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Today the world celebrates #LefthandersDay and we celebrate the great left-handed artists who have inspired us! Some of the lefties whose works are in our collection include Rembrandt, Rubens, Munch, and Dürer.
Thread: I used to think Art is Emotion. But today I realised, after a lot of thought, that Art is Spiritual Emotion.
By Spiritual I mean a power greater than oneself. Not just God sitting on her cloud having a giggle.
Great art is Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Kollwitz or Rego
July 15, 1606: Dutch Baroque painter #Rembrandt is born.
Regarded as the greatest artist of Holland’s "Golden Age", Rembrandt did not come from a family of artists, which was unusual for the time.
🎨 Rembrandt, "The Storm on the Sea of Galilee", 1633
#Art #Painting
May 4, 1784: American artist Rubens Peale is born in Philadelphia.
Rubens' father, painter Charles Willson Peale, named a number of his children after famous artists: Rembrandt, Raphaelle, Sophonisba, Titian, and of course Rubens. Many became accomplished artists themselves. 🎨
Radiant flower paintings by the magnificent Rachel Ruysch (1664-1750), who served as court painter to Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine. Not only did she enjoy great success in her long life, selling her works for more than Rembrandt, she also mothered ten children.
We made Looking for Rembrandt, @BBCFOUR tomorrow @ 9pm. This beautiful painting - Storm on the Sea of Galilee - is lost, it was stolen in 1990. There's more than a hint of Brexit about it. Rembrandt sits dead centre, lashed by the storm, holding on tight, not knowing his fate.
Susanna and the Elders is a 1647 painting by Rembrandt, now in the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin. It is an oil on panel painting by the Dutch master #Rembrandt and represents the story of Susanna from the Bible.
No so se veramente fu vissuto
quel giorno della prima primavera
Ricordo _ o sogno?_ un prato
di velluto,
ricordo _ o sogno?_ un cielo
che s'annera
e il tuo sgomento è i lampi
e la bufera
livida sul paese sconosciuto
#MondoDiVersi /Gozzano
@artdielle
🎨Rembrandt, Geremia,1630
Goya, like Rembrandt, chose to check in on his own mental state by carrying out a series of self-portraits. The first modern painter his work is always fascinating. Here’s how he saw himself throughout his life. The final pic shows his doctor helping him
Wander the halls of famed industrialist Henry Clay Frick's extravagant former Fifth Avenue residence, and browse the permanent @frickcollection including works by Monet, Renoir, Rembrandt, and Vermeer. #art #museums #travel #luxurytravel #NYC #NewYorkCity https://t.co/cQOD2wzi4o
#Exhibitions 2018: National Gallerues of Scotland to present Rembrandt, Nolde, Saville and… https://t.co/BQG4MKm95j
Rembrandt, Goya, van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso—150 Unforgettable Treasures: https://t.co/IG7uCjIntS