LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: flowers

Flower Beds at Vétheuil Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926) 1881 Medium/Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Unframed: 92.1 x 73.3 cm (36 1/4 x 28 7/8 in.) Framed: 93 cm (36 5/8 in.) Credit Line: The John Pickering Lyman Collection—Gift of Miss Theodora Lyman Accession Number19.1313 Collections: Europe Classifications: Paintings In 1878 Monet went to live in the town of Vétheuil, west of Paris along the Seine. The town provided him with an escape from city life and an opportunity to cultivate the riverbank garden whose climbing nasturtiums he represented with swirls and splashes of orange in this composition. When a friend asked if he might visit Monet’s studio at Vétheuil, the artist retorted, "My studio! But I’ve never had one, and I don’t understand how anyone could shut themselves into a room—perhaps to draw but not to paint." InscriptionsLower left: Claude Monet 81 Provenance1881 or 1891, sold by the artist to Durand-Ruel, Paris [see note 1]; 1913, sold by Durand-Ruel to John Pickering Lyman (b. 1847 – d. 1914), Portsmouth, NH; by descent to his sister, Theodora Lyman (b. 1852 – d. 1942), Portsmouth; 1919, gift of Theodora Lyman to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 18, 1919) NOTES: [1] According to Daniel Wildenstein, "Claude Monet: Biographie et catalogue raisonné" (Paris, 1974), p. 410, cat. no. 693, Monet sold this painting to Durand-Ruel in December, 1881. Notes in the MFA curatorial file give the date as 1891. Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/31803/flower-beds-at-vetheuil

Flower Beds at Vétheuil Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926) 1881 Medium/Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Unframed: 92.1 x 73.3 cm (36 1/4 x 28 7/8 in.) Framed: 93 cm (36 5/8 in.) Credit Line: The John Pickering Lyman Collection—Gift of Miss Theodora Lyman Accession Number19.1313 Collections: Europe Classifications: Paintings In 1878 Monet went to live in the town of Vétheuil, west of Paris along the Seine. The town provided him with an escape from city life and an opportunity to cultivate the riverbank garden whose climbing nasturtiums he represented with swirls and splashes of orange in this composition. When a friend asked if he might visit Monet’s studio at Vétheuil, the artist retorted, "My studio! But I’ve never had one, and I don’t understand how anyone could shut themselves into a room—perhaps to draw but not to paint." InscriptionsLower left: Claude Monet 81 Provenance1881 or 1891, sold by the artist to Durand-Ruel, Paris [see note 1]; 1913, sold by Durand-Ruel to John Pickering Lyman (b. 1847 – d. 1914), Portsmouth, NH; by descent to his sister, Theodora Lyman (b. 1852 – d. 1942), Portsmouth; 1919, gift of Theodora Lyman to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 18, 1919) NOTES: [1] According to Daniel Wildenstein, "Claude Monet: Biographie et catalogue raisonné" (Paris, 1974), p. 410, cat. no. 693, Monet sold this painting to Durand-Ruel in December, 1881. Notes in the MFA curatorial file give the date as 1891. Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/31803/flower-beds-at-vetheuil

Title: Lilacs Artist: Henri Matisse (French, Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1869–1954 Nice) Date: 1914 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 57 1/2 × 38 in. (146.1 × 96.5 cm) Classification: Paintings Credit Line: The Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Collection, 2002 Accession Number: 2002.456.4 Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/492700

Title: Lilacs Artist: Henri Matisse (French, Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1869–1954 Nice) Date: 1914 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 57 1/2 × 38 in. (146.1 × 96.5 cm) Classification: Paintings Credit Line: The Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Collection, 2002 Accession Number: 2002.456.4 Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/492700

Title: Lilacs in a Window (Vase de Lilas a la Fenetre) Artist: Mary Cassatt (American, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1844–1926 Le Mesnil-Théribus, Oise) Date: ca. 1880–83 Culture: American Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 24 3/16 x 20 1/8 in. (61.5 x 51.1 cm) Credit Line: Partial and Promised Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dillon, 1997 Accession Number: 1997.207 A dark aubergine vase containing purple and white lilacs is shown placed on what seems to be a sill or work surface in a greenhouse, with the adjacent window held open by a prop. This most simple of subjects is presented with an angular fluency and dash characteristic of Cassatt's best work, which is not surprising given her love of gardens and flowers. Pure still life is a great rarity in her oeuvre, usually concentrated on the human figure. However, on occasion she placed landscape or floral elements within her compositions as colorful backdrops and accents. This alluring picture was originally owned by Moyse Dreyfus, a Parisian collector, who was a friend and early patron of Cassatt. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/13758

Title: Lilacs in a Window (Vase de Lilas a la Fenetre) Artist: Mary Cassatt (American, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1844–1926 Le Mesnil-Théribus, Oise) Date: ca. 1880–83 Culture: American Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 24 3/16 x 20 1/8 in. (61.5 x 51.1 cm) Credit Line: Partial and Promised Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dillon, 1997 Accession Number: 1997.207 A dark aubergine vase containing purple and white lilacs is shown placed on what seems to be a sill or work surface in a greenhouse, with the adjacent window held open by a prop. This most simple of subjects is presented with an angular fluency and dash characteristic of Cassatt's best work, which is not surprising given her love of gardens and flowers. Pure still life is a great rarity in her oeuvre, usually concentrated on the human figure. However, on occasion she placed landscape or floral elements within her compositions as colorful backdrops and accents. This alluring picture was originally owned by Moyse Dreyfus, a Parisian collector, who was a friend and early patron of Cassatt. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/13758

