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cavetocanvas: Rembrandt, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, 1632 This is Rembrandt’s first group portrait, commissioned by Dr. Tulp and his associates (the two figures on the left were probably added later). The cadavers used for medical dissections (of which there were one or two a year in Leiden) were always criminals; this specific one was put to death by hanging, and Rembrandt cleverly hides the rope marks by elevating the chest to hide the neck. As anyone versed in the principles of dissection would know, dissections normally begin with the abdomen; in this case, Dr. Tulp specifically requested that Rembrandt focus on the hands of the cadaver first, because Dr. Tulp was known for giving lectures on the thing that distinguished humans from other creatures: their hands. Although Rembrandt is not the best anatomical painter (his proportions are a little off), most of the figures depicted in this painting were satisfied with their renderings.

cavetocanvas:

Rembrandt, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, 1632

This is Rembrandt’s first group portrait, commissioned by Dr. Tulp and his associates (the two figures on the left were probably added later). The cadavers used for medical dissections (of which there were one or two a year in Leiden) were always criminals; this specific one was put to death by hanging, and Rembrandt cleverly hides the rope marks by elevating the chest to hide the neck. As anyone versed in the principles of dissection would know, dissections normally begin with the abdomen; in this case, Dr. Tulp specifically requested that Rembrandt focus on the hands of the cadaver first, because Dr. Tulp was known for giving lectures on the thing that distinguished humans from other creatures: their hands. Although Rembrandt is not the best anatomical painter (his proportions are a little off), most of the figures depicted in this painting were satisfied with their renderings.

(via sfmoma)

cavetocanvas: Romaine Brooks, La France Croisée, 1914 From the Smithsonian American Art Museum: Brooks painted a windswept female figure as a crusader and the personification of France. She based the woman’s strong features on those of the actress Ida Rubinstein, with whom she was in love at the time. The figure’s chiseled features and stern gaze set against the backdrop of a burning city evoke a sense of defiance and strength. The city represents Ypres in western Belgium, the site of a major battle during the first year of World War I. The emblem on Rubinstein’s shoulder evokes the bloodshed of war, but the brilliant red may also signal the painter’s passion for the actress. Reproductions of this painting, together with the poem, were later sold to raise money for the Red Cross, and Brooks received the Cross of the Legion of Honor for her service to France.

cavetocanvas:

Romaine Brooks, La France Croisée, 1914

From the Smithsonian American Art Museum:

Brooks painted a windswept female figure as a crusader and the personification of France. She based the woman’s strong features on those of the actress Ida Rubinstein, with whom she was in love at the time. The figure’s chiseled features and stern gaze set against the backdrop of a burning city evoke a sense of defiance and strength. The city represents Ypres in western Belgium, the site of a major battle during the first year of World War I. The emblem on Rubinstein’s shoulder evokes the bloodshed of war, but the brilliant red may also signal the painter’s passion for the actress. Reproductions of this painting, together with the poem, were later sold to raise money for the Red Cross, and Brooks received the Cross of the Legion of Honor for her service to France.

effyeahnerdfighters: whowhatevr submitted: Anybody else see Tom Hanks’s tweet last night?! (I need an interrobang for such questions.) Darn tootin’ it’s good advice, Tom. Darn freakin’ tootin’.

effyeahnerdfighters:

whowhatevr submitted:

Anybody else see Tom Hanks’s tweet last night?! (I need an interrobang for such questions.)

Darn tootin’ it’s good advice, Tom. Darn freakin’ tootin’.

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missfolly: Saint Jerome and the Lion (detail), by Liberale da Verona (15th century)

missfolly:

Saint Jerome and the Lion (detail), by Liberale da Verona (15th century)

centuriespast: LUTTICHUIJS, Simon (b. 1610, London, d. 1661, Amsterdam) Vanitas Still-Life with a Skull1635-40Oil on canvasMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston

centuriespast:

LUTTICHUIJS, Simon

(b. 1610, London, d. 1661, Amsterdam)

Vanitas Still-Life with a Skull
1635-40
Oil on canvas
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston