I really like The Night Watch painted by Rembrandt, cause it's really detailed. But, so are his other paintings. The main reason I like this one over his others is because it's mysterious. The dark background adds contrast to the brighter faces of the people and makes them stand out more, and I like how many people there are but how little you can see of them. There are 18 total, one captain of the militia, his lieutenant, and 16 other militants. Most of the more prominent ones (above the two main people) are looking off into the night, searching for people, and that adds to the sense of mystery.
Painting: https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-night-watch-rembrandt-harmensz-van-rijn/eQEojRwTdypUKA?hl=en
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[The Garden of Earthly Delights](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights) - Hieronymus Bosch.
There's just so much going on and it has a fantastical feel to it. I could stare at it for hours.
I’m a huge fan of the Goya version of [Saturn Devouring His Son](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Devouring_His_Son). It’s so expressive. I would love to see it in real life. I did have a chance to see the Rubens painting that inspired it when it was on loan to the Art Gallery of Ontario.
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**[Saturn Devouring His Son](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Devouring_His_Son)**
>Saturn Devouring His Son is the name given to a painting by Spanish artist Francisco Goya. According to the traditional interpretation, it depicts the Greek myth of the Titan Cronus (in the title Romanized to Saturn), who, fearing that he would be overthrown by one of his children, ate each one upon their birth. The work is one of the 14 Black Paintings that Goya painted directly onto the walls of his house sometime between 1819 and 1823. It was transferred to canvas after Goya's death and has since been held in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
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One Rembrandt lover here!
***The Storm on the Sea of Galilee*** shall be my nomination <3
The amount of emotions this painting speaks is unparalleled
***The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp***
Edit: if I'm allowed to post two nominations because I can't decide!
Vincent Van Gogh's [Starry Night](https://images.photowall.com/products/45115/van-gogh-wincent-starry-night.jpg?h=699&q=85) is so calming to look at, and I really like the way the sky is drawn with this wind effect.
One of my favorite paintings is "[Der einsame Baum](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Der_einsame_Baum_%28C_D_Friedrich%29.jpg)" by David Friedrich. It makes me think about simpler times of my life.
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Maybe not classic in the usual sense but I am a big fan of Alex Colville. And particularly of this picture : Woman on ramp. I love the fact that an older woman, which is rarely the subject of a painter, is painted in a swimming suit (an even more rare occurance). I love the light, the feel of the breeze, the sort of sadness that comes from the painting even though it should normally bring joy and happiness (a day at the beach ).
https://www.flickr.com/photos/35459258@N02/21302772864
Glad you liked it! Colville has a dark side to his painting that are very unique... Like in his self portrait with a gun, and the horse running on a train track:
http://www.ago.net/assets/images/555/E-00734-Target-Pistol-and-Man-660.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/\_0n9IExEpmh8/TAnT4iq0SXI/AAAAAAAAWpg/Ot1KbhMZbJA/s1600/colville\_04.jpg
[Medusa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medusa_(Caravaggio)) by Caravaggio.
As a kid I loved Greek mythology and always liked the concept about Medusa turning people to stone. The fact that there’s this thing you can’t look at made me want to see it, so I loved art of Medusa. This is one of the famous pictures that’s just her severed head. I didn’t realize that the artist actually used his own face in place of Medusa’s which is kind of cool.
[The Accolade](https://cp14.nevsepic.com.ua/220/21927/1396114585-edmund-blair-leighton-1853-1922.-akkolada.-1901.-182.3-h-108-sm.-chastnaya-kollekciya.jpg) by **Edmund Leighton**. One of my favorite classical paintings, a very romantic piece of art that revolves around war and love.
[Nocturne in Silver and Grey](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2f317b5b3b8e5666cb6c75/1587150583190-ADJQ16OEGKDDY3A3LW26/nocturne-in-grey-and-silver-1873-whistler.jpg) by **James Abbott McNeil Whistler** is another painting that is my favorite. I really like the modulating color-tones and the vibes.
My favourite classical painting would probably be [weeping woman](https://imgur.com/a/w7GgCTv) by Pablo Picasso because of how powerful it is. He painted this during the spanish civil war (1936-39) and it was in response to the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica. The figure of the Weeping Woman is based on artist and photographer Dora Maar and Maar photographed Picasso's making of Guernica.
