Showing posts with label Mary Cassat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mary Cassat. Show all posts

Saturday, December 19

Women reading as theme for painters

This is a preview of a post I am doing about women reading. Put your mouse at each painting an you will see the title and the name of the painter at the status bar. Yes, the biggest is Maria Magdalena reading the bible, a 1500-10 painting by Piero di Cosimo. This is very interesting that he did this work after Dan Brown's discover. :) The animated .gif is just for fun. Have a great and peaceful weekend.

Sunday, June 21

Mary Cassat meets Vermeer

Right: Woman in blue reading a letter, Vermeer, 1662-63 Left: The Letter, Mary Cassatt, 1880-81 Both captured daily and intimate moments. Here Mary Cassatt, in a Japanese inspired technique, meets Vermeer and it seems that at her painting a decision has already been done while in Vermeer's work something is about to happen after the woman finish reading the letter.