Dr Robert Bohanさんのイラストまとめ

Kugelgens Grab (1821-2) shows his interest in the sobriety of death but emphasises the religious power of life with silhouetted crosses. The Evening (1820-1) & Moon Rising over the Sea (1821) are metaphysical ideas of the light of salvation

Friedrich included himself in his compositions, inviting the viewer to see the metaphysical landscape with himself as cypher. Wanderer (1817-18), Sailing Vessel (1818) & Greifswald Harbour (1818-20)

Thread: Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) is considered the greatest German landscape artist of his time. A key Romantic painter he explored the metaphysical role of human & nature. He truly captured the sublime.

He was born in Paris & studied as an architect. He saw an exhibit by Monet & switched to painting. He began by working within the impressionist manner. Haystack (1882), Charles Torquet (1883) & Studio (1883)

Thread: As the National Gallery of Ireland is reopening let’s take a virtual tour!

One of the least known major art museums in Europe, the Gallery has an excellent collection of Old Masters.

Wear a mask!

Deyneka’s art ranged over a wide area. There were studies of the nude, heroic workers & the shattered remains of Berlin. The latter are notable in their lack of triumphalism & in documenting the fall of the Nazi empire

Many of Breitner’s Amsterdam Paintings date from the early 20th C. They show a movement from Impressionism to a more expressive liberal use of paint. Self-portrait, Marie Breitner & Nude with Black Stockings. The latter is a sumptuous use of brushwork

Given the endless hours she posed for men, managing ridiculous & ‘Grecian’ poses, its no surprise that she sought to present women slouching, lolling & generally indifferent. Nude Fixing her Hair (1920), Louson & Raminou (1920) & Nude Standing in Front of Curtains (1921)

Caravaggio went on the run after stabbing a man to death, and died without realising that the pope would reprieve him. He was one of the greats of Italian art. Here he paints himself as Goliath (1610) near the end of his life. His honest & power is astonishing