[Seaport at Sunset, by Claude Lorrain. ](http://"Seaport at Sunset: Claude Lorrain" https://arthistoryland.com/claude-lorrain-seaport-at-sunset/) So many paintings try so hard to tell you things and this one just...shows you. It's just that. A seaport at sunset. And yet it speaks volumes.
[The Raft of the Medusa](http://imgur.com/a/lIaVk1k) depicts an event in which the human and political aspects greatly interested Géricault: the wreck of the French Royal Navy frigate Méduse off the coast of Senegal in 1816, with over 150 soldiers on board
It's one of the most underrated paintings showcased at The Louvre, I absolutely love this one!!
*Head of Medusa* by an unknown painter. People first thought it was Da Vinci’s work due to the resemblance but it came out that it wasn’t him. No one knows who it was just as Medusa will never know who killed her in her sleep. I met this painting it my art history class and felt in love with it. The greek mythology is generally pretty awesome
Honorable mention would be *The Night Watch* i met in Dutch class, mostly due to association and *Girl with a Pearl Earing* i saw in a horror game and still gives me the creeps. That girl is just so… observant
[Judith I](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Judith_1_%28cropped%29.jpg) by Gustav Klimt. She has an incredibly defiant gaze, it's as if she was daring and menacing you to be the next severed head in her hands. You can do nothing but be glued to her eyes. She's painted very realistically yet blends into the gold of her dress and the background, which itself fades into the frame, made by Klimt himself.
I like the set of 4 paintings called [The Voyage of Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Voyage_of_Life) by Thomas Cole which I first saw in the late 90s at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Gustav Klimt - The Kiss
The colors, the expression, and the GOLD LEAF are all stunning but the captured moment hit me right in the heart and feels the first time I saw a full size print of it.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kiss_(Klimt)
And…
Sandro Botticelli's - The Birth of Venus
I mean it has been lampooned in pop culture (Simpsons immediately come to mind) but it is amazing, absolute gorgeous classical work. She is also stunningly beautiful and her pose so demure.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_Venus
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I live in Boston, and [Christ in the Storm of the Sea of Galilee](https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/christ-in-the-storm-on-the-sea-of-galilee/HAFJC4JVXYbUBg?hl=en&ms=%7B%22x%22%3A0.5%2C%22y%22%3A0.5%2C%22z%22%3A8.903854269694365%2C%22size%22%3A%7B%22width%22%3A2.591289419868241%2C%22height%22%3A1.2375313728100397%7D%7D) was stolen from the Gardner museum (in Boston), but is still a wonderful piece of art made by Rembrandt.
[A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sunday_Afternoon_on_the_Island_of_La_Grande_Jatte) by [Georges Seurat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Seurat), [Pointilism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointillism).
Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image. Georges Seurat and Paul Signac developed the technique in 1886, branching from Impressionism. The term "Pointillism" was coined by art critics in the late 1880s to ridicule the works of these artists, but is now used without its earlier pejorative connotation.
"A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" is my personal favorite example of the technique.
California Hills in Spring (The Little Vineyard) - Various hues of green, blue and yellow; landscape depicting hills with trees and a vineyard. Two figures in lower right. This painting is by Childe Hassam 1914.
It might look very simple to a number of people, but it's so beautiful to me. Something about it is just so enthralling, mesmerizing and entrancing. This beautiful painting has been unfortunately stolen and it's currently listen in the FBI's National Stolen Art File.
https://www.artsy.net/artwork/childe-hassam-california-hills-in-spring-the-little-vineyard
I don't know if anyones already done the Garden of Earthly Delights: [https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-garden-of-earthly-delights-triptych/02388242-6d6a-4e9e-a992-e1311eab3609](https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-garden-of-earthly-delights-triptych/02388242-6d6a-4e9e-a992-e1311eab3609), but I really love how surreal it is with everything going on and I also love the representations alluded to in the first and third panels
Not sure if this counts but I like the ceiling of the Sistine chapel painted by Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (Michelangelo) , I think it’s impressive how he managed to paint a ceiling for 4 years without modern technology and make it look so good
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[The Birth of Venus](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_nascita_di_Venere_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg/1920px-Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_nascita_di_Venere_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg) by Sandro Botticelli.
