Catalogue:
The Raising of Lazarus, ca 1630, Rembrandt, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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I chose this image because of its great contrast of light and shade, that makes the paintig very intriguing. Also it shows an interpretation of a miracle happening, angels and saints surrounding Saint Lazarus.
Temptation of St Thomas Aquinas, 1631, Velazquez, Orihuela Cathedral Museum (oil on canvas)
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(Accessed 22 Dec 2011)
I chose this painting as it is grand in its use of light, soft and difussing, underlingin the atmosphere of the painting. The setting is also very beautiful and the biblical theme is also a very interesting one to paint.
Ascension, 1636, Rembrandt, Alte Pinakothek (oil on canvas)
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I chose this painting because of Christ illuminating the room as he is one of the most important figures in the bible and the religious scene. The use of light and shadow shows again the light of Saints and Christ. What is also interesting about this painting is the fact that angels are shown carrying Christ on a cloud but then you can see the “normal” people in the darker parts of the painting, connecting heaven and earth.
Musical Allegory, 1626, Rembrandt, Rijksmuseum (oil on panel)
The Musical Allegory from Rembrandt gives the viewer an image of Music which is a very noble intention of Rembrandt and it is also very beautifully painted in the particular Rembrandt style that was very popular during the 17th century.
The Allegory of Painting, c. 1665, Johann Vermeer, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (oil on canvas)
Another beautiful image of a very sophisticated thing like music and painting, poetry, literature. Use of ligthing and the softness of the colours make it very intriguing, the whole design of the painting invits the viewer to have another look.
Allegory on the blessings of peace, 1629/30, Rubens, The Trustees of the National Gallery, London
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I chose this painting because of the variety that this painting shows, the viewer has a lot to take in while looking at this painting, the use of colour, the different figures and characters and the combination of classical elements and mythological stories.
The Mill at Wijk near Duurstede, 1670, Jacob van Ruisdael
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Very interesting because of the use of colour and the composition of the painting, showing an open landscape on the left side of the painting and only putting a sailboat in there as a detail and then the right side adding more detail and more depth into the painting by using stronger and darker colours.
Landscape with Cottage and Figures, 17th century, Jacques Goudstikker, Getty Museum
A typical Dutch landscape enriched with a Cottage on left and the harvest on the right, farmers at work, soft colours underlining the atmopshere of a Dutch environment.
Rembrandt Laughing, 17th century, Rembrandt
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A portait of the master himself, a portrait of Rembrandt laughing. Viewer gets to see who is behind all those amazing painting shown earlier in the catalogue.
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