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🎨 At the Café, c. 1897 – 1899
by Edouard Vuillard 🇫🇷
oil on board, 28.8 x 27.5 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art, USA
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Vuillard, a member of the Nabis group, was known for his intimate, interior scenes that often featured the people in his life in their everyday environments. "At the Café" is a quintessential Vuillard piece, showcasing his distinct style that blends elements of Post-Impressionism and Symbolism.
The painting presents a scene inside a café, a common social setting in late 19th-century Paris. Vuillard's use of muted, harmonious colors and his focus on patterns and textures are evident in this work. The composition captures the café atmosphere, with figures that appear absorbed in their own world, either in conversation or in solitary contemplation. 0 reply
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🎨 The Bewitched Mill, 1913
by Franz Marc 🇩🇪
oil on canvas, 130.2 cm x 90.8 cm
Art Institute of Chicago, USA
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In the artwork, human life is represented by the mill and houses on the left, while the animals, water, and trees on the right embody nature. The composition is filled with vivid, symbolic colors and flat, geometric, and abstract shapes, reflecting Marc's knowledge and use of Cubist influences. The movement in the painting is conveyed through the fractured shapes of the red wheel and the curves of the water splashing onto the contented animals, including playful birds, demonstrating Marc's fascination with seeing the world through their innocent, pure eyes. 0 reply
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🎨 The Procession to Calvary, 1564
by Bruegel the Elder 🇳🇱
oil on oak wood, 124 cm x 170 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
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The painting depicts Christ carrying the Cross amidst a large, detailed landscape, a setting that Bruegel often incorporated into his works. Bruegel's treatment of landscape evolved from extensive bird's-eye views to a more naturalistic style, evident in this painting. The landscape reflects the rocky, unfamiliar terrain of the Holy Land, drawing on the Antwerp school's landscape tradition.
Bruegel's composition is traditionally mannerist, with Christ depicted as insignificant among the crowds, contrasting with the dramatic events in the background. The sacred figures, including the fainting Virgin Mary, are separated from the main events, acting out their drama largely unnoticed. 1 reply
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