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The Portrait of Chardin by Maurice De La Tour
To add on the previous post, this is the portrait of Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin made by Maurice Quentin de La Tour. This painting is exhibited in the Musée du Louvre.
Portrait of Chardin by Maurice De La Tour
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Elements of Painting with Crayons by John Russell
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Here is the link on Google books to “Elements of Painting with Crayons” by John Russell from 1700s. It is an interesting booklet on 40 pages, especially when you consider when it was written. Do not expect fancy color paintings and be prepared to many spelling errors, most likely due to book digitizing software. Russell…
Old Pastel Master: John Russell
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John Russell (1745 – 1806) was an English painter renowned for his portrait work in oils and pastels, and as a writer and teacher of painting techniques. His extraordinary facility as a pastel painter brought him a fashionable clientele eager to have him execute their portraits. Russell was renowned for his ability to achieve masterful…
Rosalba Carriera Pastel Portrait in Uffizi Gallery, Florence
about 1 year ago - 4 comments
During my recent visit to famous Uffizi gallery in Florence, Italy, among the old masters like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raffaello, Tiziano, Botticelli, I found one pastel jewel – the Rosalba Carriera pastel portrait of “Felicita Sartori”. It is in a very good shape and the colors are still brilliant, unlike many other oil and…
Old Pastel Master: James Whistler
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) Whistler was an American-born, British-based artist. At age 21 he sailed to Europe after committing himself to become an artist. Among the others he met Edgar Degas in Paris whose friendship was very important to him as an artist. He emerged as an advocate of Aestheticism, movement that promoted the…
Portrait of Mary Cassatt by Edgar Degas
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This is the portrait of Mary Cassatt made by Eduard Degas. Not much is known about Mary Cassatt’s relationship with Degas, as she burned all their correspondence before she died. However, it is generally assumed that the two were lovers, although nothing can be proved. What is certain is that the two painters had a…
Old Pastel Master: Edgar Degas
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Hilaire-Germain- Edgar Degas (1834 –1917) I’m fully aware that every pastelist has heard about Edgar Degas, but the series about Old Pastel Masters wouldn’t be complete without the King of Pastels. Degas is a french artist, acknowledged as the master of drawing the human figure in motion. He worked in many mediums, preferring pastel to…
Old Pastel Master: Mary Stevenson Cassatt
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Mary Stevenson Cassatt (1844– 1926) was an American painter and printmaker best known for her portraits of children and her groupings of mothers and their children. She studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. The faculty at the Academy encouraged students to study abroad. In 1865 Cassatt approached her parents with the idea…
Portrait of De La Tour by Jean-Baptiste Perronneau
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This is the portrait made by Jean-Baptiste Perronneau that he exhibited in the Salon 1750. Perronneau exhibited his pastel portrait of Maurice-Quentin de la Tour, but found to his dismay that La Tour was exhibiting his own self portrait, perhaps a malicious confrontation to demonstrate his superiority in pastel technique. Share/Bookmark
Old Pastel Master: Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
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Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin (1699 -1779) was a French painter, considered as the master of still life. He was also well known for domestic scenes remarkable for their intimate realism and tranquil atmosphere and the luminous quality of their paint. During his lifetime, Chardin was recognized as one of the great painters of his day and, rightfully,…
Pastel Portraits From the 16th Century to the Present Day
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At the British National Portrait Gallery website, among the 160,000 portraits, you can find over 100 pastel portraits from the 16th Century to the present day. Search the collections here with the keyword pastel. The same gallery is organizing the BP Portrait Award 2010 with the first prize of £25,000. But they get a big…
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