In "Still life with Pygmy Parrot" and "Still Life with Stag Beetle" Georg Flegel (1563-1638) had already shown a great ability to convince animals to pose for long periods of time while he painted them. Here, Flegel magnificently captures a pre-IKEA in-built wall recess, entitled "Cupboard", the resounding popularity of which prompted his "Come in and make a seat" customer-assembled furniture and household fixtures series.
posted by Bob @ 2:04 pm
5 Comments:
At 2:40 pm,
Dave said…
I don't think you shown Rubens ‘The Four Quarters of the Globe’ yet. Could I ask you not to, please, as I shall be showing it on Saturday - and giving you due credit for inspiring me, and, indeed, suggesting that people visit your blog.
Many thanks.
At 3:01 pm,
Bob said…
It hadn't occurred to me to post 'The Four Quarters of the Globe'. What with all the millions of paintings there are I don't think there's much chance of posting the same one. Nevertheless, I'll refrain from posting it anyway.
Having Saturday's painting lined up already the previous Wednesday is pretty impressive forward planning.
At 3:11 pm,
Dave said…
Actually, I think I'm going to post it on Friday now. I tend to write entries for my blog when I get inspired, but save them on a Word document until I have a day when there's nothing to write about. Today being my day off, and as it's raining, I've written several items. Stocking up like this means that I can usually post something new every day.
At 3:12 pm,
Dave said…
I hope you don't mind, but I've just put a link to this blog on the sidebar of my blog.
At 3:50 pm,
Bob said…
I often get inspired when there's no computer at hand so I carry a small notebook around with me to jot down random, unconnected thoughts. Later a thread often appears or I lose the notebook.
Stocking up is a great idea but difficult to do at work or at home.
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