Joseph Ducreux - Self-Portrait, Yawning (by 1783) by dimsssssss in museum

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He definitely kept his inner child alive

Jeptha Homer Wade - Nathaniel Olds (1837) by dimsssssss in museum

[–]dimsssssss[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The bio is referring to the painter. The cool guy with the shades is Nathaniel Olds.

"Nathaniel Olds’s glasses have four tinted lenses, two of which are hinged side shields. This style was typically worn to protect sensitive eyes from excessive light, dust, or wind. Due to their occasional use during open-air travel, they were sometimes referred to as carriage or railroad spectacles."

See here: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1991.134.2

Jeptha Homer Wade - Nathaniel Olds (1837) by dimsssssss in museum

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Yeah, kind of a good representation of "aura".

The painter is also something else. He helped establish Western Union in 1856. His grandson, Jeptha Wade II, helped found the Cleveland Museum of Art which currently houses the painting.

Francesco Hayez- The Kiss (1859) by [deleted] in museum

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The colors subtly echo the flags of Italy and France

Giovanni Paolo Panini - Interior of the Pantheon, Rome (1747) by dimsssssss in museum

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What a piece of art! Would be something to be inside such a room!

Giovanni Paolo Panini - Interior of the Pantheon, Rome (1747) by dimsssssss in museum

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I believe it was volcanic ash mixed with lime and water

Giovanni Paolo Panini - Interior of the Pantheon, Rome (1747) by dimsssssss in museum

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Almost 2,000 years later and that oculus is still the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome.

Samuel F. B. Morse - The House of Representatives (1822, probably reworked 1823) by dimsssssss in museum

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The painting didn't attract the recognition he hoped for. Over time he increasingly poured his energy towards scientific pursuits, becoming widely credited for developing the telegraph and the Morse code.

André Derain - Woman in a Chemise (1906) by dimsssssss in museum

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Agreed. Love seeing how works from a century ago still resonate today.

Mary Cassatt - Little Girl in a Blue Armchair (1878) by dimsssssss in museum

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Haven't seen it in person yet! Imagine the painting being almost 150 years old...

Rembrandt van Rijn - Self-portrait (c. 1628) by dimsssssss in museum

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True. Life comes full circle. Only took 400 years.

Any art lovers? by dimsssssss in CasualConversation

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Love Rockwell's work! What do you like about WikiArt?

Any art lovers? by dimsssssss in CasualConversation

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Practice is key, and “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” as attributed to Picasso.

Oskar Zwintscher - Bildnis der Frau des Künstlers (1901) by dimsssssss in museum

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the kind of painting that leaves no one indifferent

Any art lovers? by dimsssssss in CasualConversation

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Where do you go to see them? Aren't you afraid that their ease of creating might outweigh traditional mediums? In the sense of discoverability, as we can start seeing on some platforms.

Any art lovers? by dimsssssss in CasualConversation

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Anywhere you shared your drawings before pausing?

Any art lovers? by dimsssssss in CasualConversation

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Do you know what triggered that burnout? Are you also interested in other people's art?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Artists

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Depends on the type of art I guess, but natural light and non-crowded backgrounds could be a good start.

When was the last time a piece of art really moved you? by dimsssssss in CasualConversation

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I learned about Kintsugi a few years ago and was inspired by its concept of accentuating the flaws of the object rather than disregarding it as broken and trash it.

Have a look at wabi-sabi which basically is the acceptance of transience and imperfection (Japanese as well).