Dominus Venustasさんのイラストまとめ

August 2, 1788: English portrait and landscape painter Thomas Gainsborough dies.

At only 13, he worked as an assistant to French artist Hubert Gravelot in London. In 1768, he became a member of the Royal Academy.

🎨 Thomas Gainsborough, "Drinkstone Park", 1747

July 24, 1860: Czech painter and illustrator Alphonse Mucha is born.

Mucha's gorgeous Art Nouveau designs, with their lovely ladies and colourful flourishes, were a staple of the advertising world. His distinctive style is instantly recognizable.

🎨 "The Four Seasons" 🌷☀️🍂❄️

"Praise be to the Lord, for He showed His wonderful love to me when I was in a besieged city. In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from your sight!” Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help."

🎨 John Steel, “The Leper Who Said Thank You”

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July 12, 1917: American artist Andrew Wyeth is born.

"If there is such a thing as a purely American tradition in Art, it is represented at its best in the straightforward canvases of Andrew Wyeth.”~ LIFE magazine, May 17, 1948

🎨 "Christina Olson", 1947 #Art

July 9, 1563: Italian Baroque painter Orazio Gentileschi is born.

Name sound familiar? It should. Orazio is father to famous female artist Artemisia Gentileschi, whose birthday was yesterday!

From 1626 onward, he was court painter to King Charles I.

🎨 Finding of Moses, 1633

"Was this the face that launch’d a thousand ships / And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?" ~ Christopher Marlowe, 'The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus'

🎨 Evelyn de Morgan, "Helen of Troy", 1898 #Art #Painting #ArtLove

June 29: Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul

🎨 Carlo Crivelli, "Saints Peter and Paul", probably 1470s #Catholic

June 6, 1599: Spanish painter Diego Velázquez is baptized.

Diego became the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. Sadly, the painter rarely signed or dated his works, meaning they are often identified by style.

🎨 Diego Velázquez, "The Immaculate Conception", 1618-19

🎨 Alessandro Allori, "The Madonna and Child with Saints Catherine of Alexandria and Francis of Assisi", c. 1586-90 #Art #Painting #ArtLove

May 28, 1810: Swiss landscape painter Alexandre Calame is born.

The son of a marble carver, Calame lost sight in one eye as a child. He took painting lessons from Alpine landscape artist François Diday, whose influence is evident in Calame's work.

🎨 1860