Showing posts with label Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Show all posts

Saturday, January 3, 2015

MFA sketches 2

More sketches from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Detail: Hans Von Aachen "Pallas Athena, Venus and Juno" 1593

Cup and cover, turned ivory, 17th century, probably Italian

Esaias Zur Linden, Nef,  silver, 1620

Nautilus cup, the Netherlands
Sir Joshua Reynolds, "Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse" 1789

John Singer Sargent, "Mrs. Fiske and her Daughter Rachel" 1903

John Singer Sargent, "Edith, Lady Playfair" 1884

John Singer Sargent "Mrs. Edward Darley Boit" 1887

Skull and crossbones from the bottom of a crucifix, Netherlands, 1625-1630

Sunday, December 21, 2014

MFA sketches

Some little sketches from a visit to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Great place to clear the cobwebs out of one's head!
"Bakemono (Umbrella Ghost)" Edo Period, Late 18th Century, small ivory carving 

Buddha statue

"Seated Kirin", Edo Period, small carving

"Maedate" Frontal Crest, Mid-Edo Period, from the Samurai armor exhibit