Conversation among the Ruins by Giorgio De Chirico https://www.nga.gov/artworks/46582-conversation-among-ruins
Visual Description A man, woman, a small table, chair, and two fragments of walls
Visual Description A man, woman, a small table, chair, and two fragments of walls
George Luks was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in 1866 to a lively and cultured family. Luks’s father, a multilingual doctor, emigrated from Poland;
draw attention to his privileged upbringing or to his European travels as a young man
Middleman 1969 Lithograph Accession ID 1974.11.6 Not on view Artwork A Hard Man
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Beckmann 1921 Lithograph Accession ID 1945.5.38 Not on view Artwork Woman, Man
Information on this painting can be found in the Gallery publication American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century , pages 81-87, which is available as a free PDF https://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/research/publications/pdfs/american-paintings-18th-century.pdf
Out Recenter Visual Description Two women reach for or touch the arm of a man
In the 19th century, families often welcomed clergy into their homes, particularly when churches could not afford to offer housing. Here, Richard Norris Brooke depicts a traditional pastoral visit.
A bespectacled, white-haired man sits to our left, wearing a black coat and suit.
Fascination with the life and times of William Shakespeare abounded in the Victorian world, especially in London, where American artist Edwin Austin Abbey settled permanently in 1883. The Bard’s writings provided lifelong inspiration for Abbey:
The man closest to us on the left is cut off by the edge of the painting.
The man has a mop of spiky, unruly hair, heavy black brows, and a wide nose.
Controls Zoom In Zoom Out Recenter Visual Description A light-skinned man
The Saint Luke and Saint Mark panels were part of a commission from Pope Pius V in 1569 to decorate the newly built Torre Pio (Pius Tower) in the Vatican. The project, for which Vasari was knighted by the pope, was finished in two years.
Controls Zoom In Zoom Out Recenter Visual Description A pale-skinned man