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L'Art et La Mode ca 1907-1911.
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L'Art et La Mode ca 1907-1911.
Hussein Chalayan Spring 2010 ⟡ sculptural drape with looped clasp
Veronica Veronese
Artist: Dante Gabriel Rossetti (English, 1828–1882)
Date: 1872
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Description
This painting is not “about” anything, but serves as a reflection on the process of the composition of music. The intent is aesthetic rather than narrative. It is essentially a study in rich greens and velvety textures.
The accompanying lines inscribed on the frame are of little help with regard to subject matter. However, they do provide an element of exotic fantasy:
“Suddenly leaning forward, the Lady Veronica rapidly wrote the first notes on the virgin page. Then she took the bow of the violin to make her dream reality; but before commencing to play the instrument hanging from her hand, she remained quiet a few moments, listening to the inspiring bird, while her left hand strayed over the strings searching for the supreme melody, still elusive. It was the marriage of the voices of nature and the soul—the dawn of a mystic creation.”
Angela Burdett-Coutts, Baroness Burdett-Coutts
Artist: Unknown
Date: ca, 1840
Medium: Oil on panel
Collection: © National Portrait Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts
Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts (1814 – 1906) was a British philanthropist, the daughter of Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet and Sophia, formerly Coutts, daughter of banker Thomas Coutts.
A Genoese Noblewoman and her Son
Artist: Sir Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
Date: ca. 1626
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, United States
O Mistress Mine, Where are You Roaming?
Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852-1911)
Date: 1899
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Description
The painting’s title is the first line of the love song recited by the Clown in Shakespeare’s play 'Twelfth Night' in Act 2, Scene 3. The lover pleads with his mistress to come to him while they are still young and to disregard the consequences.
Portrait of Eugénie de Montijo, Empress of the French
Artist: Pierre-Désiré Guillemet (French, 1827-1878), After Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, 1805–1873)
Date: 1857
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Eugénie de Montijo
Eugénie de Montijo (1826 – 1920) was Empress of the French from her marriage to Napoleon III on 30 January 1853 until he was overthrown on 4 September 1870. From 28 July to 4 September 1870, she was the de facto head of state of France.
Born to prominent Spanish nobility, Eugénie was educated in France, Spain, and England. As Empress, she used her influence to champion "authoritarian and clerical policies"; her involvement in politics earned her much criticism from contemporaries. Napoléon and Eugénie had one child together, Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856–1879). After the fall of the Empire, the three lived in exile in England; Eugénie outlived both her husband and son and spent the remainder of her life working to commemorate their memories and the memory of the Second French Empire.
Jesus Christ at the home of Martha and Mary
Artist: Jean Jouvenet (French,1 644-1717)
Date: c. 1688
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Luke 10:38-42, NIV
“As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”