Old and New Masters

Interestingly enough, we found some works by known artists that we had no idea of previously.
Thinking on it, we concluded that it only makes sense that places of the caliber of The Louvre, The Ermitage, Ufizzi Galery, etc. would have the means and/or patronage to aquire the "greatest" works , hence leaving the lesser known works to places like Kunsthaus, Prado, Tate & MOMA, to name a few.

So here are some works we found interesting, starting with Chagall's "Birth," which Laurie found quite graphic.

In the "Christ Carrying the Cross," we were blown away by the presence of the Phillips head screws

And apparently, Vincent didn't paint just irises and sunflowers.

If you look at the Muses, perhaps even blow that shot up a little , the most right bottom one reminds me of Uncle Adolf 😬

Finally, there's Autoportait of Alberto Giacometti, a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman, and printmaker, who was one of the most important sculptors of the XXth century. His uncle, Augusto Giacometti, was a Swiss painter who did the altar piece at Grossmünster Czytaj więcej