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@laurajg.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 6:09 PM

By Shiro Kasamatsu (1898-1992), Mountain Cottage in Autumn, woodblock print. #arthistory #woodblockprint #woodblock #japaneseart #printmaking

In the foreground a cottage with a small outbuilding. Beside it, a water wheel. Behind it, trees with yellow and orange leaves. Behind them trees with green leaves. In the far background a mountain.

@flyingtrilobite.com Oct 7, 2026, 5:39 PM

omg this is actually real
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#bikesky #ArtHistory

@aivisualsketchbook.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 5:31 PM

I wrote this prompt some time ago but left it unused. An old woman is looking at a painting of her youth. After a turbulent era, what do you think she sees? Whether it’s people or paintings, peace is the best possible outcome.

#AIart #AIArtCommunity #chatGPT #ArtHistory #WarAndPeace

@worldofartbysue.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 3:51 PM

October's theme: Japanese Ghost Stories
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786 – 1865), “Onoe Shōroku I as the Ghost of Princess Osakabe”, 1814.
Story in ALT.
#arthistory #art #Japan #Ghosts

The full title is “Onoe Shōroku I as the Ghost of Princess Osakabe, haunting Hayakawa Takakage on the battlements of Himeji Castle”.
Utagawa Kunisada was wildly popular as an artist of book illustrations, sumo wrestlers, beautiful women and kabuki and actor woodblock prints. He was a prolific printmaker and was quite the artistic trendsetter in trying new and different styles in his art production. This Kunisada print of the highly acclaimed Kabuki actor, Onoe Shōroku, commemorates the actor’s most famous performance in 1814. The play, “Shōroku’s Revival of the Story of Princess Osakabe”, tells the tale of the Princess, who is a yokai (supernatural being) haunting Himeji Castle. Osakabe lives in the tallest tower of the castle and meets the castle lord once every year to tell him his fortune. She hates people and is usually depicted as a giant spirit. In the Kabuki play, the warrior Hayakawa Takakage confronts the 16-foot tall apparition of Princess Osakabe on the battlements of Himeji Castle. Shōroku, the famous actor, specialized in portraying supernatural, phantom and female ghost roles. In this 1814 performance, he was 70 years old. He played the role to immense crowds; Shōroku was so scary that a child eyewitness reportedly told a reviewer that he was absolutely terrified and “it was awful not being able to escape because of the huge crowd”. The role of Princess Osakabe was physically very taxing and Shōroku died the year following this performance.

@firstamendmentgirl.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 3:20 PM

A West Indian Girl by Augustus John, 1940, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales (oseven national museums located across Wales)

#ArtHistory #ModernArt #PostImpressionism

The artwork presents a close-up portrait of a young woman with distinct features. She possesses dark, wavy hair that cascades down her shoulders, framing her face. Her complexion is warm and the artist has meticulously accentuated her eyes, which gaze directly at the viewer, conveying a sense of strength and calmness. Her lips are painted with a rich, bold color that adds vibrancy to her serene expression. The background is a blend of soft, abstract brushstrokes in shades of blue, green, and beige, which complement and highlight the subject’s features. The woman is dressed in a simple garment with a dark bow at the neckline, emphasizing her poised and dignified appearance.

@artofthemale.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 2:45 PM

The Intercession of the Sabine Women — Jacques-Louis David’s 1799 Neoclassical piece from Revolutionary France. Hersilia intervenes between Romans and Sabines, halting bloodshed and symbolizing reconciliation. buff.ly/T7ZHV50 #ArtHistory

@da-vinci2026.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 2:26 PM

I painted the air between the figures, not just the figures. The space between things is where the truth often stands.

#arthistory #renaissance

@siga.spainculture.us Oct 7, 2026, 12:43 PM

🖼️Image credit: AI Image, Generated on October 1, 2026 by Bing Image Creator, response to “can you make an image that looks like early modern spanish art? Think velazquez, murrillo, etc., but is not a copy of any known work?”