Garden of the chateaux of St. Germain-en-Laye, located just outside of Paris. Saint-Germain-en-Laye was founded in 1020 when King Robert the Pious (ruled 996-1031) founded a convent on the site of the present Church of Saint-Germain. Prior to the French Revolution in 1789, it had been a royal town and the residence of numerous French monarchs. The old château was constructed in 1348 by King Charles V on the foundations of an old castle dating from 1238 in the time of Saint Louis. François I was responsible for its subsequent restoration. In 1862, Napoleon III set up the Musée des Antiquités Nationales in the old castle. This museum has exhibits ranging from Paleolithic to Celtic times. The "Dame de Brassempouy" sculpted on a mammoth's ivory tusk around 23,000 years ago is the most famous exhibit in the museum. Text (second paragraph onward) from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Germain-en-Laye

The Huntington is a research and educational center set amidst 120 acres of breathtaking gardens. Three art galleries and a library showcase magnificent collections of paintings, sculptures, rare books, manuscripts, and decorative arts. The botanical collection features over 14,000 different species of plants. A private, nonprofit institution, The Huntington was founded in 1919 by railroad and real estate developer Henry Edwards Huntington and opened to the public in 1928. Highlights of the collection include the Ellesmere manuscript of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales (c.1410), a Gutenberg Bible (c.1455), Thomas Gainsborough's masterpiece The Blue Boy (c. 1770), Sir Thomas Lawrence's Pinkie (1794), Edward Hopper's The Long Leg, Rogier van der Weyden's Madonna and Child (15th century), the spectacular 12-acre desert garden, the serenely beautiful Japanese garden, the camellia gardens, and much more. English tea in the Rose Garden Tea Room is a popular highlight to a day spent enjoying the cultural treasures of The Huntington. text from: www.huntington.org/Information/HEHGeneral.html For more information about the gardens of the Huntington Library in San Marino, California: www.huntington.org/BotanicalDiv/HEHBotanicalHome.html

The Huntington is a research and educational center set amidst 120 acres of breathtaking gardens. Three art galleries and a library showcase magnificent collections of paintings, sculptures, rare books, manuscripts, and decorative arts. The botanical collection features over 14,000 different species of plants. A private, nonprofit institution, The Huntington was founded in 1919 by railroad and real estate developer Henry Edwards Huntington and opened to the public in 1928. Highlights of the collection include the Ellesmere manuscript of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales (c.1410), a Gutenberg Bible (c.1455), Thomas Gainsborough's masterpiece The Blue Boy (c. 1770), Sir Thomas Lawrence's Pinkie (1794), Edward Hopper's The Long Leg, Rogier van der Weyden's Madonna and Child (15th century), the spectacular 12-acre desert garden, the serenely beautiful Japanese garden, the camellia gardens, and much more. English tea in the Rose Garden Tea Room is a popular highlight to a day spent enjoying the cultural treasures of The Huntington. text from: www.huntington.org/Information/HEHGeneral.html For more information about the gardens of the Huntington Library in San Marino, California: www.huntington.org/BotanicalDiv/HEHBotanicalHome.html

Giardini Naxos, 50 kilometres from Messina, is the most ancient of Sicilian Greek colonies. Founded by Chalcidians in 734 BC, who successively expanded into other areas of Sicily, today it is a renowned tourism resort. It played an important role in the war between Athens and Siracusa, supporting the former and, for this, eventually destroyed by Dionysius I in 403 BC. The museum of the city displays innumerable relics that have been excavated in its territory. Worth-seeing are the Chalcidian Shrine dating from the 7th century BC, the remains of two temples, notably that dedicated to Aphrodite dated between the 7th and the 5th century, remnants of kilns from the 4th-5th century attesting to the Byzantine presence at the area. The Archaeological Park is home to relics of an early settlement with an impressive road-system. A 5th century urban settlement is also enclosed, retaining relics of quadrangualar houses. Text from: www.sicilyweb.com/english/articles/archaeological sites.htm

BLUE wedding cake with my sister and brother-in-law's monogrammed initials on the octagon base. They had the cake made to their specifications.

This Grade I listed building is one of the finest Elizabethan manor houses in Wales. In 1946, the Earl of Plymouth donated the castle together with eighteen acres of land to the National Museum of Wales as a site for a national open-air museum. The Museum of Welsh Life opened its doors in 1948. Its outdoor section now features over forty original buildings moved from various parts of Wales and re-erected to show life through the centuries. text (including a great panorama) from: www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/panoramics/pages/welshlife_...

St. Mary's church is located just across the street from the Museum of Welsh Life, and was an extra treat to get to see. St Mary’s, a grade B listed building of Norman foundation, is a beautiful parish church with an interesting co-mixture of architectural styles, and is greatly in demand by wedding couples, who love to be pictured in a pony and trap outside the lych gate, with the church tower in the background. Text of the second paragraph from: mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/stfagansparish

Pond Gardens These three sunken gardens [ at Hampton Court Palace] were originally ornamental ponds used for holding freshwater fish until they were needed in the kitchens for cooking. Today they contain impressive displays of spring and summer bedding. Text from: www.historicroyalpalaces.org/webcode/content.asp?ID=417#a...

THE NORTHERN GARDENS In Tudor times Henry VIII's Great Orchard occupied the land to the north of the palace but during the reign of William III this entire area, known as the Wilderness, was planted out with tall clipped hedges in geometric patterns. Today these gardens are famous for their splendid carpet of spring bulbs. Text from: www.historicroyalpalaces.org/webcode/content.asp?ID=417#a...

Pond Gardens These three sunken gardens [ at Hampton Court Palace] were originally ornamental ponds used for holding freshwater fish until they were needed in the kitchens for cooking. Today they contain impressive displays of spring and summer bedding. Text from: www.historicroyalpalaces.org/webcode/content.asp?ID=417#a...