Monthly Archives: March 2015

Death and illness

By Munch - The last farewell

By Munch – The last farewell

By Barye, A.L. - A little elephant dying

By Barye, A.L. – A little elephant dying

By Coypel,  Antoine - A blind man trying on

By Coypel, Antoine – A blind man trying on

By Delacroix - Ophelia grasped from a willow branch, before her drown

By Delacroix – Ophelia grasped from a willow branch, before her drown

By Cézanne - Skull on a flowered cloth

By Cézanne – Skull on a flowered cloth

By Kollwitz, Kaethe - Mother and son fighting against the death

By Kollwitz, Kaethe – Mother and son fighting against the death

By Heckel - An ill man

By Heckel – An ill man

By Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, Anne-Louis - A woman  upheld by two men during a burial ceremony

By Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, Anne-Louis – A woman upheld by two men during a burial ceremony

By anonymous author of a Bible. 15th century - A doctor disseminates herbal essences to affected people by the plague

By anonymous author of a Bible. 15th century – A doctor disseminates herbal essences to affected people by the plague

By Rotciv, J. - A sick woman

By Rotciv, J. – A sick woman

By Van Dam, Jaap - Dwelling of the suicide of Romeo and Juliet

By Van Dam, Jaap – Dwelling of the suicide of Romeo and Juliet

By Raphael - Lucretia before she killed herself

By Raphael – Lucretia before she killed herself

By Beuys, Joseph - Sketch on an envelope that depicts the death kissing a woman

By Beuys, Joseph – Sketch on an envelope that depicts the death kissing a woman

By Israëls, Josef - A woman crying in front of a deathbed

By Israëls, Josef – A woman crying in front of a deathbed

By Schiele - A portrait of the artist's wife before she dies

By Schiele – A portrait of the artist’s wife before she dies

By Warhol - Unknown title

By Warhol – Unknown title

By Pisanello - Studies of the six executed

By Pisanello – Studies of the six executed

By myself - Untitled

By myself – Untitled

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Feelings

By Ciurlionis, Mikalojus - A figure feeling the light of Friendship

By Ciurlionis, Mikalojus – A figure feeling the light of Friendship

By Daumier - Astonishment of a woman

By Daumier – Astonishment of a woman

By Sandys, Emma - Besotted by a fragrance

By Sandys, Emma – Besotted by a fragrance

By Falcone, Aniello - Courage

By Falcone, Aniello – Courage

By Greuze - Melancholy

By Greuze – Melancholy

By Boccioni - Feeling fun

By Boccioni – Feeling fun

By Jordaens, Jacob - Relief

By Jordaens, Jacob – Relief

By Le Brun, Charles - Weeping

By Le Brun, Charles – Weeping

By Kiyochika, Kobayashi - Woman crying

By Kiyochika, Kobayashi – Woman crying

By Baglione, Giovanni - Anguish

By Baglione, Giovanni – Anguish

By Lichtenstein - The tear

By Lichtenstein – The tear

By Redon - Reflection

By Redon – Reflection

By Rubens - Forgiveness

By Rubens – Forgiveness

By Bruegel the Elder - Depiction of The Prudence

By Bruegel the Elder – Depiction of The Prudence

By Steinlen - Censured

By Steinlen – Censured

By Dürer - Ease

By Dürer – Ease

By Munch - Agony

By Munch – Agony

By Van Grevenbroeck, Jan - Guiltiness

By Van Grevenbroeck, Jan – Guiltiness

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Sketchers too

By Rafael Alberti - Spiral of light, shadow and wind Una espiral de luz, sombra y viento

By Rafael Alberti – Spiral of light, shadow and wind Una espiral de luz, sombra y viento

By Frederick II the Great, of Prussia -  Sketch of palace in Potsdam

By Frederick II the Great, of Prussia – Sketch of palace in Potsdam

By J.W. Goethe - A journey's sketch from Sicily

By J.W. Goethe – A journey’s sketch from Sicily

By Franz Kafka - Fencing

By Franz Kafka – Fencing

By Yves Saint Laurent - Marina chérie

By Yves Saint Laurent – Marina chérie

By John Lennon - The former beatle seen by himself

By John Lennon – The former beatle seen by himself

By Arnold Schoenberg - A sheet music colored by the composer

By Arnold Schoenberg – A sheet music colored by the composer

By Emily Jane Brontë - Sketch of the dog of the novelist

By Emily Jane Brontë – Sketch of the dog of the novelist

By Victor Hugo - Sketch of a mysterious castle on a hill

By Victor Hugo – Sketch of a mysterious castle on a hill

By Gabriel Fauré - A portrait of his coeval composer Messager

By Gabriel Fauré – A portrait of his coeval composer Messager

By Anthony Quinn - A female nude in the beach

By Anthony Quinn – A female nude in the beach

By Johan August Strindberg - Sketches for my sweetheart

By Johan August Strindberg – Sketches for my sweetheart

By Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc - A view of the Mont Blanc

By Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc – A view of the Mont Blanc

By Robert Herlth - Sketch to the german film directed by Joe May  'Asphalt' 1929

By Robert Herlth – Sketch to the german film directed by Joe May ‘Asphalt’ 1929

By Guillermo del Toro - An sketch of the filmmaker

By Guillermo del Toro – An sketch of the filmmaker

By Erik Satie - Whimsical building

By Erik Satie – Whimsical building

By Ernest Hemingway - From Taos Pueblo (or Pueblo de Taos)

By Ernest Hemingway – From Taos Pueblo (or Pueblo de Taos)

By Bob Dylan - 'How does it feel, to be without a home, like a complete unknown...'

By Bob Dylan – ‘How does it feel, to be without a home, like a complete unknown…’

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Saints’ day. Joseph

By Guercino - The saint receives a nosegay from his son Jesus

By Guercino – The saint receives a nosegay from his son Jesus

 

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Dogs, cats and pets

By Saint-Marcel, Edme - Sacred nap

By Saint-Marcel, Edme – Sacred nap

By Seurat - Study of a dog for 'A Sunday on La Grande Jatte'

By Seurat – Study of a dog for ‘A Sunday on La Grande Jatte’

By Picasso - Little girl and dog

By Picasso – Little girl and dog

By Hollar, Wenceslas - The poodle

By Hollar, Wenceslas – The poodle

By Kirchner - Nude with cat

By Kirchner – Nude with cat

By Chia, Sandro - Unknown title

By Chia, Sandro – Unknown title

By Da Udine - Several studies

By Da Udine – Several studies

By Pasternak, Leonid - A black cat watching through a window

By Pasternak, Leonid – A black cat watching through a window

By Gerome, Jean-Leon - Preparatory drawing to The Snake Charmer

By Gerome, Jean-Leon – Preparatory drawing to The Snake Charmer

By Pisanello, Antonio - A dog's head drawn over a woman's head

By Pisanello, Antonio – A dog’s head drawn over a woman’s head

By Boudin - Scene on the beach

By Boudin – Scene on the beach

By Dufy, R. - Untitled

By Dufy, R. – Untitled

By Serov, Valentin - Sketch of a tied dog

By Serov, Valentin – Sketch of a tied dog

By Toulouse-Lautrec - Girl walking with her dog

By Toulouse-Lautrec – Girl walking with her dog

By Van de Velde, Adriaen - A furry dog seen on profile

By Van de Velde, Adriaen – A furry dog seen on profile

By Manders, Mark - Figures

By Manders, Mark – Figures

By Burne-Jones - 'Top. Virgil picture'

By Burne-Jones – ‘Top. Virgil picture’

By Tiepolo - Study of greyhounds

By Tiepolo – Study of greyhounds

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Reading, drawing, painting or writing

By Zille, Heinrich - Nude's drawing session

By Zille, Heinrich – Nude’s drawing session

By Chagall - Several sketches

By Chagall – Several sketches

By Larsson, Carl - The pause of a reader

By Larsson, Carl – The pause of a reader

By Van Renesse, Constantijn - Drawing students in the workshop of Rembrandt

By Van Renesse, Constantijn – Drawing students in the workshop of Rembrandt

By Corinth, Lovis - Portrait of a reading man

By Corinth, Lovis – Portrait of a reading man

By Degas - A seated boy that draws

By Degas – A seated boy that draws

By Portail, J.A. - Student beside her pet

By Portail, J.A. – Student beside her pet

By Eizan, Kikugawa - Reading woman

By Eizan, Kikugawa – Reading woman

By Goltzius, H. - A draftsman while he draws after an sculpture of a classical greek deity

By Goltzius, H. – A draftsman while he draws after an sculpture of a classical greek deity

By Burrini, Giovanni Antonio - The scribe

By Burrini, Giovanni Antonio – The scribe

By Pruna, Pere - Studies for a picture

By Pruna, Pere – Studies for a picture

By Guercino - Portrait of a reader

By Guercino – Portrait of a reader

By Bogomazov, Alexander - Reader

By Bogomazov, Alexander – Reader

By Cavedone, G. - Bishop figure sitting with a book

By Cavedone, G. – Bishop figure sitting with a book

By Morisot, Berthe - Young woman on a desk

By Morisot, Berthe – Young woman on a desk

By Kirchner - A nude woman reading the news beside an oil lamp

By Kirchner – A nude woman reading the news beside an oil lamp

By Chodowiecke, D. N. - The young pupil

By Chodowiecke, D. N. – The young pupil

By myself - Studies of a colleague working in his workshop

By myself – Studies of a colleague working in his workshop

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