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Look Closer: Portrait of a Young Woman
Once mistaken for Petrarch’s Laura, this young woman from Siena glances at us with a half smile. Up close, her…
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Art History, Italian Renaissance, Michaelangelo, Painting, Religious Art, The Art of Looking, The Goodie CollectionLook Closer: The Creation of Adam
Michelangelo’s most famous image is painted on a ceiling twenty meters overhead. Up close, it holds a gap, a mystery…
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Look Closer: La Lianne-Pomme
Pink-fringed passionflowers, golden fruit and a melon no bigger than an apple: a hand-colored plate from Étienne Denisse’s Flore d’Amérique.
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Look Closer: Lima Woman
A fruit seller in a white hat sits on a Lima doorstep with avocados, cherimoyas and a woven basket: a…
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Look Closer: Ono no Komachi
A poet in fashionable silks, a folded fan and a branch of fallen cherry blossoms: Chōbunsai Eishi’s elegant print of…
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Look Closer: Dancer in Green
A ballerina sweeps across the stage in a cloud of green tulle: Edgar Degas caught her mid-movement in soft, glowing…
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Look Closer: Irises
A white jug overflowing with blue irises: Vincent van Gogh painted this bouquet in May 1890, and it holds a…
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Look Closer: Flowers in an Urn
Buds, full blooms and fading petals share one glorious bouquet: Jan van Huysum’s flower painting is full of butterflies, a…
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Look Closer: Poppies, Isles of Shoals
Red and pink poppies tumble down to a sparkling bay: Childe Hassam’s sunny view of a poet’s island garden, painted…
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Look Closer: Portrait of a Woman with Flowers
Powdered curls, rosy cheeks and a basket of garden flowers: Jean-Marc Nattier’s portrait of an elegant French lady is a…
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Look Closer: Roses and a Tulip in a Glass Vase
A striped tulip worth more than a house, roses you can almost smell and two uninvited guests: this small Flemish…
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Look Closer: The Artist’s Wife Fishing
A pink dress at sunset, a baby, a dog and one tiny red float: Jean-Louis Forain’s painting of his wife…
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Look Closer: Still Life with Figs and Bread
Bread with a crackling crust, a dish of ripe figs and wine chilling on ice: Luis Meléndez turned a simple…
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