Tag: Vouet
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Woman Playing a Guitar
Woman Playing a Guitar (1618) Simon Vouet. This was painted while Simon was in Rome and exploring Caravaggism. The dramatic lighting, darkcolor palette and extreme naturalism are traits of the followers of Caravaggio immediately after his death in 1610. Who is the woman playing the guitar? Perhaps Artemisia Gentileschi or Vouet’s wife Virginia da Vezzo?…
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Diana Leaving for the Hunt
Diana Leaving for the Hunt (c.1635) Simon Vouet. I had to do a double take when I saw this painting for the first time at the @meteuropeanpaintings when I saw that the painting was by Vouet as this looks nothing like his work during his time in Rome. Vouet presents an idealized vision of the goddess and…
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! As St. Patrick’s day celebrations were started by Irish emigrants as a way to remember the homeland, you won’t find any Baroque paintings of the saint. Instead, we will take a look at Simon Vouet’s amazing take on the popular Fortune Teller theme. The left half of the painting is similar…