Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
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From painting to pattern
My friends know my love of patterns. One of them gave me a small book about patterns in renaissance paintings, called From Painting to Pattern which is a collaboration of the National Gallery and Moleskine. The book reveals interesting details in paintings that most people might not notice. The rich patterns in the paintings come to live when they are printed as bigger surfaces in the book and one can really see how detailed subjects the artists have been painting.
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Old drawings, part II
I bought this portrait of a soldier from Salzburg last year. The drawing dates back to year 1792. I am not sure is the soldier in the picture called Anton Esterházy or is that the artist. Esterházy name refers to a Hungarian noble family that was a major landowner magnate in Hungary from 17th century onwards. Anyway, I love the detailing of the picture and especially those rosy cheeks.
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Old drawings, part I
I bought two prints from year 1809 from Cambridge last autums. One of the prints shows the wall structure of Cambridge's famous King's College Chapel and other one its ceiling ornaments. I love the patterns and symmetry of them. I should finally have them framed.
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