Art classique

Mihály Zichy was a prolific 19th-century Hungarian artist. His work explores erotic and Romantic themes, and we will look at several explicit paintings and illustrations.

Louis-Philippe, duc de Valois, au berceau, by Nicolas Bernard Lépicié, 1774. The duc de Chartres (later the duc d'Orléans, later still known as Philippe Égalité) gazes at his first-born son, one day to be King Louis-Philippe. Lépicié has also included a portrait of the Orléans' young black servant, Scipion. Die Sentimentale, by Johann Peter Hasenclever, circa 1846-47. The family of Arent Anthoni Roukens, by Willem Joseph Laquy, 1786. The battle-painter, Jørgen Sonne, in his studio, by Ditlev…

Feel free to fan yourself with your powdered wig.

Most of the time I focus on colorful landscapes and seascapes, but this post is a change of theme. I will be taking a closer look at some of the most dramatic paintings I have come across. These paintings demonstrate just how powerful art can be and how much emotion we are able to depict

Franz Xavier Winterhalter 1805-1873 Duitsland

Carlo Dolci (Florence, May 25, 1616 - Florence, January 17, 1686) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. His painstaking technique made him unsuited for large-scale fresco painting. He painted chiefly sacred subjects, and his works are generally small in scale, although he made a few life-size pictures. He often repeated the same composition in several versions, and his daughter, Agnese Dolci, also made excellent copies of his works. [Oil on canvas, 71 x 54 cm]…

Auguste Toulmouche 1829-1890 Frankrijk