The Harvesters by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
What makes Pieter Bruegel’s painting The Harvesters so significant?
– Bringing the art world down to earth
– Golden nourishment
– How nature provides
Dutch Painter
Cafe Terrace at Night, 1888 – Vincent Van Gogh
Why is Van Gogh’s Cafe Terrace at Night an important painting?
– Van Gogh’s favorite hot spot
– Yellow light at night
– Forecast calls for more starry nights
The Garden of Earthly Delights – Hieronymus Bosch
What’s the meaning behind Hieronymus Bosch’s triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights?
– Christianity, the Middle Ages, and terror
– Proud cherries
– God’s glorious shutter
Young Woman with a Water Pitcher by Johannes Vermeer
Why’s Vermeer’s painting Young Woman with a Water Pitcher such a big deal?
– Light elevates everyday tasks
– Young Woman with a Water Pitcher – the inner sanctum
– A more iconic shield than Captain America’s
Rosy Fingered Dawn at Louse Point by Willem de Kooning
What does Willem de Kooning evoke in the painting Rosy Fingered Dawn at Louse Point?
• Homeric phrases and Long Island
• De Kooning’s gestural impact
• Landscape ladies
Bedroom in Arles by Vincent Van Gogh
Acid colors and electricity quiver through objects in Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles. With our comfortable distance, it’s a pleasure to bask in Van Gogh’s sickly greens and odd figures. After all, we aren’t stuck in his mind.