A while ago, we returned to the Musée du Luxembourg for another temporary exhibition, The Golden Age of English Painting from Reynolds to Turner.
The exhibition focuses on English painting during the era of King George III. You can read more in the description below.
Here are some paintings from the exhibition. Some we liked, while others not so much. Still, all of the artists' technical painting skills (figurative depiction and use of light) were highly advanced, something we appreciate in contrast to the modern era of "I could do that" abstract painting.
Jean-Claude liked the two portraits of children pictured below. The children have lively expressions on their faces, instead of the typical distant visage featured in most child portraits. Even the dogs featured in the second portrait are lively.
Regarding the next child portrait, Henry VIII called and wants his outfit back.
We like the next painting, a sweeping landscape that was a typical motif of the era.
We especially liked the two paintings pictured below. The paintings are appropriately large (about 6 x 9 feet), providing enough canvas to tell the painting's overall story and to detail smaller stories within. The paintings are filled with drama, movement and emotion. So, they were a welcome contrast to the staid posed portraits.
When we first saw the next painting, we guessed it depicts some biblical disaster or other end of the world scene. We were close. The painting depicts an event from 79 A.D. We actually visited the site of the event during Year 2. Can you guess what the painting depicts?
Marie-Chantal says: "Merci beaucoup pour avoiré visit le musée du Luxembourg avec nous."
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