CLASSICAL Decorative Arts BLOG™
...more artistic musings
…more artistic musings
IMPRESSIONISTS of the 1860’s CHALLENGE the PREVIOUSLY ACCEPTED COLOR PALETTE
AS PREVIOUSLY discussed, the world of the artist in the 1860’s was changing radically after four hundred long years of enforced artistic regulations. The major difference between the Old Masters and the Impressionists is the illusion of brightness reflected from the paintings by the independent artists.
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REMBRANDT – Self-Portrait – 1660 – oil (left): 17th Century Spanish Artist VELAZQUEZ – 1599-1660 – (right)
Old MASTERS COLOR PALETTE
The 1840’s had the Academy’s four hundred year old-established restrictions remaining unchanged and unchallenged. The approved choices for appropriate presentation subjects remained as before. Idealized representation of the ancient Greek, Roman and Renaissance periods still remained as the only acceptable subjects. Throughout history the Academy always required the artist to paint interiors. [Read more…] about Okay, I’LL HANG IT SOMEWHERE ELSE – IMPRESSIONISTS part 1
