The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a beautiful 3 hour train ride down the coast from my dads in Massachusetts. My dad and I went for the first time last summer (blog entry here), and despite the freezing weather, couldn’t pass on another trip.
The European Painting and Sculpture wing at the Met is fantastic, and probably the most inspiring (and humbling) spot I’ve ever set foot in. I took a ton of pictures again; this time focusing more on detail than entire paintings. Here’s a few bunch of my favorites (below). I will hereby aspire to paint as good as any of these guys for the rest of my life – I will likely fail, but man, what a good way to spend a “career” right?
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Wow! Great detail shots. Thanks. I especially love the skull by Pieter Claesz. It’s so amazing what those old masters accomplished without any photographs.
This post is incredible. You even included Le Brun!!!! And Ingres, who I must confess is my favorite. Sorry for the delay in my letter. I have so much to share and say about the discourse of women/nudes vs. naked, what is more erotic nudes or clothed women etc. I just couldn’t decide where to start. I’ll send a card out tomorrow, and wait to write a letter till I can clarify my thoughts. Thank you so much for sharing. Best wishes KM.