Guess

The painting ” Judith ” on the left was painted by   Artemisia Gentileschi

The painting ” Judith “on the right was painted by Caravaggio.

Caravaggio’s work has been characterized by art critics ” as combine a realistic  observation of the human state, both physical and emotional”.

I think that in this case, they were wrong.

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Hap Hap Happy Caturday!

Today we celebrate fancy cats

because it is

CATURDAY!

My Wife’s Lovers by Carl Kahler, 1891

Le Chat Blanc, Pierre Bonnard, 1894

 

Little Windows

I thought a nice way to acknowledge that Spring is upon us would be to open a few little windows and let some music in.

A Woman playing a Lute to Two Men
Gerard ter Borchabout 1667-8

Rossini: Finale from “William Tell” Overture San Francisco Symphony

To Be Enjoyed By Firelight

These little windows are made to be enjoyed by firelight.

Painted Fire Screen
Jacques Vigoureux Duplessis1700

This is copy of a painting by Leonardo da Vinci in the Louvre (inv. 775) which is dated to 1513-1516, at the end of the artist’s career. Scholars are now considering the possibility that the Walters’ version was actually executed at the same time, alongside the original. As in the original, the Baptist wears a leopard skin, usually considered an attribute of Bacchus.