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


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.


 Jacob Jordaens (Flemish artist, 1593-1678) Self-Portrait with Bagpipes



 Jacob Jordaens (Flemish artist, 1593-1678) Itinerant Musicians

And, of course, he painted others as well...


 Jacob Jordaens (Flemish artist, 1593-1678) Elizabeth Jordaens 1638



 Jacob Jordaens (Flemish artist, 1593-1678) The Wife of Johna Wierts 1635



 Jacob Jordaens (Flemish artist, 1593-1678) The Artist's Daughter Elizabeth



 Jacob Jordaens (Flemish artist, 1593-1678) The Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia as a Nun



 Jacob Jordaens (Flemish artist, 1593-1678) The Artist's Daughter Anna Catharina



Jacob Jordaens (Flemish artist, 1593-1678) Catharina Behagel



Jacob Jordaens (Flemish artist, 1593-1678) A Bearded Man & a Woman with Parrot - Unrequited Love



Jacob Jordaens (Flemish artist, 1593-1678) A Lady Sitting



Jacob Jordaens (Flemish artist, 1593-1678) Little Child 1626



Jacob Jordaens (Flemish artist, 1593-1678) A Gentlewoman



Jacob Jordaens (Flemish artist, 1593-1678) A Lady



Jacob Jordaens (Flemish artist, 1593-1678) Child's Head 1620



 Jacob Jordaens (Flemish artist, 1593-1678) Magdalena De Cuyper1636