Discovering the vast world of Art history in the spring of
last year, I was a bit excited to visit the National Gallery. The National Gallery holds pieces from Diego Velazquez,
Van Eyck, Bronzino, Monet, Peter Paul Rubens, and Leonardo da Vinci. I was most excited about seeing paintings
from Velazquez, being his painting Las Meninas is one of my favorite. His depiction
of King Philip IV of Spain daughter Margaret in her natural environment is done
beautifully; he even painted himself into the portrait which says a lot about
his position within the Spanish Royal family.
Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez
Another artist I love is Claude Monet who was
a big impressionist artist, for those who do not know Impressionist time in history
was one of the biggest and best times in art. Monet is included in the story of how Vincent
van Gogh ear went missing seeing as they were good friends. My favorite
painting by Monet is his Water Lily Pond. This painting shows a sense motion with
a sense of peace. Taking one look at this paint you feel a wave of calm
overcome you as if you are on the other side of the pond taking in the beauty
of it all. The national Gallery will be
getting another visit from me where I can spend as much time as I like taking
in the beauty and history of such marvelous artwork.
Water Lily Pond by Claude Monet
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