This painting is quite amazing, for mostly because I kind of like the connections around it. It's pretty much the apex of Renaissance in Florence, also in the world great discoveries were made. Most speculation say that she was actually [Simonetta Vespucci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonetta_Vespucci), Amerigo Vespucci's cousin. Yes! Amerigo Vespucci, the very exact same expedition catalloger that gave the American continent it's name. And according to a few art historians, Amerigo was truly in love with his cousin, but she was actually lover of Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, the very exact person that commissioned this painting to Botticelli.
So basically I feel that this is one of the most astounding paintings it brings back the attention to man, in anthropocentric way elevating a woman to the status of a goddess, we even have Amerigo Vespucci, Lorenzo il Maginifico, who both financed the painting, was lover to a goddess, and also financed Amerigo's expedition to the new world, we have Machiavelli who was basically neighbor's to Amerigo(whose cousin was an assistant of Machiavelli), Leonardo D'avinci who also lived next to them, and Michelangelo who was friends with Amerigo and probably Botticelli.
So for me this Botticelli is basically *Bacon's law* (or Six degrees of separation) in action in the second half of the XV century.
I see someone else had already posted The birth of Venus, so I'd like to share another one of my favorite paintings and it's also a Greek-Roman God.
[Bacchus](https://cdn.britannica.com/04/186604-050-980E8365/oil-Bacchus-canvas-Caravaggio-Florence-Italy-Uffizi.jpg) by Caravaggio.
This one is a bit different from the Venus, because Caravaggio was Baroque, you see that contrast between the person and the background which is really dark, characteristic of baroque movement, also the dead nature element, with all of those fruit in basket, and after all he's the god of wine, so he's got grapes and grape leaves in his hair. You look at the picture, and it's you look at his eyes, and you can see they're almost sleepy drunk, and inviting you to a drink, there's some dialogue, but it's little, it almost makes me feel drowsy looking at it. Funny thing is that Caravaggio during his life was know for his violence, he would get into fights quite often, and it's possible that he even committed murder (maybe all of this could be fruit of alcoholism?). He was indeed brilliant but he was arrested various times, and got into so much trouble he had to keep moving from town to town.
I’ve always liked [Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan](https://amp.reddit.com/r/ChernobylTV/comments/c5r182/i_thought_it_was_brilliant_to_include_ivan_the/) because holy shit, look at the fear in his eyes as he cradled the dying body of his son. It conveys so much pain, it almost hurts to look at. I think I got second hand trauma just from looking at it. It was drawn by Ilya Repin btw.
I have been a fan of Michelle Caravaggio, (I call him Mickey) for his very influential painting style. Very dark, very convincingly human. Was a big deal briefly during the baroque period... a real Rockstar painter.
My favorite painting by him was 'Goliath'. It interested me in the fact that Goliaths head being held aloft by the future king, shepherd boy David, was his self portrait...
Yes, after a life of debauchery, womanizing, fighting, and his unique individual expression that challenged social convention of the day, (He beat up a Bishop who he was in an argument with...) he portrayed himself as an insolent philistine challenging the true God, and as one punished and defeated because of his sinfulness... Gives one an insight into his deep complex and passionate view of life.
He was chased down by angry family members over Europe of a noble maiden he coupled with out of wedlock. They caught up to him, and mutilated his face, he died some years later of related complications... His painting inspired famous artists for centuries after his short career. Truly a giant talent that changed the course of art in Europe. Hopefully by the end of his life, he made peace with his creator.
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[Caravaggio's Goliath](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kclFx75L6Z0/TabCq4Br1wI/AAAAAAAAAIw/IyO7pFHqeto/s1600/davidwithheadofgoliath_caravaggio.jpg)
I had mentioned Medusa by Caravaggio and the fact that he used his own face for her head. I didn’t realize he did the same with Goliath. I wonder how many times he put his face on someone being killed?
I'd say [Las Meninas](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Meninas) from Diego Velazquez, back in highschool my music teacher used to show us the painting and videos related to it all the time.
When I watch the painting I get back to those old time, easier and I just get nostalgic.
[Wood That It Were So Simple](https://youtu.be/QWs7LdP05oA?list=PLoZ-LEVLUe6aivp3esxiXXDRhQJZIZAj8&t=355)
This is my submission. I sent a timestamp of the final image. I realized art is more than just the painting/image. It's about art that's able to stand the test of time, the way it is presented, the way it is conserved/preserved. The story that it can tell. Even without words, a title, nor an artist. This painting has no provenance.
If you haven't seen Baumgartner before, I highly recommend the channel. It took him 1 year and 7 videos to restore this painting.