#PhDposition #ArtHistory #DigitalHumanities #AIandArt

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@artejoke.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 12:33 PM

Hyde in plain sight

Peter Lely, Anne Hyde, Duchess of York, circa 1662, Royal Collection #arthistory #puns

17th century seated portrait painting of a duchess in a copper-coloured gown. She runs the fingers of her right hand through her hair, while her let hand points downward. Caption reads: Hyde in plain sight

@jamieroxxartist.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 9:26 AM

the Symbolism of #Flowers in #ArtHistory (Part 1)

@ideasroadshow.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 8:29 AM

Minimalistic fresco decorations in a #Roman villa beneath the Basilica of San Sebastiano, c. 235 AD.

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🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians 🏺 #medievalsky #archaeology

Minimalistic fresco decorations in a Roman villa beneath the Basilica of San Sebastiano, c. 235 AD.

Detail of Minimalistic fresco decorations in a Roman villa beneath the Basilica of San Sebastiano, c. 235 AD.

@klausherdepe.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 5:36 AM

Guten Morgen!
Giovanni Antonio Canal, * 7.10.1697 in Venedig; † 19.4.1768 ebd, genannt Canaletto, war ein italienischer Vedutenmaler 🎨 🇮🇹
Rom: Ruinen des Forums, Blickrichtung Kapitol, mit den Überresten des Tempels von Castor und Pollux, 1742 🖼️
#OTD #ArtHistory #LandscapePainting #History #BskyArt

Rom: Ruinen des Forums, Blickrichtung Kapitol, mit den Überresten des Tempels von Castor und Pollux, 1742

@ideasroadshow.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 5:34 AM

🐉 Two Monks Looking up at a Dragon in a Tower, anonymous Tuscan artist, 15th century. I guess that was a normal thing to do at the time?

🗃️ #arthistory #medievalsky #skystorians #art #italy #dragon

Sketch of Two Monks Looking up at a Dragon in a Tower.

@da-vinci2026.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 1:40 AM

"The part always has a tendency to reunite with its whole in order to escape from its imperfection."
Notebooks (Richter) §1142

#arthistory #renaissance

@troycap.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 12:15 AM

First Mourning — Bouguereau’s moving 1888 oil painting captures Adam and Eve’s raw grief over Abel’s death, rendered with classical realism and tender, heartbreaking detail. See it: buff.ly/qxQah3l #ArtHistory

@firstamendmentgirl.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 11:47 PM

After the Morphine (The Morphine's Girl) Santiago Rusiñol, 1894, Cau Ferrat Museum (Sitges, Spain)

#ArtHistory #ModernArt #Expressionism

In 1894, during his third and last trip to in París, Rusiñol painted two very similar canvases whose protagonist was a very thin and sickly girl. "Before the Morphine" shows her sitting on her bed, looking at a small shiny obiect she is holding in her hands. In "After the Morphine," the model is lying on the bed under the effects of the morphine she has taken.

Despite not being the same size (the first is larger than the second), both paintings capture the before and after of the same sequence.

@mountonit.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 11:31 PM

"Crucifixion & Last Judgement" by Jan Van Eyck (1400s)

#JanVanEyck #VanEyck #arthistory #art #artist #historicalart #deathmetal

@artofthemale.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 9:30 PM

Reproduction of Henry Scott Tuke’s By the Water’s Edge (1926). The British painter, famed for luminous seaside scenes and youthful bathers, worked in oil and watercolor—see the delicate marine light: buff.ly/SdCw6MS #ArtHistory

@nyuspsce.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 8:47 PM

✏️ What can a drawing reveal that words cannot? Explore drawing as a universal visual language through works by Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Cézanne, Mary Cassatt, John Wilson, and more. 🔗 Learn more:https://bit.ly/4yel1Lt

#Drawing #ArtHistory #NYU

@addictedartgallery.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 7:26 PM

🗞️ WORD ON THE STREET | ART HISTORY 🏛️

Bought for $30 at an estate sale. Sold for $1.3m at auction.

The artist, Gertrude Abercrombie, originally traded the painting for surgical services.

Quite the backstory.

Eat your heart out, Antiques Roadshow 😎

#ArtHistory #EstateSale