Here are two Christmas-related works from the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands.
Jesse Tree, 1485, by Jan Mostaert (additional info)
(Note: Look for the PEACOCK.)
Holy Kinship, ca. 1490, by Geertgen tot Sint Jans (additional info)
Reminder: Don't miss out on the enlarged versions!
The "New Hermitage" is part of the famed museum complex of St. Petersburg, Russia. At the Hermitage website, you can see five views of the New Hermitage's exterior, and 12 views, plus 8 more of the interior.
The interiors, especially, are really worthwhile. Here are two of my particular favorites --
The National Gallery, London, is a marvelous art museum with a fine website. This morning I found myself looking at its small collection of 12 works by Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro (1830-1903).
Among these twelve are two works painted in England --
Fox Hill, Upper Norwood, 1870 The Avenue, Sydenham, 1871
Pissarro painted city-scapes, such as these two works made in Paris --
Boulevard Montmartre at Night, 1897 Louvre under Snow, 1902
The artist spent a great deal of time in the French countryside --
View from Louveciennes, 1869-70 Cote des Boeufs at L'Hermitage, 1877
He painted portraits of people dear to him --
Portrait of Cezanne, 1874 Portrait of Felix Pissarro, 1881
Finally and, to my mind, best of all, he painted country people in their natural rural settings --
A Wool-Carder, 1880 Little Country Maid, 1882 The Pork Butcher, 1883
My personal favorite of all the Pissarros at the NGL is this enchanting portrayal --
Pere Melon Sawing at Pontoise, 1879
The last two posts have featured items at the Fitzwilliam Museum of Cambridge University. Below are two ways of reviewing all the selections at the Museum's "Pharos" site. Many of these paintings and objects are truly lovely. Spend a few minutes on them, and you will be well rewarded.
Organized according to subject --
Domestic art Narrative art (Religious art)
People Places
Love Power Death
And here they are organized according to chronological period --
Ancient Middle Ages
1400-1700 - Italy 1400-1700 - Northern
18th century 19th century 20th century
There are thirty-eight works of religious art on this one page at the site of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England. I recommend them for a brief respite of happy browsing.
I had kind of intended to continue on with the Nativity-related theme until Christmas. But I just discovered this yesterday, and it is so wonderful that I would feel guilty for keeping it to myself. It's at the National Gallery, London website: a floorplan that actually conveys a sensation of walking through the various rooms of this fantastic museum.
There are a total of thirty artworks featured, divided into these four categories --
1250-1500 (6 works) 1500-1600 (6 works) 1600-1700 (7 works) 1700-1900 (11 works)
The Fitzwilliam Museum site has a nice feature called Pharos. "Pharos" was the name of a famous lighthouse at ancient Alexandria. The Pharos feature introduces the viewer to highlights of the Fitzwilliam's collection.
Among many other works, there is a fine Nativity, ca. 1492, by my hero, Domenico Ghirlandaio.
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