Artwork
Russ’ Art Blog: The Last Muster
Sir Hubert von Herkomer’s The Last Muster, a great example of realism and an almost illustrative idea
This Week's Art
This Week’s Art: Expulsion – Moon and Firelight
This is Thomas Cole’s Expulsion – Moon and Firelight (1828, Oil on canvas, 35 7/8 in x 47 7/8 in), one of those pieces that I find very inspiring. It’s a bit different than the images by Cole that I normally cite (like his Course of the Empire series, check Read more…
This Week's Art
This week’s art: Death
This is Jacek Malczewski’s Death (1902, Oil on panel), and if you were a visitor to the former Message Boards of the Damned you may recognize this piece. It’s one of my personal favorites, filled with everything that makes a piece of art great. Malczewski is an important artist in Read more…