Do You See What I See: Still Life 

Stinky Cheese & Vino

Title: Still Life
Floris Claesz van Dijck
Date: 1613
Oil on Canvas

Frans Hals Museum

I see dinner! Yum Yum Yum.

What I appreciate most about still life scenes such as these is the fact that this is a depiction of what was going to be the next meal.

Well, by the looks of it Floris was probably a rather robust man.

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In The Time Of Floris Claesz van Dijck 

the year is 1613

Art and C in the Dutch Golden Age

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Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art: Treasures from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Jan Miense Molenaer: Painter of the Dutch Golden Age

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The Golden Age of the Dutch 

What's on the tube?

Do You See What I See: Erasmus 

the cooked books

Title: Erasmus
Hans Holbein (the younger)
Date: 1523
Oil on Wood

National Gallery London

I see a well dressed man holding a book. Possibly a ledger, with several more on the self.

Is this gentleman, sporting a lovely? fur coat, working his accounts or is he just rewriting the bible from a humanist standpoint?

Hmmmmmm?

Hans Holbein the Younger 

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by Hans Holbein

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Hans Holbein the Younger: Painter at the Court of Henry VIII

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In Video Hans Holbein the Younger

Do You See What I See: Officer & A Laughing Girl 

your confession I do not believe is funny young lady

Title: Officer & A Laughing Girl
Jan Vermeer
Date: 1657-1659
Oil on Linen
Frick Collection

I would have called this the "botched interrogation".

What exactly is the Laughing Girl laughing about - could it be her alibi?

Vermeer Veneer 

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Do You See What I See: The Bitter 

take the medicine

The Bitter
Adriaen Brouwer
Date: 1630 -1640
Oil on Oak
Stadel Museum Frankfort

Strangely enough haven't we all been in this situation and made the same face?

It is funny that a painting nearly 400 years old reflects a scene that is just as modern as our current times.

Do You See What I See: Madchen Beim Entenrupfen (Girl In Burlap With Duck) 

wake up please mr. ducky

Girl in Burlap With Duck
Barent Fabritius
Date: 17th Century
Oil on Canvas
Dallas Museum of Art

This painting impressed upon me as soon as my eyes set on it. What impessed me was its overt use of classical geometry.

The golden triangle is quite obvious in this composition, which makes this painting a good example of classical geometry, but if not in the least a beautiful painting.

Do you see what I see:

1. Just imagine if you had to wear burlap. It would be like wearing a coffee bean sack all day.
2. This is my dinner and my future pillow etc.

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I may wear burlap, but I can pluck a duck like nobodies business. 

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Do You See What I See: Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp 

Put another nudie on the slab please.

Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp
Rembrant Van Rijn
Date: 1632
Oil on Canvas
MauritisHuis

This painting strikes as somewhat of a curiosity. How many of these "gentlemen" were spectators in the stead of genuine students of medicine.

It all seems very gruesome in either sense.

1. Careful, careful.
2. Excuse me, may I have my organs back.
3. Frankenstien MAD!
4. All of us agree, we paid to much for the tickets.

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The Anatomy of Art 

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by Henry Gray

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Rembrandt's Eyes

by Simon Schama

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Do You See What I See: Self Portrait As An Lutenist 

Hey Baby Wanna Jam

Self Portrait As An Lutenist
Jan Steen
Date: 1660 - 1663
Oil on Canvas
Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Madrid

I chose this painting because it reminds me of Jack Black and Santa Claus combined. Separate they rock out, but if combined it would be an ultimate mess.

Do you see what I see:

1. Minstrel saying: "Hey baby wanna come back to my place".
2. I just got a record deal for sure!
3. This is my passion I only work at the gas station during the day.
4. I'm so coool


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Do You See What I See: The Angel and Tobias with the Fish 

Mekong Delta Catfish

The Angel and Tobias with the Fish
Pieter Lastman
Date 1625
Oil on wood
Museum of Fine Arts Budapest

Ever heard of the Mekong Delta Catfish? Well, I think Pieter Lastman has.

Do You See What I See:

1. ONE big ugly Mekong Delta Catfish.
2. A fisherman telling the angel to get a net.
3. A Confused St. Bernard puppy.
4. A whopper of a fish story.

Angling in Biblical Porportions?