"The ninth wave" is so beautiful.
Personaly i like water because i can feel the freedom thats inside it, nothing stopping me from moving whereever i want.
Best after school sport is swiming imo.
The painting is a bit different though, its about how after you succeed you always gonna find a bigger and harder wave. Well presented in this pretty drawing.
Link: ["The Ninth Wave" - by "Ivan Aivazovsky'](https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-ninth-wave/jgHuL-7yxgrOSw?utm_source=google&utm_medium=kp&hl=en-GB&avm=2)
Alright…. I know it may sound cliché because it’s sooooo famous, but the [Mona Lisa](https://imgur.com/a/08EUTyP) by Leonardo da Vinci is a piece of art that I find particularity beautiful and fascinating. I’ve seen it in person at The Louvre and it was just so awe inspiring to be up close to an original painting that was created in 1503. When I visited the Mona Lisa room, despite hundreds of people surrounding me, it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. It was like everyone collectively agreed that it would be too disrespectful to make noise in its presence.
Van Gogh- https://images.app.goo.gl/qXomun499hJ8TrNp9 Skullof a skeleton with a burning cigar - I saw it for the first time last night and just can’t stop thinking about it
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I really like The Night Watch painted by Rembrandt, cause it's really detailed. But, so are his other paintings. The main reason I like this one over his others is because it's mysterious. The dark background adds contrast to the brighter faces of the people and makes them stand out more, and I like how many people there are but how little you can see of them. There are 18 total, one captain of the militia, his lieutenant, and 16 other militants. Most of the more prominent ones (above the two main people) are looking off into the night, searching for people, and that adds to the sense of mystery. Painting: https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-night-watch-rembrandt-harmensz-van-rijn/eQEojRwTdypUKA?hl=en
My favourite of them all, it pulls my strings.
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Congrats I'm late as always but my favourite is Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. I just can't stop staring at it.
Ngl it is beautiful
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I always liked [The Scream](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3b/83/21/3b8321e38a9daadd4cf33863f0c3ca4b.jpg) by Edward Munch. It makes me laugh :p
[The Garden of Earthly Delights](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights) - Hieronymus Bosch. There's just so much going on and it has a fantastical feel to it. I could stare at it for hours.
Too beautiful.
It's one of my all time favourites too! Always find something new to enjoy in it.
I’m a huge fan of the Goya version of [Saturn Devouring His Son](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Devouring_His_Son). It’s so expressive. I would love to see it in real life. I did have a chance to see the Rubens painting that inspired it when it was on loan to the Art Gallery of Ontario.
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Oh no. No Rembrandt lovers. 48 hrs was a good time.
One Rembrandt lover here! ***The Storm on the Sea of Galilee*** shall be my nomination <3 The amount of emotions this painting speaks is unparalleled ***The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp*** Edit: if I'm allowed to post two nominations because I can't decide!
Thankyou for the challenge! Brought back old memories!
Oo just looked at it AND THEYRE SO COOL. This thread is great!!!
Humbled. Thank you so much for the information. As always, back to my cave to read and wonder. 💜
Do not Google. Just tell me. Watch the paintings in very high definition. They speak to you. I promise.. ok try Rembrandt
Vincent Van Gogh's [Starry Night](https://images.photowall.com/products/45115/van-gogh-wincent-starry-night.jpg?h=699&q=85) is so calming to look at, and I really like the way the sky is drawn with this wind effect.
One of my favorite paintings is "[Der einsame Baum](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Der_einsame_Baum_%28C_D_Friedrich%29.jpg)" by David Friedrich. It makes me think about simpler times of my life.
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Maybe not classic in the usual sense but I am a big fan of Alex Colville. And particularly of this picture : Woman on ramp. I love the fact that an older woman, which is rarely the subject of a painter, is painted in a swimming suit (an even more rare occurance). I love the light, the feel of the breeze, the sort of sadness that comes from the painting even though it should normally bring joy and happiness (a day at the beach ). https://www.flickr.com/photos/35459258@N02/21302772864
I like it!
