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art history meme • [6/9] paintings: francisco goya - el quitasol (the parasol)

The Parasol is one of a cartoon series of oil on linen paintings made by the painter Francisco Goya. This series of paintings was specifically made in order to be transformed into tapestries that would be hung on the walls of the Royal Palace of El Pardo in Madrid, Spain.

In his paintings, Goya often joins French fashion to the Spanish one. The woman in this particular painting is sitting on the ground, possibly resting from a long walk. She is dressed in French style, according the time period. She is holding a fan in her right hand, while a little dog is cuddled in her lap. The young man is holding the parasol (umbrella) in order to shade the woman’s face. He is dressed in the so-called majo style, meaning he is dressed like a poor person for the time period. His hair gathered in a net, and his belt is made of colorful silk. In the background we can see dark clouds in the sky and the trees swaying in the wind, possibly signaling a storm coming. The painting has very calm warmth it emits, which is then offset by the tree that seems to be blowing in pretty strong wind. The way the boy is standing, with one foot on the rock and one not, he seems to be triumphantly shading the woman from the harmful rays of the sun, and the possible storm.

“Roundabouts” - finished a few days ago. Artwork size: 8"x10". Unlimited prints will be available in 8"x10" and 5"x7". A limited, signed-and-numbered edition will soon be available. The artwork will measure 8"x10" on 12"x16" superb-quality paper. #art #artbytroythomas #geometricabstract #scribble #fineart

Breaking News: Halachic Prenup Backed By Major Haredi Rabbis Jew in the City was founded in order to break down stereotypes about the Orthodox community and publicize all the positive news about religious Jews that rarely makes the news. But about a year ago I realized that some of the negative ideas people have about our community aren’t based on “bad apples” or misconceptions. They’re based on real problems which WE need to fix. We can’t just make the Orthodox world LOOK good, we have to make sure the Orthodox world IS good.

Now it’s kind of hard to tackle communal-wide problems (especially when you’re trying to run and grow an organization!), but then I heard that for one of the issues which has gotten worse in the last year, there is a (nearly) foolproof solution! I am speaking about the agunah crisis…

Read more: http://jewinthecity.com/2015/03/historic-backing-of-halachic-prenup-by-haredi-rabbis/#ixzz3VzLilCaN

Hand-stencil rock art from Gua Tewet, Borneo, thought to be over 10,000 years old.

Photo courtesy of Luc-Henri Fage, via the Wiki Commons.

My new vignette illustration for LA NACION’s Ideas section (an Argentine daily newspaper) 30/08/2015 I have drawn it for the article about museums and their mission. What do we mean when we say “museum”? Today, museums have turned into places of experimentation, entertainment, shopping, education and appreciation of other forms of art. © GOSIA HERBA 2015

Marc Chagall (1887–1985)

L’Anniversaire, 1923

1990/05/17, Sotheby’s N06018, Impressionist & Modern Paintings & Sculpture Part 1

Sold: $14,850,000

*World Record Price at Auction for Marc Chagall*

*** On a day like today (28 Mar) in 1985, Marc Chagall died. R.I.P. ***

Synagogue painting #Germany (at Jüdisches Museum Berlin | Jewish Museum Berlin)

Summer Day in Jaffa.

Paintings by Alex Levin

Unique Original oil painting on canvas of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv by OriDvir (3500.00 USD) http://ift.tt/1znSzWR

Mandalas and things are starting to fall together for the next open studios. A new series of work will be on view October 3 & 4 at the Los Angeles Brewery Art Walk! (at Brewery Art Los Angeles)