Chop Suey by Edward Hopper (1929) I must warn you the following blog is just my opinion. If you wish to read some background about my ideas about art analysis, my introductions can be seen […]
Icons of Iconography Icons of Iconography sounds a bit redundant, but this chapter is about symbolic figures that symbolize symbolism. This list is created entirely from my thoughts and so its validity is up to […]
Inside the Mind of Vincent Van Gogh Night Cafe (1888) by Vincent Van Gogh Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) painted Night Cafe in September 1888 in Arles. The painting depicts a scene at the Cafe de […]
Japanese Junk in Canal, Nagasaki (1865) by Felice Beato Felice Beato, a.k.a Felix Beato (1832-1909), an Italian-British photographer, was one of the first to photograph East Asia and he is also one of the […]
Les Demoiselles d’ Avignon (The Young Ladies of Avignon) (1907) by Pablo Picasso The Young Ladies of Avignon, originially entitled The Brothel of Avignon, is a very large oil on canvas measuring 96 x […]
Opening of the Fifth Seal (The Vision of St. John the Divine) (1608-1614) by El Greco El Greco’s (1541-1614)( Opening of the Fifth Seal is also known as The Fifth Seal of the Apocalypse […]
“The Last Supper” (1495-98) by Leonardo da Vinci The Last Supper is one of the most famous paintings in the world. The artist who painted it, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is also on almost […]
“The Virgin and Child with St. Anne” (c. 1508) by Leonardo da Vinci The great Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) painted this masterpiece The Virgin and Child with St. Anne as an oil on wood […]
A Boy with a Flying Squirrel (1765) by John Singleton Copley John Singleton Copley (1738-1815) was a well-known American artist who painted many portraits in colonial New England as well as historical and mythological subjects. […]
The Blinding of Samson (1636) by Rembrandt van Rijn The masterpiece The Blinding of Samson is located at the Stadel Museum in Frankfort, Germany. Many consider this painting to be the most gruesome and […]