Tycker om kontrasten mellan de fluffiga snövita grenarna och det finskurna grenverket, upplyst av den låga midvintersolen (ja, dethär var för en månad sedan). Bakgrunden ser för mig ut som en romersk mosaik, allt är hackat i små lysande bitar...!
tisdag 26 februari 2013
Solen bakom björkarna
Det var solen bakom björkarna som fick mig att ta denhär bilden. Men det var inte förrän jag kom på att förstora den med ungefär 200% som jag verkligen började gilla den.
Tycker om kontrasten mellan de fluffiga snövita grenarna och det finskurna grenverket, upplyst av den låga midvintersolen (ja, dethär var för en månad sedan). Bakgrunden ser för mig ut som en romersk mosaik, allt är hackat i små lysande bitar...!
Tycker om kontrasten mellan de fluffiga snövita grenarna och det finskurna grenverket, upplyst av den låga midvintersolen (ja, dethär var för en månad sedan). Bakgrunden ser för mig ut som en romersk mosaik, allt är hackat i små lysande bitar...!
lördag 23 februari 2013
Timeless wall clock
Detail from a painting by Odilon Redon.
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Odilon Redon, Buddha in his youth, 1904
Distemper on canvas, 161.5 cm (63.58 in.) x 122.5 cm (48.23 in.) Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Redon CC00028 Timeless Clock
Flowers from Odilon Redon
Detail from a flower painting by Odilon Redon.
Odilon Redon - Large Green Vase with Mixed Flowers, 1910-12
Pastel on paper, 743 mm (29.25 in). x 622 mm (24.49 in). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Odilon Redon - Large Green Vase with Mixed Flowers, 1910-12
Pastel on paper, 743 mm (29.25 in). x 622 mm (24.49 in). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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tisdag 19 februari 2013
Laughing model
Paintings of beautiful Parisian models was a popular thing to bring home from Paris and also a good source of income for the artist.
The striped silk cloth was property of Edelfelt's studio and can be seen in a few of his paintings.
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Albert Edelfelt - Laughing model with a cloth, 1880
Skrattande modell med en duk.
Oil on canvas, 46,5 x 38 cm
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The striped silk cloth was property of Edelfelt's studio and can be seen in a few of his paintings.
More about this painting in Swedish
Albert Edelfelt - Laughing model with a cloth, 1880
Skrattande modell med en duk.
Oil on canvas, 46,5 x 38 cm
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REDON Odilon Buddha in his youth 1904
Distemper on canvas
161.5 cm (63.58 in.) x 122.5 cm (48.23 in.)
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
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161.5 cm (63.58 in.) x 122.5 cm (48.23 in.)
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Image file: 2,266 × 3,043 pixels, 3.15 MB
Redon CC0027 Poster
Redon CC0028 Timeless Clock
måndag 18 februari 2013
LEIGHTON Frederic Portrait of May Sartoris circa 1860
Oil on canvas
Height: 152.1 mm (5.99 in). Width: 90.2 mm (3.55 in).
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
Frederic Leighton was a representant of the Aesthetic Movement in British art, insisting upon beauty and form as the artist’s primary concerns.
May is aged about fifteen and depicted in the setting of the family’s country residence in Hampshire. The fallen tree suggests the passage of time and mortality, accentuating her fragile beauty. Google Art Project
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Height: 152.1 mm (5.99 in). Width: 90.2 mm (3.55 in).
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
Frederic Leighton was a representant of the Aesthetic Movement in British art, insisting upon beauty and form as the artist’s primary concerns.
May is aged about fifteen and depicted in the setting of the family’s country residence in Hampshire. The fallen tree suggests the passage of time and mortality, accentuating her fragile beauty. Google Art Project
Image file: 4,165 × 7,073 pixels, 10.92 MB. From that you can make a poster that would look impressive even in a large room.... the long side would be around 150 cm or 60 inches.
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Soul in bondage
When I made this postcard, there was a small problem. I could not use the title of the painting without having to raise the age limit of my Zazzle account.
But, as you understand, this is a very metaphysical picture. The soul is depicted as a winged creature, for the moment prevented to take flight. A very beautiful picture and symbolism, I think.
The image file is quite large, would also make a fine poster.
Elihu Vedder - Soul in bondage, 1891-92
Oil on canvas, 37 13/16 x 24 in. (96.1 x 60.9 cm) Brooklyn Museum, New York City
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But, as you understand, this is a very metaphysical picture. The soul is depicted as a winged creature, for the moment prevented to take flight. A very beautiful picture and symbolism, I think.
The image file is quite large, would also make a fine poster.
Elihu Vedder - Soul in bondage, 1891-92
Oil on canvas, 37 13/16 x 24 in. (96.1 x 60.9 cm) Brooklyn Museum, New York City
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Louis Pasteur in his laboratory
Postcard by Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt depicting French chemist Louis Pasteur in his laboratory.
