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Top of the Day: Portrait of Gabriel Bernard de Rieux - Maurice-Quentin de La Tour , 1739–1741

Today's Artwork:

  • New York Pavements - Edward Hopper , 1924/1925 -- link --
  • James II as Duke of York - Greenhill, John , Early 1660s -- link --
  • Sand Miners - Miloš Jiránek , 1910 -- link --
  • The Foolish Old Man Moves a Mountain - Xu Beihong , 1940 -- link --
  • Battle Between Carnival and Lent - Molenaer, Jan Miense , about 1633-1634 -- link --
  • Portrait of Gabriel Bernard de Rieux - Maurice-Quentin de La Tour , 1739–1741 -- link --
  • Meghdoot - Gulammohammed Sheikh , 1988/1989 -- link --
​We had a fascinating day looking at the Portrait of Gabriel Bernard de Rieux,.  Go to the picture and then down below, there is information on how the artist used multiple sheets of paper to make this pastel painting.

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