#art of nancy drew

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Portrait of Lady Agnew of Lochnaw by John Singer Sargent; oil on canvas 1892

Lady Agnew’s direct gaze and informal pose, emphasized by the flowing fabric and lilac sash of her dress ensure the portrait’s striking impact. Andrew Noel Agnew, a barrister who had inherited the baronetcy and estates of Lochnaw in Galloway, commissioned this painting of his young wife, Gertrude Vernon (1865-1932), in 1892. It was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1898 and made Sargent’s name. The sculptor Rodin described him as ‘the Van Dyck of our times’. Portrait commissions poured in and Sargent enjoyed something of a cult following in Edwardian society. It also launched Lady Agnew as a society beauty. [X]

Found in: Curse of Blackmoor Manor

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Rialto Bridge from the South by Canaletto; oil on canvas, 1735-1740

No fun informative facts for this piece other than it’s part of the Baroque movement. Also HerInteractive switched this painting around to where the cloud points right, which just made searching around all the more fun.

*Jane Penvellyn voice*I’mreally tired of doing this now. Especially since my copy of STFD is missing & it’s bothering me that I can’t figure out who did the abstract paintings in Mattie’s apartment. (Feel free to cut out that last sentence if you reblog.)

Found in: The Phantom of Venice

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The Firebird by Edmund Dulac; illustration  from the 1916 Edition of Edmund Dulac’s Fairy-Book. It depicts a scene from the traditional Russian tale ‘The Firebird’.

As published, this image is associated with the following text from the classic tale:

There he found the Princess asleep and saw that her face was the face he had seen in the portrait. [X]

Found in: Message in a Haunted Mansion

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View of Vétheuil by Claude Monet; oil on canvas, 1880

During summer 1880, Monet painted twenty-six views of the area around the village of Vétheuil. Six were painted from the Île Saint-Martin, one of the many nearby islands in the Seine. In this example, Vétheuil may be seen in the background. In 1881, Monet returned to the site and painted the view twice more. [x]

Found in: Secrets Can Kill (Remastered)

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Les Coulisses de l'Opera by Jules Chéret; color lithograph 1890 with a bonus postcard because ephemera is cool

For the show ‘Backstage at the Opera’ at the Grevin Museum, we observe a bevy of enchantresses practicing their dance steps, their movements caught so vividly we can practically feel the whiff of air stirred up by their pirouettes. This is one of Chéret’s masterpieces. The place where shows like this were held is a Paris original: originally a waxworks founded around 1880 by caricaturist Alfred Grevin, it included a 500 seat auditorium were live performances were given to supplement the meagre income Grevin was making from the museum part of the operation. The theatre had mirrored walls, and Chéret himself painted the ceiling. The presentations included a mix of magic shows, revues and concerts, anything to bring in the patrons. What’s perhaps most amazing is that the place is still in business and still uses the same approach of museum (22 tableaux from the Belle Epoque) and live entertainment. [x]

Found in: The Final Scene