St. Christopher, Wain Cat

Thursday's post somehow didn't make it up, so here it is along with today's. The Dürer is a special request from my friend Liz. I feel a little awful using Louis Wain's work, as his life story is a tragic one, but considering that all his illustrations are of kittehs in various psychedelic poses, I just couldn't resist. (Unfortunately, given his history, it's nigh-impossible to assign titles or dates to his later works, so I'll just dredge up what I can. If you have information, please share.)

(Albrecht Dürer, St. Christopher, 1521)

(Louis Wain, Untitled, c. 1925)

Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam

Just look at his expression. I love it. Erasmus, you sassy Miss Thang!

(Hans Holbein the Younger, Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1523)

Automat

50th post!

(Edward Hopper, Automat, 1927)

At the Moulin Rouge: Two Women Waltzing

i can haz gratooitus RENT refruns?

(Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Moulin Rouge: Two Women Waltzing, 1892)

Pandora, Dante, and Mary

Guys, I feel bad because I've been royally sick with Martian death flu the past couple days. And just after I skipped on Monday to boot. So, to make it up to you, here's three! At! Once! Classics of the 19th century!

(Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Ecce Ancilla Domini, 1850)



(William-Adolphe Bougureau, Dante and Virgil in Hell, 1850)


(John William Waterhouse, Pandora, 1896)

St. George and the Dragon

I skipped out on posting yesterday because I had a 3-day weekend, and many adventures ensued that did not involve stamping fine miniatures by Raphael with grammatical absurdities. Mea culpa. Here it is today!

(Raphael, St. George and the Dragon, 1504)

Portrait of Maude Abrantes

(Amedeo Modigliani, Portrait of Maude Abrantes, 1907)

Self Portrait with Yellow Lilies

(Natalia Goncharova, Self Portrait with Yellow Lilies, 1907)

Et in Arcadia Ego

(Giovanni Barbieri, called il Guercino, Et in Arcadia Ego, 1618-1622)

Le réveil de l'enfant

(Jean-Jacques Henner, Le reveil de l'enfant, late 19th c.)

L'Absinthe

(Edgar Degas, L'Absinthe, 1876)

The Rhodes Colossus

A non-painting. Hurrah.

(Edward Linley Sambourne, The Rhodes Colossus, 1892)

Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp

(Rembrandt, Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, 1632)

The Third of May 1808

Apologies for my historical insensitivity. And for using an artist twice.

(Francisco Goya, The Third of May 1808, 1814)

Two Daughters with a Cat

I should point out that the ones I do at work are never as shiny as the ones I do at home because they're done with MSPaint rather than PhotoShop. So I'll endeavor to get more done in the off hours. Try to envision the text in this one wrapping around the kitteh in kweschun in pleasant arc-shapes.

(Thomas Gainsborough, Two Daughters with a Cat, 1759)

The Scream / The Great Wave Off Kanagawa

Happy New Year! I feel bad for skipping out on posting for XMas and New Year's, so here's two to make it up, although they're both kind of no-brainers:

(Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1893)



(Hokusai, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, 1832)

The Caress

(Fernand Khnopff, The Caress, 1896)