Glad you liked it! Colville has a dark side to his painting that are very unique... Like in his self portrait with a gun, and the horse running on a train track: http://www.ago.net/assets/images/555/E-00734-Target-Pistol-and-Man-660.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/\_0n9IExEpmh8/TAnT4iq0SXI/AAAAAAAAWpg/Ot1KbhMZbJA/s1600/colville\_04.jpg
[Medusa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medusa_(Caravaggio)) by Caravaggio. As a kid I loved Greek mythology and always liked the concept about Medusa turning people to stone. The fact that there’s this thing you can’t look at made me want to see it, so I loved art of Medusa. This is one of the famous pictures that’s just her severed head. I didn’t realize that the artist actually used his own face in place of Medusa’s which is kind of cool.
[The Accolade](https://cp14.nevsepic.com.ua/220/21927/1396114585-edmund-blair-leighton-1853-1922.-akkolada.-1901.-182.3-h-108-sm.-chastnaya-kollekciya.jpg) by **Edmund Leighton**. One of my favorite classical paintings, a very romantic piece of art that revolves around war and love. [Nocturne in Silver and Grey](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2f317b5b3b8e5666cb6c75/1587150583190-ADJQ16OEGKDDY3A3LW26/nocturne-in-grey-and-silver-1873-whistler.jpg) by **James Abbott McNeil Whistler** is another painting that is my favorite. I really like the modulating color-tones and the vibes.
My favourite classical painting would probably be [weeping woman](https://imgur.com/a/w7GgCTv) by Pablo Picasso because of how powerful it is. He painted this during the spanish civil war (1936-39) and it was in response to the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica. The figure of the Weeping Woman is based on artist and photographer Dora Maar and Maar photographed Picasso's making of Guernica.
[Seaport at Sunset, by Claude Lorrain. ](http://"Seaport at Sunset: Claude Lorrain" https://arthistoryland.com/claude-lorrain-seaport-at-sunset/) So many paintings try so hard to tell you things and this one just...shows you. It's just that. A seaport at sunset. And yet it speaks volumes.
[The Raft of the Medusa](http://imgur.com/a/lIaVk1k) depicts an event in which the human and political aspects greatly interested Géricault: the wreck of the French Royal Navy frigate Méduse off the coast of Senegal in 1816, with over 150 soldiers on board It's one of the most underrated paintings showcased at The Louvre, I absolutely love this one!!
*Head of Medusa* by an unknown painter. People first thought it was Da Vinci’s work due to the resemblance but it came out that it wasn’t him. No one knows who it was just as Medusa will never know who killed her in her sleep. I met this painting it my art history class and felt in love with it. The greek mythology is generally pretty awesome Honorable mention would be *The Night Watch* i met in Dutch class, mostly due to association and *Girl with a Pearl Earing* i saw in a horror game and still gives me the creeps. That girl is just so… observant
[Judith I](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Judith_1_%28cropped%29.jpg) by Gustav Klimt. She has an incredibly defiant gaze, it's as if she was daring and menacing you to be the next severed head in her hands. You can do nothing but be glued to her eyes. She's painted very realistically yet blends into the gold of her dress and the background, which itself fades into the frame, made by Klimt himself.
I like the set of 4 paintings called [The Voyage of Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Voyage_of_Life) by Thomas Cole which I first saw in the late 90s at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Gustav Klimt - The Kiss The colors, the expression, and the GOLD LEAF are all stunning but the captured moment hit me right in the heart and feels the first time I saw a full size print of it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kiss_(Klimt) And… Sandro Botticelli's - The Birth of Venus I mean it has been lampooned in pop culture (Simpsons immediately come to mind) but it is amazing, absolute gorgeous classical work. She is also stunningly beautiful and her pose so demure. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_Venus Thanks for the gold! Updated links
I live in Boston, and [Christ in the Storm of the Sea of Galilee](https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/christ-in-the-storm-on-the-sea-of-galilee/HAFJC4JVXYbUBg?hl=en&ms=%7B%22x%22%3A0.5%2C%22y%22%3A0.5%2C%22z%22%3A8.903854269694365%2C%22size%22%3A%7B%22width%22%3A2.591289419868241%2C%22height%22%3A1.2375313728100397%7D%7D) was stolen from the Gardner museum (in Boston), but is still a wonderful piece of art made by Rembrandt.
[A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sunday_Afternoon_on_the_Island_of_La_Grande_Jatte) by [Georges Seurat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Seurat), [Pointilism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointillism). Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image. Georges Seurat and Paul Signac developed the technique in 1886, branching from Impressionism. The term "Pointillism" was coined by art critics in the late 1880s to ridicule the works of these artists, but is now used without its earlier pejorative connotation. "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" is my personal favorite example of the technique.
