Dominus Venustasさんのイラストまとめ

Aug. 25, 1879: American Maritime painter Frank Vining Smith is born.

By 47, Smith was successful enough to transition from commercial illustrator to full-time marine artist. His majestic seas and sailing ships account for many of the 1000+ paintings he completed in his lifetime.

"Colville is different. For the art world, he was to some extent an outsider. But perhaps it was because he was not going where the art world was going that he became popular." ~ Andrew Hunter, curator at the Art Gallery of Ontario

🎨 Alex Colville, "Dog and Priest", 1978

🎨 Jean-Honoré Fragonard, "The Beloved Child", circa 1780-85 #Art #Painting

August 22, 1806: French painter/printmaker Jean-Honoré Fragonard dies.

Fragonard's "Coresus and Callirhoë" (1765) was exhibited at the Salon in Paris, where it was subsequently purchased for King Louis XV.

🎨 Jean-Honoré Fragonard, "Coresus and Callirhoë", 1765

🎨 Cristóbal de Villalpando’s “Annunciation,” 1706 #Art #Painting

August 20, 1714: Mexican Baroque painter Cristóbal de Villalpando dies in Mexico City.

Inspired by Rubens, Cristóbal's paintings are colourful, luminous, and bathed in a most ethereal golden light.

🎨 "Moses and the Brazen Serpent and the Transfiguration of Jesus", 1683

August 17, 1839: Dutch artist Matthijs Maris is born.

Despite helping found the Hague School with his two brothers, Matthijs himself eventually drifted away from its classically realistic style, embracing a softer, more modern approach. He died 5 days after his 78th birthday. 🎨

August 6, 1660: Diego Velázquez, Spanish Baroque artist and leading court painter of King Phillip IV, dies.

One of the most influential artists of the 17th century, Velázquez's "Coronation of the Virgin" (1644) is one of the most beautiful examples of his work. 🎨

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

"And when the Israelites saw the great power the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in Him and in Moses His servant." ~ Exodus 14:31

🎨 Ivan Aivazovsky, "The Passage of the Jews Through the Red Sea", 1891