Art #FlemishArt #JanBrueghelTheElder #Flowers #Floral #Spring

Simon de Vos -- The Raising of Lazarus

https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-raising-of-lazarus-115812

This picture was my random pluck from London's National Gallery. I was particularly struck by the colours of the clothing.

Alumni of well regarded US institutes of higher education have told me that they find such religious subjects make it difficult for them to appreciate pictures like this.

I, an atheist, regard this as closed mindedness. How common are such attitudes?

#Art #Baroque #FlemishArt #SimonDeVos #NationalGallery #RaisingOfLazarus #ChristianIconography

#MartenVanCleve Massacre of the Innocents (Copy of Bruegel's painting); 1570

#art #mastoart #painting #flemishart

Venus, Cupid, Bacchus and Ceres, 1613 #flemishart #baroque https://www.wikiart.org/en/peter-paul-rubens/venus-cupid-bacchus-and-ceres-1613

Leda and the Swan, 1600 #flemishart #rubens https://www.wikiart.org/en/peter-paul-rubens/leda-and-the-swan-1600

Leda and the Swan, 1600 #flemishart #rubens https://www.wikiart.org/en/peter-paul-rubens/leda-and-the-swan-1600

Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus, 1613 #peterpaulrubens #flemishart https://www.wikiart.org/en/peter-paul-rubens/sine-cerere-et-baccho-friget-venus-1613

Landscape with a Watering Place #rubens #flemishart https://www.wikiart.org/en/peter-paul-rubens/landscape-with-a-watering-place

Cupid and Psyche #peterpaulrubens #flemishart https://www.wikiart.org/en/peter-paul-rubens/cupid-and-psyche

Studies of the Head of a Negro #peterpaulrubens #flemishart https://www.wikiart.org/en/peter-paul-rubens/studies-of-the-head-of-a-negro

The wearied side eye of a spouse who has tolerated too much…plus devil horns 😈

Margaret van Eyck is my new spirit kin.

#Bruges #Brugge #JanVanEyck #FlemishArt #WivesWhoSideEye

The wearied side eye of a spouse who has tolerated too much…plus devil horns 😈

Margaret van Eyck is my new spirit kin.

#Bruges #Brugge #JanVanEyck #FlemishArt #WivesWhoSideEye

It's true. When i heard the phrase 'Old Masters,' I always thought of men artists. How narrow-minded of me. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/arts/design/michaelina-wautier-artist-boston.html
#oldmasters #arthistory #artmuseum #artcollector #flemishart #renaissance #romanticism

Add Michaelina Wautier to the pantheon of great women artists many of whom have been forgotten by history by virtue of gender bias or simply had their work attributed to male contemporaries

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/arts/design/michaelina-wautier-artist-boston.html

#WomenInArt #FineArt #ArtHistory #FlemishArt #Belgium #Women #WomenInHistory

Add Michaelina Wautier to the pantheon of great women artists many of whom have been forgotten by history by virtue of gender bias or simply had their work attributed to male contemporaries

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/arts/design/michaelina-wautier-artist-boston.html

#WomenInArt #FineArt #ArtHistory #FlemishArt #Belgium #Women #WomenInHistory