Journal of Art in Societyさんのイラストまとめ

Before Piet Mondrian developed his characteristic geometric abstractions (far R) he painted in a much more naturalistic style ~ here, his impressive ‘Apples, Ginger Pot and Plate on Ledge’ ■ and ‘Landscape near Arnhem’ (1901-3)

18C French botanist Jeanne Baret was first woman to circumnavigate the globe, posing as a man on Bougainville’s expedition (1766-69), by enlisting as a valet/assistant to the ship’s naturalist Philibert Commerçon, with whom she had a previous long-term relationship

Gainsborough paints daughter Margaret reaching impulsively for butterfly on spiky bush, gently restrained by older sister Mary. Their linked figures are also butterfly-like, reminding us of their innocence & beauty, but that their youth is fleeting & the world has its dangers

The joys of summer ~ waves crash in background, hats go flying & girl’s umbrella blows out, as gleeful children, grimacing woman & determined gent struggle against wind to make progress along promenade ~ John Leech’s “A Bracing Day at the Seaside’ (1850s) https://t.co/6Xb70blJJq

200 years ago, before bikes had pedals or brakes ~ this dandified ancestor of Mr Bean finds that riding his fashionable wooden velocipede downhill, with just his feet as brakes, is just as awful as carrying it uphill (William Heath, 1819)

Getting some quiet enjoyment (and a bit of knowledge) from these images in the unheralded Isabel Adams’ wonderful Wild Flowers of the British Isles (1907) ~ mallow ■ convolvulus ■ blackberry https://t.co/9fso54jcmd

Exceptional wall paintings from extensive Etruscan tombs at Tarquinia, Italy, date from as far back as 600 BC ~ dancing man holds metal jug, woman has castanets (Tomb of Lionesses) ■ boys fish from boat, fire slingshot at birds, as dolphin leaps (Tomb of Hunters and Fishers)

William Blake’s last great work ~ he was 67 when he was commissioned to illustrate Dante’s 14C Divine Comedy, and it was still unfinished when he died three years later ~ Running from the 3 Beasts ■ Antaeus setting down Dante & Virgil ■ Hell V

When it comes to painting a vase of flowers, done with skill without showiness, late 19C artist Henri Fantin-Latour is a star ~ but this was not his only talent. Here, Asters in a Vase ■ Still Life with Mustard Pot ■ Portrait of Manet

Anne Vallayer-Coster, 18C French prodigy, achieved fame and royal patronage, particularly with her superb still lifes, becoming one of the first women to be elected into the Académie Royale (1770) ~ here, White Tureen ■ Attributes of Music ■ Bust of Minerva