Showing posts with label old master. Show all posts
Showing posts with label old master. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Titian


Aldobrandini Madonna
(foliage detail)







Titian creates a mysterious natural effect with layers of semi-transparent oil paint. This is just a small detail from this large canvas.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Jacopo Bassano (da Ponte)


Pastoral Landscape, c. 1560, 139 x 129 cm
Museo Thyssen, Madrid.

White acts as a unifying element in this composition.

Monday, March 9, 2009

Nicolas Poussin - French


Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun, 1658, 119 x 183 cm