National Gallery of Artさんのイラストまとめ

One of our favorite things about Henri Rousseau is his fascination with nature 🌳

Flowers…just because it’s Monday 👌🌸

Now, can you spot the dragonfly in this 17th-century work?

👨‍🎨 Balthasar van der Ast, “Basket of Flowers,” 1622, oil on panel

Sketches circa 1608

✏️ Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Today, in honor of #WomensHistoryMonth and artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s birthday, we’re giving you a tour of the monumental “Queen Zenobia Addressing Her Soldiers.” 👑

🌻 Notice the large sunflower pinned to the woman’s dress at the center of the painting: it is an emblem associated with the American women suffragist movement. It first appeared in 1904, about a year before this painting was made, during a women’s voting march.

🎶 Oh the weather outside is frightful,
And these announcements are never delightful,
But since we have to let you know,
Today the Sculpture Garden is closed for snow. 🎶

See you tomorrow! ❄️

🖼American 19th Century, “New England Farm in Winter,” c. 1850, oil on canvas

Or will the Loyal Lap Dog Terrier or the Contemplative Beagle win your heart?

(Right) Cariani, “Portrait of a Man with a Dog,” c. 1520

(Left) Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, “The Artist's Dog Flèche,” c. 1881

With such a compelling history and determined spirit, it’s no wonder the artist chose his grandmother to be his sole subject. 🖌

So the artist approached his grandmother, the venerable and dignified Emily Motley, who was a former slave in Kentucky.

For the painting, Emily sat tall and poised, yet the effects of time and hard work were visible on her hands and face.

After graduating from @saic_news in 1918 (he was one of the first African Americans to attend the school), Archibald John Motley Jr. set forth to find artistic subjects that captured the essence of Black American life.