On Saturday (October 7, 2023) I am starting an online certificate program in Art History at Cambridge University. I am so very excited!
For introductions I was suggested that we share our favorite- or least favorite- artwork/ object/ building. How do I pick one? I am taking this class because I like art so much.
Here is the list of the ones I have thought of as I considered this question.
National Gallery of Art
in Washington, DC
The National Gallery of Art in DC is one of my favorite places to go and the art there are like old friends.
John Singer Sargent
Nonchaloir (Repose), 1911
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Frédéric Bazille
Young Woman with Peonies, 1870
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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| Ginevra de' Benci by Leonardo da Vinci | Annunciation by Jan van Eyck | Rubens Peale with a Geranium by Rembrandt Peale |
The David
by Michelangelo, seriously incredible
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Henry Moore
I really like Henry Moore, so maybe King and Queen
MET
in New York City has so much great art. I gravitate to these two every time.
Autumn Landscape by Tiffany and Wheatfield with Cypress by van Gogh
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My mom had this hanging in our house.
Rijksmuseum
in Amsterdam, amazing Rembrandt and The Old Woman Reading is stunning
Architecture
Then there is the architecture... it is one of my favorite art forms.
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| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | Library of Congress | Rijksmuseum |
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
United States Capitol
Kusama
The immersive art of Yayoi Kusuma is amazing. My Heart is Dancing into the Universe at the Hirshorn Gallery.
Chihuly
The color, the glass, the gardens. Neodymium Reeds is really remarkable in all different settings.
What would you say if you have to pick your favorite piece of art? Could you pick just one or would you be like me and make a post with the ones you considered?
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