Albert Edelfelt - Louis Pasteur, 1885
Oil on canvas, 154 × 126 cm (60.63 × 49.61 in) Musée d'Orsay, Paris
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Albert Edelfelt - Louis Pasteur, 1885
Oil on canvas, 154 × 126 cm (60.63 × 49.61 in) Musée d'Orsay, Paris
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Parisian lady in a peignoir
She's looking very relaxed... but what is a peignoir?
Albert Edelfelt - Parisian lady in a peignoir, probably 1884
Possibly a portrait of Thérèse Lainville.
Oil on canvas, 41 x 31,5 cm, private collection
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Albert Edelfelt - Parisian lady in a peignoir, probably 1884
Possibly a portrait of Thérèse Lainville.
Oil on canvas, 41 x 31,5 cm, private collection
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Happy birthday
Some can-can girls - and boys! may be just the right thing for the birthday party. If you can't be there in person, tell it by a postcard.
This image would also make a large and joyful poster.
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This image would also make a large and joyful poster.
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Children playing on the shore
More children at the seashore! My thoughtful boy has got himself some company.Well, it is the best place to be on a lovely summer's day.
Albert Edelfelt - Children playing on the shore, 1884
Leikkiviä poikia rannalla
Oil on canvas 90 × 107.5 cm (35.4 × 42.3 in) Ateneum, Helsinki
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Boy on the shore
A thoughtful boy sitting close to the water. A favorite place for me, too - in summertime, of course. How I long for those days when it is warm enough to sit at rocks and splash my feet in the water...
Pekka Halonen - Boy on the shore, 1891-1893
Oil on canvas 45 × 36 cm (17.7 × 14.2 in)
Ateneum Helsinki
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Pekka Halonen - Boy on the shore, 1891-1893
Oil on canvas 45 × 36 cm (17.7 × 14.2 in)
Ateneum Helsinki
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For Father's Day
A postcard for Father's Day, to celebrate the love and responsibility of fathers.
James Tissot - The widower, 1876
Oil on canvas
1,545 mm (60.83 in) x 1,140 mm (44.88 in)
Art Gallery of New South Wales, The Domain, Sydney
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James Tissot - The widower, 1876
Oil on canvas
1,545 mm (60.83 in) x 1,140 mm (44.88 in)
Art Gallery of New South Wales, The Domain, Sydney
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söndag 17 februari 2013
Inula orientalis
The photo is taken at the end of the flowering period which gives it a special atmosphere. Also the day was closing, the sunbeams were coming from a low. An intensive goodbye...
A postcard for condolences, or for just showing sympathy.
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Freia mousepad
One of Rackham's illustrations to Wagner's Das Rheingold. The goddess Freia stands under a tree of apples with her cats by her feet.
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Beatrice mousepad
In the background Dante himself, comforted by the red-robed figure of Love.
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lördag 16 februari 2013
Lovers in the middle ages
I was browsing the category Couples in love in art at Wikimedia Commons and found this picture, from a medieval songbook. I especially liked the expression in their faces.
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Greeting card image file (preview)
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Red tulips
A very practical postcard! For those times when you really can't go to the celebration, but you still want to give a small sign that you care.
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Happy Easter!
Found a funny old Russian Easter postcard yesterday. I tried to freshen it up a little and removed the Russian letters. But those can really be put back again, the Happy Easter text can be personalized so that everyone can say Happy Easter in his or her own language.
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fredag 15 februari 2013
Send some art history
A work of art and a little bit of knowledge, combined on a postcard, that is my idea today. An interesting detail about the work or the artist, a fact or some poetry, perhaps a quote, something that has a connection to the picture. Something for the brain, something for the eye...
söndag 10 februari 2013
fredag 8 februari 2013
Fint väder idag
packade till och med ner en termos med kaffe i ryggsäcken.
Klicka på bilden för att komma till bildspelet!
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torsdag 7 februari 2013
fredag 1 februari 2013
Manesse postcard #2
Soon it is Valentine's Day.
I was browsing the category Couples in love in art at Wikimedia Commons and found this picture from a medieval songbook. I especially liked the expression in their faces, they were looking so kindly at each other.
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I was browsing the category Couples in love in art at Wikimedia Commons and found this picture from a medieval songbook. I especially liked the expression in their faces, they were looking so kindly at each other.
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Manesse postcard
Soon it is Valentine's Day.
I was browsing the category Couples in love in art at Wikimedia Commons and found this picture, from a medieval songbook. I especially liked the expression in their faces, they were looking so kindly at each other.
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I was browsing the category Couples in love in art at Wikimedia Commons and found this picture, from a medieval songbook. I especially liked the expression in their faces, they were looking so kindly at each other.
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