# micromonday arthistory c19 sculpture c18 art painting renaissance raphael challenge printmaking womensart

correctly guessed yesterday’s This is a sculpture by Antonio Canova from 1804, now in the Galleria Borghese. Prince Camillo Borghese commissioned this work of his wife Paolina, sister of the emperor Napoleon.

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2019-08-20

It’s time for Can you figure out what work this is from these close ups?

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2019-08-12

In fact, Benjamin West directly imitates Raphael’s Madonna of the Chair in it (1513-1514, Palazzo Pitti, Florence).

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2019-08-10

Today is our first Hopefully this first one will be easy. Can you identify this work of art from these details?

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2019-08-05

Gillray's “Brisk Cathartic” (1804, British Museum) appears third from the left, depicting a man in a water closet. As with all her published prints, Humphrey's name and store address are clearly displayed.

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2019-07-22

In the 18th c, Scottish landscape painting captured the unique & breathtaking views of Scotland. Jacob More painted Clyde’s three waterfalls outside of Lanark. Cora Linn (1771), shown here, was purchased by Sir Joshua Reynolds. 1/

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2019-07-15

Although it is unknown who was the original patron, a pair of paintings by Charles Amédée Philippe Van Loo were part of the royal Prussian collection at the end of the 18th c. and are now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. 1/

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2019-07-13