Monday seems like the perfect timing for this. And while Twitter is particularly quiet in those first few hours of a Monday morning, I'm thinking what better time to enjoy a noteworthy piece of art than when things are quiet.
I was inspired to share a few tidbits from the history of art, after coming across this Monet work, called "the Chapel Notre-Dame de Grace at Honfleur."We probably all know Monet, and many of us have seen much of his work, whether hanging in various galleries around the world, or in books we've browsed, or in poster-form on your friends bachelor pad. That's why I was surprised and elated to come across this piece, which I had never seen before.
Further to this picture of Monet's brilliant painting, I found the same location on Google's StreetView, and had to do a side-by side comparison. How fun is that?
Forgive the slightly-oversized-for-the template issue, but it seems worth it for the comparison view. The left is Monet's painting, 150 years before the photo on the right.
A little artistic license, but it's still quite true to reality. Nice to see that the space is appears to be still relatively intact as a pastoral green space, even if there is a paved road running through it now.
Hope to share a few more pics from artists well known and perhaps a few obscure ones too. There's a lot to chose from, so I'll enjoy browsing through the rich wealth of art history to chose a few gems.
A great resource to browse, if this has put you in such a mood, is the WikiArt site at this link. Happy browsing.
