Sunday, April 1, 2007

Correct Post (Wadsworth Antheneum)

Carle Van loo (1705-1765)
Offering to Love (1761)
On Saturday I visited Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut. It was conveniently located downtown, therefore very easy to get to. Finding parking was also easy. When I entered the museum I was astonished by the size and the beauty. When I entered the first room my word where "Oh God this out be fun" I thought it was going to be boring and I was going to be interested at all. The different colors and themes that each room had followed very nicely with the artwork on those walls. Once my tour began I realized that I was wrong I was very interested in the things that I was looking at.

I must say that the one particular picture really caught my attention. That picture called Offering to Love, was painted by Carle Van loo on 1761. A little biography on the painter first.
Carle was born into a family of painters but his talent put his relatives work in the shadow.
He won many medals and awards for his work. He also became a noble.
The painting I choose just caught my eye as soon as I saw it. The texture and the colors and just the whole idea behind the painting. The painting was done on canvas with oil colors. Although this painting is not one of his most recognized pieces, if you left it up to me it would be one of his greatest works. I am very much a romantic person and to see love portrayed in another type of light it was amazing.
The way I seen the piece was with women who usually appreciate love more than men just the look in their eyes in this piece shows that they are very much in love.The way the painter used the colors was incredible. In the color itself it truly showed exactly what the message in this painting was. The figures in this painting are perfectly positioned and it was just amazing to be able to see it.

2 comments:

Jerry said...

Okay, good Desiree...

I appreciate the first person honesty of your narrative... That is the main point. You could use the theme of Love in your future visits as well...

It would be good to place this piece in context to art history movements... A google search would turn up much.

Hope you had a great time!

Jason Somerset said...

I like the two pieces you choose, I espically like the way the colors work together on the second piece.