Jan Jozef Horemans II 1714 – 1790
I am guessing the main subject is the artist helper doing the drudgery of grinding pigments since he is wearing worker clothing and his wife is lower class clothing, but I am not so sure about the child’s clothing and I really don’t know what the creepy guy is doing the in the background.
Details: coat, pallet, bottles, barrel, shoes, shirt, women’s clothing, child, cloth cap, dog, painting, chair, apron, drinking glass.
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki 1726-1801
Great picture of a German raised hearth. I hope this boy got a little of the meat when he was done with his long, hot and boring job.
Detail: boy, chair, firewood, basket, food, raised hearth, fire, tongs, bucket, brick, spit, reflector, basting tray, brazier, bowl, meat, spoon.
Ramón Bayeu y Subías 1746 – 1793
Now that is blue. At times we get questions about fabric color for clothing, I don’t think anyone would mistake this man’s outfit for drab. It looks like the castanet boy has lost all his buttons and has to hold his clothes together with strings.
Detail: shoes, buckles, dog, hurdy-gurdy, castanets, cape, shoulder bag, stockings, sleeve waistcoat, walking stick, neck-wear
I love funky old hurdy gurdy music especially Jiri Wehle.
Le Nain brothers 1598/1610 - 1648/1677
OK, I am drawn to rustic 17th century interior scenes. I find the delicate glass goblet almost funny in the very down to earth picture. And while they have food on the “table” and wine in the glass the clothing is in bad shape. What, no bird cage?
Details: cloak, hat, cloth cap, jug, drinking glass, plate, spoon, food, chair, table, distaff, children, barrel
John Atkinson, active 1770-1775 from Yale Center for British Art
We are back in the kitchen with Atkinson again. This painting is chock full of interesting items to study.
Detail: produce,garden tools, washtub, wood bucket, carrots, lettuce, asparagus, baskets, pottle basket, fruit, grapes, table, cabinet, pitcher, jug, basin, mug, lantern, birdcage, bowl, storage jar, bags, bench, ladies clothing, bird, onions, shovel, stairs, knife, hinges, shoes.
Jean Baptiste Simon Chardin 1699-1779
Detail: pumpkin, bowl, copper pan, brass kettle, cleaver, stump, knife, chair, cloth cap.
Henry Robert Morland, 1730-1797 — from Yale Center for British Art
I find this painting quite striking. Detail: luminary, lantern, pin, shawl, hat, cloth cap, paper, music.
Pietro Longhi 1702-1783
Say Ahhhhhh. Details: aloe, brazier, bellows, apothecary jars, quill, spectacles, cloth cap, shawl, banyan, mules, bottles.
Francis Wheatley, 1747-1801 from Yale Center for British Art
That wagon looks dangerously overloaded.
Detail: tents, horses, wagon, wagoner, dragoon, ribbons, baskets, straw hat, smock, shawl, baby, shoes, buckles
MELÉNDEZ, Luis 1716-1780
A beautiful still life to brighten our morning. I am looking carefully at the construction technique on the boxes and the keg bands also the paper seals on the jugs. Detail: oranges, walnuts, melon, wood box, round wood box, small keg, redware jug, paper seal, table, dish.
