Laocoon by El Greco
What’s the story behind El Greco’s painting Laocoon?
– A Spanish Trojan War
– The vengeance of Laocoon’s broken vow
– 300 years ahead of his time
National Gallery of Art
The Lackawanna Valley by George Inness
This blog investigates several aspects of The Lackawanna Valley painting such as:
• Why the train?
• George Inness’s rejection
• Opposites in harmony
The Biglin Brothers Racing by Thomas Eakins
This investigation of the Thomas Eakins painting The Biglin Brothers Racing includes:
• Challenges on The Biglin Brothers Racing canvas and off.
• After rainfall, a rushed riverside sketch.
• My Biglin Brothers Racing YouTube video.
• With Frequently Asked Questions such as, “Who are the two men in The Biglin Brothers Racing painting?”
The Cornell Farm by Edward Hicks
Quaker Edward Hicks’s painting Cornell Farm features:
• Control freak tendencies or animalistic urges?
• A glowing warmth of holy light.
• Popular pastor, sign-maker, and famous painter.
• Frequently Asked Questions include, “What kind of painting is The Cornell Farm by Edward Hicks?”
Catherine Brass Yates (Mrs. Richard Yates) by Gilbert Stuart
Fancy lady, Catherine Brass shines in her portrait as Mrs. Richard Yates thanks to:
• A jaunty and proud lady mustache.
• Attitude, guts, class, and of course…. money.
• Gilbert Stuart’s portrait mastery.
Watson and the Shark by John Singleton Copley
Find out fun facts about the painting Watson and the Shark for instance:
• That funky looking shark?
• General Watson’s lasting real life trauma.
• The Reason behind the painting Watson and the Shark.