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Cats in Western Art
I did a video blog about cats in Western art. I start with the Ancient Greeks. They were super blasé about cats. They became associated with magic after coming in contact with the Ancient Egyptians. When Catholicism took over, they threw under the bus anything having to do with paganism. This also included cats. The pope Gregory IX created a bull talking bad about cats. He particularly despised black cats. He claimed that they were an incarnation of the devil. During the Renaissance period, Cat loving nobles began to fight back. They proudly ordered portraits that featured them with their...
10 Self Portraits and What They Say
I did a new video blog about self-portraits. You can check out in my Artsy Sister Youtube channel. Please give a like and subscribe. The first painting shows Goya and his doctor. He made this painting as a thank you for his doctor. The man had saved his life. We know of this doctor thanks to this painting. The second painting features Frida with cropped hair. There is a lyric to a song on top. It means that you stopped loving me when my hair got short. Frida painted this after her divorce. She is sporting a gender-neutral outfit. She...
5 Painters to Study to Learn How to Do Dynamic Poses
I made a new art blog. You can see the video in my Artsy Sister Youtube channel. This is just to showcase the high-quality paintings I used for the blog. I am still working with the display options and whatnot. The television showed things decent enough. This is not important as all. The painters I mention in the blog are Bouguereau William-Adolphe, Norman Rockwell, Michelangelo, Fredrick Leighton and Joaquin Sorolla. You can tell a story with just hand gestures and poses. Above, you can see the paintings. I hope that you find this little visual blog useful. I am also...
Art Movements of the 19th Century
I did a new Art video blog. You can check it out in my Artsy Sister Youtube channel. Please give a like and subscribe. I spoke a little bit about all the art movements happening at the same time. In art classes, they pretend that one movement ended when the other began. Reality is never so simple. The first movement I mention is the Pre- Raphealite. They like art before Raphael showed up. They also like fancy colors Shakespeare’s Ophelia and Dante’s Divine Comedy. The second art movement is Neo Classical. It is just a continuation of what was started...
William Adolphe Bouguereau A Painter that Time Forgot
I made a video blog of this painter. You can check it out in my Artsy Sister Youtube channel. Please give a like and subscribe. This painter was a contemporary of the impressionists. Since he was a Salon painter, he lies forgotten. His students are far better known. He had hundreds, and most of them American. He would use his influence to get into the Salon at least one painting of his students. This gave them some much needed exposure. He also taught them how to make money from their artworks. Above, you can see 1 painting of some of...