Journal of Art in Societyさんのイラストまとめ

Woodworking in ancient Egypt was of a very high standard. This chair, made more than 3,400 years ago, found in previously-undisturbed tomb of Hatnefer, mother of high-ranking royal official. Low-slung design is typical of woman’s banqueting chair (at R)
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Coming across Bruegel’s early drawings, some only known through copies or engravings, is like opening a whole new world of his observations & imagination ~ Resting Soldiers ■ Galleys & Armed Three-Master ■ Spring: garden, sheep, sowing, party (1550/60s) https://t.co/r8teY1K9Qj

As Mary of Burgundy reads about the Virgin, an image of what she’s reading about appears in the opened window ~ a reminder of van Eyck’s use of windows to create new vistas (at R). The Virgin image itself is inspired by Eyck’s Madonna in the Church (far R) (1477 Book of Hours)

About 500 years ago, Albrecht Dürer turned his attention to dogs. This is what he saw ~ Resting Dog (detail) / Young Pug / Greyhound

Just admiring these fine chalk drawings by underrated 16th century Florence artist Andrea del Sarto, done as preparatory studies for larger paintings ~ St John the Baptist / Head of a Woman / Julius Caesar

18C landscapist Francis Towne faded into obscurity after he died, but today is quite fashionable. His fresh watercolours of England & Italy sometimes resemble Japanese woodblock prints ~ Tarpeian Rock ■ Vale of St John (“drawn at one o’clock”)■ Looking Towards the Apennines

Dramatic effects of the controversial cleaning and conservation of Michelangelo’s paintings in the Sistine Chapel undertaken during 1980s/90s (Last Judgment / Daniel / Jesse) https://t.co/ESyl23S0pX

For centuries, alluring young women (“ama” = “sea women”) have dived to depths of 30 metres for abalone and pearls in the seas off Japan. In this 1835 woodblock print, Katsushika Hokusai shows them in action, accompanied by men rowing a boat & divers resting on rock

Giovannino de’ Grassi was the master builder of the Milan Cathedral (Duomo), but was also a highly-skilled artist. These images of animals in his 1380 sketchbook show unprecedented levels of precision and realism (Angelo Mai Library, Bergamo)
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Enjoying these details of Claude Monet’s depictions of water lilies. Thanks to
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