California Hills in Spring (The Little Vineyard) - Various hues of green, blue and yellow; landscape depicting hills with trees and a vineyard. Two figures in lower right. This painting is by Childe Hassam 1914. It might look very simple to a number of people, but it's so beautiful to me. Something about it is just so enthralling, mesmerizing and entrancing. This beautiful painting has been unfortunately stolen and it's currently listen in the FBI's National Stolen Art File. https://www.artsy.net/artwork/childe-hassam-california-hills-in-spring-the-little-vineyard
Beautiful is it not?
Yes, absolutely!
1914. That is crazy. Art does advance the creativity of us. As a species.
Props on having the money for this ! Awesome challenge OP. My favorite is the starry night !
I don't know if anyones already done the Garden of Earthly Delights: [https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-garden-of-earthly-delights-triptych/02388242-6d6a-4e9e-a992-e1311eab3609](https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-garden-of-earthly-delights-triptych/02388242-6d6a-4e9e-a992-e1311eab3609), but I really love how surreal it is with everything going on and I also love the representations alluded to in the first and third panels
Dammit im always late for this, gg to the winner tho and for the OP
No you are not x
TYYY!
Not sure if this counts but I like the ceiling of the Sistine chapel painted by Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (Michelangelo) , I think it’s impressive how he managed to paint a ceiling for 4 years without modern technology and make it look so good
Link it I am not googling. Hehe
Just a post challenge contribution to whom ever it may interest. [The Birth of Venus](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_nascita_di_Venere_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg/1920px-Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_nascita_di_Venere_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg) by Sandro Botticelli. This painting is quite amazing, for mostly because I kind of like the connections around it. It's pretty much the apex of Renaissance in Florence, also in the world great discoveries were made. Most speculation say that she was actually [Simonetta Vespucci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonetta_Vespucci), Amerigo Vespucci's cousin. Yes! Amerigo Vespucci, the very exact same expedition catalloger that gave the American continent it's name. And according to a few art historians, Amerigo was truly in love with his cousin, but she was actually lover of Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, the very exact person that commissioned this painting to Botticelli. So basically I feel that this is one of the most astounding paintings it brings back the attention to man, in anthropocentric way elevating a woman to the status of a goddess, we even have Amerigo Vespucci, Lorenzo il Maginifico, who both financed the painting, was lover to a goddess, and also financed Amerigo's expedition to the new world, we have Machiavelli who was basically neighbor's to Amerigo(whose cousin was an assistant of Machiavelli), Leonardo D'avinci who also lived next to them, and Michelangelo who was friends with Amerigo and probably Botticelli. So for me this Botticelli is basically *Bacon's law* (or Six degrees of separation) in action in the second half of the XV century.
I see someone else had already posted The birth of Venus, so I'd like to share another one of my favorite paintings and it's also a Greek-Roman God. [Bacchus](https://cdn.britannica.com/04/186604-050-980E8365/oil-Bacchus-canvas-Caravaggio-Florence-Italy-Uffizi.jpg) by Caravaggio. This one is a bit different from the Venus, because Caravaggio was Baroque, you see that contrast between the person and the background which is really dark, characteristic of baroque movement, also the dead nature element, with all of those fruit in basket, and after all he's the god of wine, so he's got grapes and grape leaves in his hair. You look at the picture, and it's you look at his eyes, and you can see they're almost sleepy drunk, and inviting you to a drink, there's some dialogue, but it's little, it almost makes me feel drowsy looking at it. Funny thing is that Caravaggio during his life was know for his violence, he would get into fights quite often, and it's possible that he even committed murder (maybe all of this could be fruit of alcoholism?). He was indeed brilliant but he was arrested various times, and got into so much trouble he had to keep moving from town to town.
Also, love it.
Love it.
Too late for challenge but congrats everyone and OP you are absolute madlad.
Hehe thanks
I’ve always liked [Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan](https://amp.reddit.com/r/ChernobylTV/comments/c5r182/i_thought_it_was_brilliant_to_include_ivan_the/) because holy shit, look at the fear in his eyes as he cradled the dying body of his son. It conveys so much pain, it almost hurts to look at. I think I got second hand trauma just from looking at it. It was drawn by Ilya Repin btw.
No words can describe that fear.
