Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Eugene Delacroix, Orphan Girl at the Cemetery



Eugene Delacroix
Orphan Girl at the Cemetery
oil on canvas
c. 1824
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France

For educational purposes only

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Self-Portraits by and attributed to Vincent van Gogh



List of Self-Portraits by and attributed to Vincent van Gogh

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Vermeer, Girl With a Pearl Earring



Jan Vermeer
Girl With a Pearl Earring, detail
Oil on canvas
c. 1660-1665 CE
Mauritshuis, The Hague, Netherlands
18.25” x 15.75”

For educational purposes only
photo by Danny van Ryswyk

Powder monkey by gun of U.S.S. New Hampshire off Charleston, S.C.




Powder monkey by gun of U.S.S. New Hampshire off Charleston, S.C.
glass, stereograph, wet collodion
between 1864-1865
The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

For educational purposes only.

A Faithful and Convenient Machine for Taking Silhouettes



A Faithful and Convenient Machine for Taking Silhouettes
early 1800s
France

For educational purposes only

Monday, June 1, 2009

Alphonse Mucha, Summer



Alphonse Mucha
Summer
oil on panel
1896
private collection

Jean-Léon Gérôme, Michelangelo in His Studio



Jean-Léon Gérôme
Michelangelo in His Studio
oil on canvas
20.25 x 17.75 in
1849
private collection