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| Battle Scene - Phillip Wouwerman |
A regular stop, not to be missed by me, is the National Gallery of Art. Upon every visit, the same selection of works always catches my attention. Sometimes, I stumble upon these familiar works as I roam the massive museum. Other times, I seek them out and try to recall in which wing of the Gallery these works are kept. Some of my favorite works follow:
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| David's Napoleon |
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| Haarlem Civic Guard - Frans Hals |
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| Andies Stilte as Standard Bearer - Verspronck |
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| Vincenzo Cappello - Titian |
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| Meeting of David and Abigail - Rubens |
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| Zenobia Queen of Palmyra |
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| Rialto Bridge, Venice - Guardi |
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| Fortress Konigstein - Belotti |
You've got a great habit! Classical painting is amazing! Isn't they?
ReplyDeleteYes, the paintings are amazing!
DeleteSome great pictures Jonathan
ReplyDeleteIndeed!
DeleteWhenever I travel I find I am always drawn back to the same paintings, not only to see whether I can find anything I may have missed in previous visits but also to remind myself that these images actually do physically exist.
ReplyDeleteIt is like visiting old friends, isn’t it?
DeleteThese and similar classic paintings are simply fascinating. You are lucky to be able to see them in person regularly.
ReplyDeleteGreat paintings but still about 3,000 miles away so not visited as often as I like.
DeleteWonderful masterpieces. Hope to visit the gallery someday. I'm amazed that the famous painting of Napoleon isn't in France! :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you visit this great museum, Dean. I was surprised to see the David there too.
DeleteAll excellent pieces. Last time I went it was the Shaw memorial (54th Mass sculpture) that really kept my eye.
ReplyDeleteThe Shaw Nemorial is a great piece.
DeleteThose are some fantastic pieces!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Yes, they are!
DeleteWonderful works Jonathan. Whenever I visit the great galleries I am always tempted to ask the attendants where the display those great works of the 1970s and 80s of ships or dusky maidens painted on velvet, but every time the temptation comes my way her indoors drags me away...very unfiair I think.
ReplyDeleteYou are very funny, Mark!
DeleteThat's great piece of art!
ReplyDeleteThank You sir!
You are welcome, Michal! Glad you enjoyed the selective museum tour.
DeleteSome lovely artwork Jonathan...
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting how high the waistline is shown on the Haarlem Civic Guard and the Andries Stilte pieces... something you rarely see on wargame miniatures.
All the best. Aly
Lovely works in the National Gallery. They do wear the sashes rather high, don’t they?
DeleteBeautiful inspiration....thankfully I only have to paint at 28 mm😬
ReplyDeleteHappy to provide some inspiration! Only one scale? You are a lucky one.
DeleteSome great canvasses there, Jon. The painting of Zenobia was new to me; suitable inspiration for my Palmyran army!
ReplyDeleteGlad to provide inspiration for your Palmyran Army, Peter!
DeleteAlways nice to go to an Art gallery and this one looks like it has some interesting content!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Great content and painting inspiration in this galllery.
DeleteGreat post. Some very inspiring paintings.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ray!
DeleteI didn't knew that the Königsstein by Bellotto is in Washington. If I remember it right, it was one of the later paintings from Bellottos time in Dresden. His style of painting is always impressive and can drag the viewer in the scenery. Unfortunately I couldn't find the position, where he painted it, when I was in Königsstein and on the fortress.
ReplyDeleteI prefer Bellotto's Bavarian and Austrian paintings. His paintings in Poland are too dark for my taste.
Cheers,
I was certainly drawn in by this work. You have given me motivation to explore his Bavarian and Austrian paintings.
DeleteThank you for commenting and bringing this to my attention.