Still Life, Georg Flegel

This wonderful little painting is only a little over 10×13 inches (27x34cm).

The original is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. High-res image here (2.8mb).

Rhinegold and the Valkyries, page 28, by Arthur Rackham

Image from Wikimedia Commons

For more on Rackham, and additional links to images and resources, see my most recent post on Authur Rackham.

Isabella and the Pot of Basil, John White Alexander

I love the contrast of this spare, Art Nouveau-tinged interpretation of the tragic and somewhat gruesome tale of Isabella, as compared to William Holman Hunt’s lavish and equally stunning interpretation of the same story.

The John White Alexander painting is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (large image here).

Portrait of the Artist’s Mother and Sister, Berthe Morisot

An intimate family portrait by an underappreciated member of the Impressionist circle.

Studies In Expression. When Women Are Jurors, Charles Dana Gibson

Beautifully confident pen and ink by a master.

This large version of the image is on a Russian site called Artscroll, which features a list of additional Gibson images.

Fontainebleau: Oak Trees at Bas-Bréau, Camille Corot

In the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click “Fullscreen” and use zoom controls or download arrow.

Boer War, 1900 – 1901 – Last Summer Things Were Greener, John Byam Liston Shaw

Image from the Athenaeum. Original is in the Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery.

The painting, in the detailed style associated with the Pre-Raphaelites, depicts the artist’s sister mourning her cousin, who was killed in the Boer War in South Africa.

A contrast of grief and loss in the midst of the ongoing beauty of the world.

Still life with Books, Jan Lievens.

In the Rijksmuseum.

Did someone say texture?