The first time we visited Brandenburg cemetery I told you that the cemetery was a bit dull: Straightforward headstones aligned in neat rows. There were two grave monuments that really stood out, though: The tombstone of the sculptor Gerrit Patist and this statue of a...
The inscription reads Hier rust Gerrit Patist beeldend kunstenaar 23 8 1947 – 2005 2 8 (Here rests Gerrit Patist, visual artist, 23 August 1947 – 8 February 2005). On the Dutch wikipedia I read Patist was mostly a sculptor, but the wikipedia entry is very...
Francisco de Goya Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) is one of the greatest Spanish artists of all times. His work includes portraits, history (especially war) scenes, religious subjects, and cartoons. Goya has been the official court portrait painter and...
ArtistFrancisco Goya TitleHalf-submerged dog Year1819-1823 TechniqueMural (later converted to canvas) Current locationMuseo del Prado, Madrid, Spain This is the most enigmatic of all the black paintings. A dog, half submerged (quicksand? or is the dog just standing...
ArtistFrancisco Goya TitleTwo women and a man Year1819-1823 TechniqueMural (later converted to canvas) Current locationMuseo del Prado, Madrid, Spain Two women and a man, also known as Two women or Two women laughing, seems to have formed a pair with The reading....
