Journal of Art in Societyさんのイラストまとめ

In John Constable’s dramatic Stonehenge (1835), the wild sky reflects the disorder on the ground, & the ephemerality of the double rainbow contrasts with the age of the stones. Note the two observers among the ruins & the scampering hare at lower left, a late addition to the work

Celebrating the new role of women in the wartime workforce, Norman Rockwell’s “Rosie the Riveter” on this 1943 magazine cover was based on a famous image ~ Michelangelo’s Prophet Isaiah, from the Sistine Chapel. Note her Mein Kampf footrest! https://t.co/9x4XcwwSg1

Artist George Scharf ~ veteran of the Battle of Waterloo and chronicler of London life ~ depicts the old Cow Keeper’s dairy in Golden Lane (1825), and the milkmaids who went out selling the milk

At the age of 24, Mary Moser, a founding member of the Royal Academy, was considered one of the leading flower painters in 18th century Britain. Her near-sightedness required her to paint very close up to the canvas ~ see George Romney’s portrait of her at work (at far R)

Just over 300 years ago, publisher and part-time British spy Louis Renard produced the first coloured book on fish, using illustrations from the East Indies by Samuel Fallours, with considerable flashes of artistic & piscatorial licence (1719) https://t.co/7zzi4mIaZG

Ah, the nostalgia of children’s favourite story books ~ Edward Ardizzone’s illustrations for his Peter the Wanderer / Tim and Lucy Go to Sea / Tim all Alone

19/20C biologist/artist Ernst Haeckel, coiner of the term “ecology”, created these vivid depictions of sea anemones, jellyfish and hummingbirds (1904, from his book ‘Art Forms in Nature’)

Exceptional wall paintings from extensive Etruscan tombs at Tarquinia, Italy, date from as far back as 600 BC ~ dancer and musicians ■ leopards face each other above a banqueting scene ■ boys fish from boat, fire slingshot at birds, & dolphin leaps

JUST PUBLISHED: Our new Journal article looks at the life and career of Thérèse Schwartze, an extremely talented Dutch artist who achieved the peak of fame and success a century ago, only to fall back into deep obscurity https://t.co/hOfivMOWrc

One foggy autumn day, at sunrise, photographer Giulio Montoni looked down from a hilltop in Airuno, Italy, and saw this ~ trees casting long shadows across the landscape as fog scatters the sunlight (Weather Photographer of the Year 2021)
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