A reminder to members of City Daily Photo: the theme day for November is Brown.
I start today with a wider view inside this gallery. It includes the grand painting The Death Of General Wolfe by Benjamin West, depicting the 1759 Battle of Quebec, painted in 1770.
My favourite sculpture in the building. Antonio Canova carved this marble, Dancer, between 1818-22. The first version of this is in the Hermitage.
A show stopper of a name for the subject and the painting: Erneste Bioche de Misery. This was painted in 1807 by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson.
Bacchus And Ariadne draws its roots from Greek mythology. Dating to 1821, it was painted by French artist Antoine-Jean Gros.
Oh, The Dancer is really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe Dancer is pretty indeed!
ReplyDeleteThe sculpture is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteEstou a gostar desta visita ao museu e aproveito para desejar a continuação de uma boa semana.
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Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
...beautiful ladies!
ReplyDeleteI like the beautiful Dancer sculpture.
ReplyDeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteThe Dancer sculpture is beautiful. Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy weekend ahead.
cool dress ... the way it falls very neat detail!! ( ;
ReplyDeleteI think you've shown that Dancer before, but that's fine, she is beautiful.
ReplyDelete@Iris: that she is.
ReplyDelete@Italiafinlandia: definitely.
@Fun60: very much so.
@Francisco: thank you!
@Tom: that they are.
@Nancy: so do I.
@Eileen: thanks!
@Beth: true!
@Jan: I have.
Oh yes! I love the Dancer also, and doesn't she look marvelous in her white marble against the blue walls 💙
ReplyDeleteLove the flowing dress of the dancer!
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful statue of the dancer. Thank you for the wonderful pictures so I could really appreciate it. :-)
ReplyDeleteYes, your favorite statue is indeed beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYes, you are right, the statue is very beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe Bacchus and Ariadne painting is also very beautiful ...
Lovely, indeed. It's a good couple of days to visit indoors!
ReplyDeleteI could hang out at the National Gallery all day!
ReplyDeleteJanis
GDP
I like your Dancer very much, William.
ReplyDeleteThe statue of the Dancer is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe dancer is gorgeous. I can see why it's your favorite.
ReplyDeleteThe Dancer is a marvel in marble.
ReplyDeleteLove the sculptures, they are just beautiful and look so "life" !
ReplyDelete@Laurie: quite true.
ReplyDelete@Grace: she does.
@Alexandria: it's marvelously sculpted.
@DJan: you're welcome.
@Barbara: definitely.
@Ella: I think so too.
@Jennifer: quite true.
@Janis: I certainly have.
@RedPat: she stands out.
@Sami: very much so.
@Sharon: it is a wonderful sculpture.
@Marie: most definitely.
@Gattina: very much so.
I'm always amazed at the perfection in sculpture, like the dancer. I recall seeing a work at the Louvre of a woman lying on what appears to be a tufted air mattress and even her "bed" is perfect.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos of the 'Dancer' ~ gorgeous sculpture!
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A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
The dancer is beautiful. It's amazing someone could create this beauty just by carving a piece of marble.
ReplyDeleteYou really do like that sculpture.
ReplyDeleteLove the fall colors in your header!
ReplyDeleteI can see why you love the sculpture of the dancer. It offers so many lovely photo views and is truly beautiful.
ReplyDelete@Catalyst: you sometimes wonder how sculptors do it.
ReplyDelete@Carol: thank you!
@Bill: I agree.
@Anvilcloud: I do!
@Revrunner: thanks!
@Jeanie: it does, yes.
Great exhibitions you gave us today.
ReplyDeleteWonderful sculpture and paintings.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing that a sculpture can portray so much movement with marble. Marble!
ReplyDeleteWhat a bold statue
ReplyDeleteThe sculpture is lovely:)
ReplyDeleteAmazing sculpture … it's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
@Joanne: thank you.
ReplyDelete@Magiceye: thanks.
@Kay: this one does.
@Cloudia: indeed.
@Rosie: very much so.
@Jan: I agree.