and here I am in the West building of the National Gallery of Art!
Self-portrait by Judith Leyster, Dutch, 1609-1660, oil on canvas, c. 1630
Although well known during her lifetime and esteemed by her contemporaries, Leyster and her work were largely forgotten after her death. Leyster's rediscovery came in 1893. The Louvre had purchased a Frans Hals only to find it had in fact been painted by Judith Leyster. A dealer had changed the monogram that she used as a signature.
Imagine trying to paint wearing that outfit!
Self-Portrait by Rembrandt Van Rijn, Dutch, 1606-1669, oil on canvas, 1659.
He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history and the most important in Dutch history. This is one of at least 40 self-portraits painted by the artist.
The Adoration of the Magi by Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi, Florentine, c. 1406 - 1469, tempera on panel, c. 1440/1460.
Brilliant color by two monks has lasted over 500 years.
Ginevra de' Benci by Leonardo Da Vinci, Florentine, 1452 - 1519, oil on panel, c. 1474/1478.
This painting is the only one by Da Vinci in America. This portrait was acquired by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., in 1967, for US$5 million paid to the Princely House of Liechtenstein, a record price at the time, from the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
The interior of the building itself is divine.
The architecture is very fine.
I enjoyed the building almost as much as the art.
Girl with a Hoop by Auguste Renoir, French, 1841 - 1919, oil on canvas, 1885.
I kept coming back to this one; I find it enchanting.
The Japanese Footbridge by Claude Monet, French, 1840-1926, oil on canvas, 1899.
The masterpieces of art seem endless in the National Gallery. The museum is
free and access to these works of art is very generous.
Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son by Claude Monet, French, 1840 - 1926, oil on canvas, 1873.
The Bridge at Argenteuil by Claude Monet, French, 1840 - 1926, oil on canvas, 1874.
This is the one I would take home and enjoy looking at everyday.
The Houses of Parliament, Sunset by Claude Monet, French, 1840 - 1926, oil on canvas, 1903.
I've seen the Houses of Parliament but never like this.
Still Life with Apples and Peaches by Paul Cezanne, French, 1839 - 1906, oil on canvas, c. 1905
The colors, the shapes, the folds in the cloth, wonderful to the eye.
Boy in a Red Waistcoat by Paul Cezanne, French, 1839 - 1906, oil on canvas, 1888 - 1890.
Isn't he a jaunty boy.
The Peppermint Bottle by Paul Cezanne, French, 1839 - 1906, oil on canvas, 1893/1895.
Whoever knew a bottle could look so good.
Monet's Japanese Footbridge reproduced before our very eyes in the National Gallery!
Multiverse by Leo Villareal, the largest and most complex light sculpture created by this American artist is experienced by visitors passing through the walkway between the East and West Buildings of the National Gallery of Art.
Time for a dinner break at Chevy's in Greenbelt after sight-seeing in the Capitol.
When Paul and I were in Scotland (right about this same time--late May), we were at the Scottish National Gallery, where we saw one of Rembrandt's OTHER self portraits, that looked almost just like the one in this post! To see this post after having taken another semester of art history sure makes it more meaningful.
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