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EYES ON ART : Bruegel The Elder’s Elegiac Masterpiece – The Blind Leading The Blind

The Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind, Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525 - 1569), distemper on linen canvas, 1568, Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte Napoli

Text by Vincent DeLuise Author, Educator, Musician at amusicalvision.blogspot.com, Cultural Ambassador, Waterbury Symphony Orchestra Artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder Title The Blind Leading the Blind Year 1568 Type Distemper on linen canvas Dimensions 86 cm × 154 cm (34 in × 61 in) Location Museo di Capodimonte, Naples In one of my…

Naples / Dutch and Flemish Renaissance / Pieter Bruegel The Elder / Museo di Capodimonte

Painting History painting Genre painting Artworks

Rembrandt – The Return of the Prodigal Son – Forgiveness and Redemption

Rembrandt, The Return of the Prodigal Son, 1661–1669

Imagine standing before a painting that seems to breathe with emotion, where every brushstroke tells a story of profound human experience. That’s the magic of Rembrandt‘s “The Return of the Prodigal Son.” This masterpiece doesn’t just depict a biblical tale;…

Chiaroscuro / Rembrandt / Dutch Golden Age

Painting History painting Portrait Artworks

Caravaggio, ‘David with the Head of Goliath’, between 1606 and 1610.

Caravaggio, David with the Head of Goliath, Oil on canvas, Galleria Borghese, Rome1606-07 or 1609-1610

David with the Head of Goliath is, according to art historians, a self-portrait of Caravaggio. Some argue that both figures are representative of Caravaggio, with the young figure of David representing young Caravaggio, and the detached and bloody head of…

Caravaggio / Borghese Gallery / Baroque / Self-portrait / Rome / Chiaroscuro