When in DC I ALWAYS go to the National Gallery of Art (NGA). Remember a couple of post ago I was talking about how much I like the MET, well I love the NGA just as much.
While living in DC I would go to the museum often and do tours and then I started making my own tours and taking my friends.
Last year (2020) for Art Talk I took you all on tours of the NGA. Here is the Collection of Art Talk 2020 with 6 different tours.
This time there were no tours going so here are the pictures that caught my attention as I wandered this awesome museum.
Sculpture Gallery
Edgar Degas
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, 1878-1881
France
Auguste Rodin
France
Rodin has so much emotion in his sculptures!
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| The Thinker | The Kiss | Woman and Child |
Pietro Magni
The Reading Girl, 1861
Milanese
Stairs
Even the stairs are beautiful marble.
Italian
Leonardo da Vinci
Ginevra de Benci, 1474/1478
Florentine
I had to show Jodi my favorite picture in the gallery. It is an amazing two sided portrait wit so much symbolism and skill.
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Sandro Botticelli
Adoration of the Magi, 1446-1510
Florentine
This is great for the day after Christmas.
Raphael
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| Bindo Altoviti | St. George and the Dragon | Close up of the Small Cowper Madona |
Titian
Venus with a Mirror, 1555
Venetian
Courtyard
One of my favorite places to sit and rest and think and watch people while in the museum.
Dutch
Now I am going over to the Northern or Dutch Renaissance art. The main piece I want to see is The Annunciation by Van Eyck. It is one of the most incredible paintings ever. The details in a painting that small are incredible.
I realized this trip I really like Dutch art!
Jan Van Eyck
The Annunciation, 1434-1436
Netherlandish
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Here is another two sided painting.
Hans Memling
Chalice of Saint John the Evangelist, 1470-1475
Netherlandish
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A couple of incredible still life paintings. How do they look so real? How can Heda paint glass and metal like this?
Gerret Willemsz. Heda
Still Life with a Ham, 1650
Dutch
Jan Davidsz De Heem
Vase of Flowers, 1645
Dutch
Probably the most famous Dutch painter. I heard that his eyes follow you no matter where you are standing in the gallery. What do you think?
Rembrandt van Rijn
Self Portrait, 1659
Dutch
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This beautiful oil and ink picture is a new discovery for me and it is awesome!
Willem Van De Velde The Elder
Dutch Ships near the Coast, 1650s
Dutch
The Rotunda
American
Let's start with mom's favorite artist Albert Bierstadt
Albert Bierstadt
Mount Corcoran, 1876-1877
American
Albert Bierstadt
The Last of the Buffalo, 1888
American
Albert Bierstadt
Lake Lucerne, 1858
American
And one of my favorite artists, John Singer Sargent and Repose!
John Singer Sargent
Nonchaloir (Repose), 1911
American
John Singer Sargent
Setting out to Fish, 1878
American
Winslow Homer
The Dinner Horn, 1870
American
Rembrandt Peale
Rubens Peale with a Geranium, 1801
American
There you have a walk around the National Gallery of Art with no agenda, just seeing where I go. I went to a lot of my favorites and found a couple of new paintings. There are sooo many more amazing works of art.
If you want to see more and or get more details check out the Collection of Art Talk 2020 with 6 different tours.
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