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Do You See What I See?: Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan 

Flic Your Bic Doo Da Day

Prometheus Being Chained By Vulcan
Dirck Van Baburen
Date 1623
202 x 184cm
Oil on Canvas
Rijksmusuem Amsterdam

This painting, a recent discovery of mine, is a real super treat!
Little did Promethus know that this was only the begining of his ordeal. Soon enters the giant bird to eat his liver every day.

Just to let you know - I think the bird was aslo in trouble. I had to eat liver once and I barfed!

Do you see what I see:

1. Prometheus looking for something to smack the stupid grin off of Mercury, botton left.
2. See the Bird, upper left.
3. These characters are from the Mediterranean. Why are they so pastey?
4. Man the face on Mercury is irritating!! upper right.

All this over giving a man a light.

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Dirck van Baburen 

Prometheus Being Chained By Vulcan

Greek and Roman Mythology A to Z (Mythology a to Z)

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Do You See What I See: The Garden of Earthly Delights 

What the Hell?

The Garden of Earthly Delights
Panel 3 Hell
Hieronymus Bosch
Datum 1504
(Right Panel) 220 x 195 cm
Oil on Wood Panel
Museo Del Prado, Madrid

(Picture Provided by Wikipedia copyright free in the public domain.)

This panel the 3rd of three, is a rather dubious, but most probably accurate depiction of hell.

In college this painting gave me daymares. I would nod off in the middle of one of my rennaissance art history classes and bam - I awoke shaken. Needless to say I didn't nod off in class anymore.

What was HB thinking when he painted this panel of a triptych?

Do you see what I see:

1. I am frightened
2. I am scared
3. I wet my pants (just a little bit)
4. I screamed like a girl.

After thinking about this painting it reminds me of Axel Rose of Guns and Roses. Can you not hear him sin "WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE" in the background?

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Hieronymus Bosch 

Little Beasties

A selection of fine books about Hieronymus Bosch and Dutch art.

Hieronymus Bosch

by Larry Silver

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A Worldly Art: The Dutch Republic, 1585-1718

by Mariet Westermann

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Do You See What I See: The Ambassadors 

The Trip Negotiations

The Ambassadors
Hans Holbien the younger
207 x 209.5 cm
Oil on Oak
Date 1533
National Gallery London

(Picture Provided by Wikipedia copyright free in the public domain.)

Whoa, what can I say. Is this a contemporary painting or an ode to the ingenuity, freedom and creativity of our renaissance friends? I think an ode to what was to come.

Do you see what I see:

1. A visit to the National Gallery on "?".
2. The skull the skull, center bottom.
3. All the makings for a renaissance fair, center central. Dragon not included, please roll 10 sided dice.
4. Large feet on the ambassador to the left.

Ah the beautiful art of diplomacy? or the visual art of bureaucracy.

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Hans Holbien The Younger 

Hey Jr. can you fetch me that book?

Fine books about Hans Holbein The Younger and other Dutch art.

Hans Holbein the Younger: The Years in Basel, 1515-1532

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Dutch Art: An Encyclopedia (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities)

by Sheila Muller

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Museum - rific 

Sister Wendy's Wild Times

Zentrum Paul Klee

Bauhaus wasn't just a band young'ins! Here's one of the masters!

Rijksmusuem

Amsterdam.........

The Tate

There are just to many words that rhyme with Tate.

Guggenhiem

MMMMMMMmmmmmm. Guggenhiem love Frank.

Hermitage

From Russia with Love Baby.

National Gallery London

You'll find it interesting during tea time.

Louvre

Don't worry people won't see you wearing a beret if your viewing this musuem from its website.

The Art Institute of Chicago

I have been there several times. I have yet to see the whole thing.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Like Gouda, Chill.

Calls for Artists 

Get an Idea, GET A JOB

Calling Marcel

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Art O Mat

One of the greatest things ever! Get your art work out there

Studio Art Direct NW

Du Nord und Westen. An interesting concept for selling your art that I hope catches on!

N Y F A

When Henry Hudson stopped bowling 9 pin he took up art. This site is great for calls for artists in the New York Area and Beyond. Ma ha ha ha strike!

Art Wanted.com

Yet another web venue to sell your artwork.

Art By Us

Get out there.

Do Not Eat the Ornamental Bulbs 

Scribe or scribble, just make your marks

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