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Titian’s Pope Paul III and His Grandsons (1545-6) Oil on...

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:14:26 -0400

Titian, Pope Paul III and His Grandsons (1545-6) Oil on canvas. Museo di Capodimonte, Naples. See the secret image within it at www.epph.org

Titian’s Pope Paul III and His Grandsons (1545-6) Oil on canvas. Museo di Capodimonte, Naples.

Delacroix’s Arabs of Oran (1837) Watercolor on paper. For...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:13:55 -0400

Delacroix, Arabs of Oran (1837)

Delacroix’s Arabs of Oran (1837) Watercolor on paper.

For a simple but fascinating explanation of this image and the accompanying illustrations, above, see Arabs of Oran at www.epph.net

Left: Detail of Leonardo’s Mona Lisa (1503-06) ...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:54:08 -0400

Left: Detail of Leonardo’s Mona Lisa (1503-06) Right: Detail of Leonardo’s Self-portrait (n.d.), inverted

Find out how a scientist solved the mystery of the Mona Lisa, perhaps the greatest art historical discovery of the 20th century.

Albrecht Dürer’s Study for the Virgin and Child (1491) Ink...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:11:31 -0400

Albrecht Dürer's Study for the Virgin and Child (1491) Ink on paper

Diagram at right showing Dürer's own face in the Virgin's drapery

Diagram and a self-portrait indicating how Albrecht Dürer placed his own face in the Virgin's drapery. Go to www.everypainterpaintshimself.com to find out why.

A diagram of the various visual tricks at work in Dürer's image. They are explained at www.everypainterpaintshimself.com

Albrecht Dürer’s Study for the Virgin and Child (1491) Ink on paper. o to www.everypainterpaintshimself.com for an analysis and explanation of its various visual illusions.

Mirrus Christ!

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:28:50 -0400

Mirrus Christ!: An interesting discussion of mirror symbolism

Rembrandt, Three etchings of beggars and peasants...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:57:00 -0400

Rembrandt, Peasant with Hands behind his back (1631) Signed and dated "RHL 1631". Etching with burin. Fourth state of five

Rembrandt, Beggar leaning on a stick, facing left, detail (c.1630) Etching. Only state.

Rembrandt, Beggar in a High Cap, standing and leaning on a stick (c.1629) Etching on paper. Only state.

Rembrandt, Three etchings of beggars and peasants (c.1629-30)

Find out on the website how Rembrandt’s peasants have art on their mind…literally.

Annibale Carracci’s Portrait of a Musician (1587) Oil on...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:56:47 -0400

See how the artist's deep-set eye is formed out of the black fabric near the elbow, the hand of craft extending out the eye of his perception

Here the space between the composer's thumb and fingers is eye-shaped, once again uniting craft with perception

The composer, long unidentified, resembles the artist in his beard type and concave nose.

Annibale Carracci’s Portrait of a Musician (1587) Oil on canvas. Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

See how to find this picture’s meaning at EveryPainterPaintsHimself.com

Degas, At the Races in the Countryside (c.1869) Oil on canvas....

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:46:09 -0400

Degas, At the Races in the Countryside (c.1869) Oil on canvas. See the giant boob on Manet’s single-breasted jacket! Find out why at Every Painter Paints Himself.

Degas, Edouard Manet at the Races (c.1865) See how his stick...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:15:23 -0400

See how Manet's stick becomes a "paintbrush" with the shading lower down as its hairs and, thus, its handle above.

Here Manet's hand stuck in his jacket pocket is turned into a veiled self-portrait of Degas. See how at www.everypainterpaintshimself.com.

Degas, Edouard Manet at the Races (c.1865)

See how his stick becomes a “paintbrush) with the shading lower down as its hairs (lower left) and his hand is a veiled repetition of Degas’ own self-portrait with Manet’s palette-thumb as his nose.

If you painted a portrait of your wife or girlfriend, would you...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:56:08 -0400

If you painted a portrait of your wife or girlfriend, would you give her a phallus? Picasso did. To find out why, see the latest entry at www.everypainterpaintshimself.com.

Top: Picasso, Seated Woman (Dora Maar) (1943) Oil on canvas. Private Collection.
Bottom: Picasso, Woman in an Armchair (Françoise Gilot) (1948) Lithograph on paper.

Ingres, The Forestier Family (1806) Louvre This remarkable...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:16:20 -0400

Ingres, The Forestier Family (1806) Louvre

This remarkable drawing, as usual, has more to it than meets most eyes…… Go to EPPH for a concise explanation.

The Van Gogh Gallery is being updated and improved with...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:09:00 -0400

The Van Gogh Gallery is being updated and improved with higher-quality and larger images. The accompanying detail includes date, medium and location. As the Gallery grows, it should become a valuable resource for Van Gogh lovers and specialists. And, then, of course, there are 43 other Galleries on other artists including some devoted to portrait comparisons between the sitter and the artist.

Ingres, The Forestier Family (1806) Pencil on paper. Louvre,...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:09:00 -0400

Ingres, The Forestier Family (1806) Pencil on paper. Louvre, Paris with some comparisons to a copy of Ingres’ own Self-portrait (1804) copied the next year by none other than Julie Forestier, the girl in the center of the drawing.

Top: Roy Lichtenstein, The Refrigerator (1962) Magna on...

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:33:35 -0500

Top: Roy Lichtenstein, The Refrigerator (1962) Magna on canvas
Middle: Lichtenstein, Woman in the Bath (1963) Oil on canvas
Bottom: Lichtenstein, Foot Medication (1961) Pencil on paper

Goltzius, Mercury (1611-13) Find out how and why the artist...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:29:17 -0500

Goltzius, Mercury (1611-13)

Find out how and why the artist Hendrik Goltzius, who should be better known, turned himself into a rooster….

Lucas van Leyden, The Standard Bearer (c.1510) See how the shape...

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:49:52 -0500

Lucas van Leyden, The Standard Bearer (c.1510)

See how the shape of the flagpole and his sword form the ‘L’ of his name? And the sinuous curve of his lips in the overturned flap of the flag? For more, and how it all makes sense, visit www.everypainterpaintshimself.com.

Sent on a mission to paint a potential Queen of England for the...

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:03:00 -0500

Sent on a mission to paint a potential Queen of England for the blood-thirsty and dangerous Henry VIII, how did Holbein “paint himself” in painting the future queen? Had the king seen it, Holbein would no doubt have lost his head in executing her portrait. Yet he felt so safe, he placed his head in the Queen’s hands.

Find the explanation on Every Painter Paints Himself, the art world’s most interesting website

See how Edouard Manet (top) added an M to the girl’s hair...

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:46:51 -0500

See how Edouard Manet (top) added an M to the girl’s hair and then repeated it more loosely below her ribbon

Degas, Study after Delacroix’s Entry of the Crusaders into...

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:06:17 -0500

Degas, Study after Delacroix’s Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople (c.1860) Oil on canvas. Private Collection.

Delacroix, Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople (1840) Oil on canvas. Louvre, Paris.

Ferdinand Bol, Portrait of a Man Holding a White Plume (1648)...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:51:55 -0500

Ferdinand Bol, Portrait of a Man Holding a White Plume (1648) Oil on canvas. private Collection.

Ferdinand Bol, Self-portrait (1669) Oil on canvas. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Ferdinand Bol, Reading Monk (1626) Etching on paper. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Ferdinand Bol, Portrait of a Savant (1650) oil on canvas. Hermitage, St. Petersburgh