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Judith Leyster was born in Haarlem and baptized there on July 28, 1609. Her father, Jan Willemsz, owned a brewery called the “Leyster� (lodestar), from which the family took its surname.
problem that is aggravated by the fact that they often shared studio props and models
Author and art historian Katy Hessel on the American artist’s portraits of her family.
she was among the first generation of American women permitted to study from nude models
Against a pale greenish-ocher background, the subtle colors and organic rhythms of Jan van Huysum’s exuberant flower arrangement in an urn create an elegant whole, without focusing unduly upon any individual blossom. The bouquet is in a terra-cotta vase decorated with playful cupids, and near it are three pale blue eggs in a bird’s nest, which teeters on the edge of the marble tabletop.
Nevertheless, it seems that he painted most of his flowers directly from life or from models
battle scene painted by Leonardo da Vinci and used some of the horses in it as models
and upper torso derive from a drawing from life of one of Watteau’s favorite models
preliminary drawings or watercolor studies of flowers, fruits, and shells to use as models
The eldest son of a Parisian banker, Edgar Degas reinforced his formal academic art training by copying Old Master paintings both in Italy, where he spent three years (1856–1859), and at the Louvre. Degas early on developed a rigorous drawing style and a respect for line that he would maintain throughout his career.
Degas was frequently criticized for depicting unattractive models from Paris’ working
preliminary drawings or watercolor studies of flowers, fruits, and shells to use as models
An environmental historian discusses how artists documented the Little Ice Age.
Low Countries (modern Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands) provide striking models
The eldest son of a Parisian banker, Edgar Degas reinforced his formal academic art training by copying Old Master paintings both in Italy, where he spent three years (1856–1859), and at the Louvre. Degas early on developed a rigorous drawing style and a respect for line that he would maintain throughout his career.
Degas was frequently criticized for depicting unattractive models from Paris’ working