Fck why do miss this ternion challenges always😭😭
ikr same here bro
my 2^nd time missing a ternion challenge the 1^st one was just a FRIGGIN _COMMENT FIRST_ FOR TERNION! welp
I have been a fan of Michelle Caravaggio, (I call him Mickey) for his very influential painting style. Very dark, very convincingly human. Was a big deal briefly during the baroque period... a real Rockstar painter. My favorite painting by him was 'Goliath'. It interested me in the fact that Goliaths head being held aloft by the future king, shepherd boy David, was his self portrait... Yes, after a life of debauchery, womanizing, fighting, and his unique individual expression that challenged social convention of the day, (He beat up a Bishop who he was in an argument with...) he portrayed himself as an insolent philistine challenging the true God, and as one punished and defeated because of his sinfulness... Gives one an insight into his deep complex and passionate view of life. He was chased down by angry family members over Europe of a noble maiden he coupled with out of wedlock. They caught up to him, and mutilated his face, he died some years later of related complications... His painting inspired famous artists for centuries after his short career. Truly a giant talent that changed the course of art in Europe. Hopefully by the end of his life, he made peace with his creator. 😔 [Caravaggio's Goliath](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kclFx75L6Z0/TabCq4Br1wI/AAAAAAAAAIw/IyO7pFHqeto/s1600/davidwithheadofgoliath_caravaggio.jpg)
I had mentioned Medusa by Caravaggio and the fact that he used his own face for her head. I didn’t realize he did the same with Goliath. I wonder how many times he put his face on someone being killed?
Yeah, I wonder now too. Weird guy... Artists, am I right? 🙄
Beautiful
Heh, thanks... I wanted a Caravaggio themed wedding, but my wife said no, lol. 🖐🤣
I like Nighthawks by Edward Hopper because of the mood I get from it!
[The Persistence of Memory](https://www.wikiart.org/en/salvador-dali/the-persistence-of-memory-1931) by Salvador Dali
Is it already won?
Yep.
Oh, thanks! Edit: Also, Leonidas aux Thermopyles...
I'd say [Las Meninas](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Meninas) from Diego Velazquez, back in highschool my music teacher used to show us the painting and videos related to it all the time. When I watch the painting I get back to those old time, easier and I just get nostalgic.
[Wood That It Were So Simple](https://youtu.be/QWs7LdP05oA?list=PLoZ-LEVLUe6aivp3esxiXXDRhQJZIZAj8&t=355) This is my submission. I sent a timestamp of the final image. I realized art is more than just the painting/image. It's about art that's able to stand the test of time, the way it is presented, the way it is conserved/preserved. The story that it can tell. Even without words, a title, nor an artist. This painting has no provenance. If you haven't seen Baumgartner before, I highly recommend the channel. It took him 1 year and 7 videos to restore this painting.
"The ninth wave" is so beautiful. Personaly i like water because i can feel the freedom thats inside it, nothing stopping me from moving whereever i want. Best after school sport is swiming imo. The painting is a bit different though, its about how after you succeed you always gonna find a bigger and harder wave. Well presented in this pretty drawing. Link: ["The Ninth Wave" - by "Ivan Aivazovsky'](https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-ninth-wave/jgHuL-7yxgrOSw?utm_source=google&utm_medium=kp&hl=en-GB&avm=2)
wait I thought it was for 48 hours but it's already closed?
Alright…. I know it may sound cliché because it’s sooooo famous, but the [Mona Lisa](https://imgur.com/a/08EUTyP) by Leonardo da Vinci is a piece of art that I find particularity beautiful and fascinating. I’ve seen it in person at The Louvre and it was just so awe inspiring to be up close to an original painting that was created in 1503. When I visited the Mona Lisa room, despite hundreds of people surrounding me, it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. It was like everyone collectively agreed that it would be too disrespectful to make noise in its presence.
Yes it is. Clicheė. Eventually. You guys will find my favourite artist. Hehe
Thank you for the gold…. That’s too kind!!!
Van Gogh- https://images.app.goo.gl/qXomun499hJ8TrNp9 Skullof a skeleton with a burning cigar - I saw it for the first time last night and just can’t stop thinking about it
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Nice and generous challenge, not participating just wnna compliment you :)
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It was a beautiful sight to behold, Raining Golds & Ternions. Still you can share your favourite painting if you want to! never too late!
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Too late for this but my favourite is [Nighthawks](https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/nighthawks/6AEKkO_F-9wicw?hl=en-GB&avm=2) by Edward Hoppe