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Turkey in Art
Today, I wanted to show you some nice paintings featuring Turkey. Last year, I did thanksgiving. Now, we are going to look at the center bird. The Turkey is Native to the US. It was exported into Europe in the 1550. It started appearing in art around the baroque period. It eventually became so common place that practically every impressionist painter had at least one Turkey painting. The Turkey was ironically more commonly painted in Europe than in the Americas. It only started gaining prominence after the American Civil War. Back then, Thanksgiving was a celebration that commemorated the end...
Orpheus in Art
I wanted to show you some amassing art featuring Orpheus. He is a Greek poet. He is said to have been the first. It is debatable among Greek Historians if he was real or not. According to Aristotle, Orpheus did exist, but he lived in a far away region. He was mythologized due to his talent. He was said to have given the Greeks civilization. He also traveled with Jason and the Argonauts. In the artworld, they are more interesting in painting the final days of his life. Orpheus has a little wife named Eurydice. She was bit by a...
Sweets in Art
There is a video of this topic in my Artsy sister Youtube channel. You can see it if your prefer the video format of this topic. Sweets became more commonplace in Western art thanks to the Colonies. The sugar cane industry stimulated to boom of sweets. They were quite common in the baroque period. They fell out of fashion as far as a subject matter when Nicolas Poussin came into the picture. Pop Art He considered still lives not worth one’s time. Sweets made a comeback with the industrial revolution. They became more common place in paintings in the...
Don Quixote Art History Fanarts
Don Quixote was published in 1605. It became an instant best seller. It was the first genre parody. In this case, the write was spoofing all the famous knight books in existence. The main character Don Quixote is also a cosplayer. In a sense, this book was ahead of its time. It predicted the cosplayer trends that became popular in the turn of the century. Over the years, many different painters have made Don Quixote fanarts. He has statues, movies, ballets, parade floats and even coins. In this blog, I show you a bit of a sampling of all the...
Chess in Art
Chess has its roots in India. A Persian King introduced the game to visiting ambassadors. From the 800, and on, Chess became a staple in Persian courts. This game eventually made its way through Europe thanks to the Moor invaders that were hanging out in Spain. In 1200, King Alfonso published a book of games. This book prominently featured the game of Chess. From this point on, chess became quite common in European courts. It eventually tricked down to noble men and Renaissance artist. Its popularity waned in the Rococo and Baroque period. It made a bit comeback in the...