Dr Robert Bohanさんのイラストまとめ

He was back in Leiden with his mate Jan Lievens & they opened a studio together (1624). He took students from 1627 (they had to pay fees). Rembrandt in his studio (1626-8), Tobit accusing Anna (1626) & Parable of the Rich Man (1627). The latter is an early masterpiece of light

As a clever child he studied Latin & was enrolled in the Uni. However he quickly moved to studying under a Leiden painter (1620s) & later the Amsterdam artist, Pieter Lastman. The Stoning of S Stephen (1625) shows Lastman’s influence.

Born in the University city of Leiden, his parents were comfortable - being a miller & the daughter of a baker. They were also a mixed marriage which allowed him to rise above the sectarianism of the 17th C. Touch, Smell & Sight (1624-5) storytelling was a thread through his work

Thread: Andrea Mantegna (c1431-1506) was an Italian Renaissance painter & antiquarian. His work linked modern painting with Roman antiquity. Oculus, Camera degli Sposi (1465-74), Madonna & Child (c1455) & Portrait of a Man (c1470). He died on this day

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 on this day.

Burne-Jones had an idiosyncratic approach to painting figures - they all look like close relatives to each other. However the attractiveness of his art is not in its exquisite drawing but in the mood of mystery, magic & romance. A private addiction!

Here’s my ink on paper drawing of a heron beside a busy river. I love herons & how impressive they are in size. Some country people call them cranes but they are a different species.

Herons are impressive birds often seen waiting beside rivers in Ireland. This is my drawing celebrating the heron & a fast flowing river.

Spirals appear in prehistoric Irish art all the way back to the Stone Age. They are believed to be symbolic of the sun & it’s clear from ancient monuments (such as Newgrange) that sun worship held an important place. I’ve taken that symbolism & integrated it with hope.

Thread: Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) was one of England’s greatest painters as well as a populariser of the art of landscape. He was a character in every sense. Here is a picture of his beloved daughters. He was a genius - let’s see why!