National Galleries of Scotlandさんのイラストまとめ

Happy Summer Solstice!

From 1876 McTaggart returned again and again to the west of Scotland to spend summers in his native Kintyre, lured by its everchanging scenes.

🌅 'Quiet Sunset, Machrihanish' William McTaggart (1835 - 1910)

Who is this woman staring out from this portrait? Her direct gaze, suspended in time, meets ours. 👀

Painted over 400 years ago by an unidentified artist, this is our only portrait of a female sitter who is neither a royal nor a noblewoman from this period.

Before Pinterest there was 'oil on plyboard'.

When Cursiter was director of our Galleries (1930-48), he used a series of studies to explore ideas for interior colour schemes and picture hangs.

🖼️: 'The Interior of the National Gallery of Scotland' about 1938, Stanley Cursiter.

This week's #OnlineArtExchange is ✨ JOY ✨

We've picked something which is bitterly ironic. This is 'The Joy of Life' by the Surrealist Max Ernst. Look at the painting closely...🔍

Happy #BlackCatDay!

Send us a pic of your black cat that most resembles a work of art 🎨

🖼️: Philippe Mercier ' A Girl Holding a Cat' about 1750.

Here's a 🧵for all #Tokyo2020 fans.

Caroline Baird (formerly Innes) represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland as a sprinter at three Paralympic Games.

Born in Cupar, Fife, she was involved in sport from a young age.

Eardley first visited the fishing village of Catterline in 1951 and immediately fell under its spell.🎣

Learn some lesser-known facts about one of Scotland’s most admired artists in our new blog: '10 things you probably didn't know about Joan Eardley'.
https://t.co/IIKIr0bHxx

Good morning and happy 1st July!🌞

'A Woman and Child in a Garden' by Berthe Morisot (c. 1883 - 1884): https://t.co/fXpkJCTvgt

#JustGreatArt

🌟The Scottish National Portrait Gallery reopens tomorrow!🌟

One more sleep until you're able to marvel at portraits, including this one of @horsemusic by @RoxanaHalls.

This portrait recently adorned @DIVAmagazine's front cover, and it looks glorious in our Great Hall.

Your #SundaySelfPortrait is here!

Edinburgh-born artist Hannah Clarke Preston MacGoun (1864-1913) is often considered a social realist, as her paintings depicted ordinary people in domestic settings.

How do you read her expression in this 1887 self-portrait?👩‍🎨