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Saturday, March 14, 2015

The Female Saints of Francisco de Zurbarán 1598–1664

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Apolonia

Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán (1598–1664), born at Fuente de Cantos & active mainly in Seville, devoted himself almost entirely to religious works. He worked for churches & monasteries over a wide area of southern Spain and his paintings were also exported to South America. His simple compositions & emotionally direct altarpieces, combining austere naturalism with mystical intensity, made him an ideal Counter-Reformation painter.

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Casilda of Burgos

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Casilda. c 1630-1645

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Casilda

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Dorotea

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Dorothea

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Eufemia

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Isabel

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Margaret. c 1630-1635

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Marina

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Eulalia

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Rufina. Early 1630s

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Ursula

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Santa Lucia 1625

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Santa Lucia 1633

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Agatha

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Ursula

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Lucy

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Mathilda

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Barbe

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Ines

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish painter, 1598–1664) Saint Engracia

Sunday, March 8, 2015

1700s Bringing the Harvest to the Table with Peter Jakob Horemans (Flemish-Dutch painter, 1700-1776)

Peter Jakob Horemans (Flemish-Dutch painter, 1700-1776) Lady at a Table Laden with Food

One of my favorite 18th-century Flemish painters is Peter Jakob Horemans (1700-1776), who was active as court painter in Munich. Horemans’s lovingly detailed images, part portrait & part still life, capture the richness of everyday life in southern Germany.

Peter Jakob Horemans (Flemish-Dutch painter, 1700-1776) Gentleman at a Table Laden with Food

Peter Jakob Horemans (Flemish-Dutch painter, 1700-1776) The Soup Eater

Peter Jakob Horemans (Flemish-Dutch painter, 1700-1776) Gentleman with Wine

Peter Jakob Horemans (Flemish-Dutch painter, 1700-1776) Kitchen Still Life "The Feeling" 1760

Peter Jakob Horemans (Flemish-Dutch painter, 1700-1776) The Sleeping Kitchen Maid

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

1600s Music in unexpected places - French peasants by Le Nain brothers

By one of the Le Nain brothers, (French artists, Antoine Le Nain (c.1599-1648), Louis Le Nain (c.1593-1648), and Mathieu Le Nain (1607–1677). Children singing with the violin

Musicians attributed to one of the Le Nain brothers, (French artists, Antoine Le Nain (c 1599-1648), Louis Le Nain (c 1593-1648), and Mathieu Le Nain (1607–1677).

By one of the Le Nain brothers, (French artists, Antoine Le Nain (c.1599-1648), Louis Le Nain (c.1593-1648), and Mathieu Le Nain (1607–1677). After Haymaking Flute music...

By one of the Le Nain brothers, (French artists, Antoine Le Nain (c.1599-1648), Louis Le Nain (c.1593-1648), and Mathieu Le Nain (1607–1677). Old Flute Player

By one of the Le Nain brothers, (French artists, Antoine Le Nain (c.1599-1648), Louis Le Nain (c.1593-1648), and Mathieu Le Nain (1607–1677). Peasants in Landscape Flute music.

By one of the Le Nain brothers, (French artists, Antoine Le Nain (c.1599-1648), Louis Le Nain (c.1593-1648), and Mathieu Le Nain (1607–1677). Peasant Family at Home Flute music

By one of the Le Nain brothers, (French artists, Antoine Le Nain (c.1599-1648), Louis Le Nain (c.1593-1648), and Mathieu Le Nain (1607–1677). The Flageolet Player

By one of the Le Nain brothers, (French artists, Antoine Le Nain (c.1599-1648), Louis Le Nain (c.1593-1648), and Mathieu Le Nain (1607–1677). Preparing for Dance School (not exactly peasants)

By one of the Le Nain brothers, (French artists, Antoine Le Nain (c.1599-1648), Louis Le Nain (c.1593-1648), and Mathieu Le Nain (1607–1677). Landscape with Peasants Flute music.

By one of the Le Nain brothers, (French artists, Antoine Le Nain (c.1599-1648), Louis Le Nain (c.1593-1648), and Mathieu Le Nain (1607–1677). Resting Man wih horse Flute music.

By one of the Le Nain brothers, (French artists, Antoine Le Nain (c.1599-1648), Louis Le Nain (c.1593-1648), and Mathieu Le Nain (1607–1677). Spinner's Family at Dinner

By one of the Le Nain brothers, (French artists, Antoine Le Nain (c.1599-1648), Louis Le Nain (c.1593-1648), and Mathieu Le Nain (1607–1677). Family of the Milkmaid

By one of the Le Nain brothers, (French artists, Antoine Le Nain (c.1599-1648), Louis Le Nain (c.1593-1648), and Mathieu Le Nain (1607–1677). Peasant Family

Monday, March 2, 2015

1600s Music - Women & Children + a few musicians by Flemish artist Jacob Jordaens 1593-1678

When Jordaens painted one of his self-portraits, he chose to portray himself as a musician. He painted several genre paintings of musicians, and I am including my favorite after his self-portrait.