Russia just a little while back with the land stretching out to reach the sky. Konstantin Kryzhitsky, painter (1858-1911). Also taught drawing.

Konstantin_Kryzhitsky_LesnyeDali — “Forest Vista.” 1886. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Konstantin_Kryzhitsky_LesnyeDali.jpg

Konstantin — “Early Morning in the Fields.” 1897. In the public domain due to age. via http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-sad-fate-of-konstantin-kryzhitsky.html

Konstantin_Kryzhitsky_Ozero_1896 — “The Lake.” 1896. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Konstantin_Kryzhitsky_Ozero_1896.jpg

konstantin-yakovlevich-kryzhitsky-sunset — “Sunset.” 1887. Oil on canvas. Image ©2020 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. Fair use license. via http://www.artnet.com/artists/konstantin-yakovlevich-kryzhitsky/sunset-hCq3EhHjcgCHPrFq3BbUEg2

Cubist cityscapes by French painter André Lhote (1885-1962). Studying at the École des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux, he joined the Section d’Or group in 1912.

André_Lhote,_1913-14,_Port_de_Bordeaux-Poincaré,_14_juillet,_oil_on_canvas,_65_x_81.5_cm — “14 juillet, Port de Bordeaux-Poincaré.” 1913-1914. Oil on canvas. Published in 1922. Source: Old artists. This image is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published outside the United States prior to January 1, 1925. via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Andr%C3%A9_Lhote,_1913-14,_Port_de_Bordeaux-Poincar%C3%A9,_14_juillet,_oil_on_canvas,_65_x_81.5_cm.jpg

andre_lhote_1885_1962_paysage_de_mirmande_bailly_gallery_2006 — “Paysage de Mirmande.” 1938. Oil on canvas. Signed on the lower left. © Estate of the artist. Image © 2020 Bailly Gallery. Fair use license. via https://baillygallery.com/en/artistes/oeuvres/33/andre-lhote-1885-1962#oeuv-1

81d1HGo57NL._AC_SL1500_ — “Entering The River Basin in Bordeaux.” 1912. Signed on lower left. Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux. Image © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. via https://www.amazon.com/Entering-Bordeaux-Beaux-Arts-Unframed-Reproduction/dp/B07GLYGGRM

Pieces in metal with detailing that makes them shine from the American rendition of the Arts and Crafts movement. Rebecca Cauman, artist. Living from 1872 to 1964, she studied at the Massachusetts College of Art and the Rhode Island School of Design American, 1882–1964)born in Massachusetts in 1872, and educated at the Massachusetts College of Art and the Rhode Island School of Design.

Covered box. ca. 1905. — Covered box. ca. 1905. Hammered copper and enamel. Signed on the underside. Image © 2002-2020 LiveAuctioneers. Fair use license. via https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/82329473_rebecca-cauman-hammered-copper-and-enamel-covered-box

Covered bowl or box — Covered bowl or box with a planished finish resting on a spreading foot with hand chased, pierced and enamel decoration. Hand chased lid with a rock crystal final from which radiate 12 hand pierced, applied and enameled ovals. ca. 1927. Sterling silver, rock crystal and enamel. Exhibited at the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts Tricennial Exhibition held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in March of 1927. Marked “STERLING/Cauman” underneath. Image © 2020 Spencer Marks Ltd. Fair use license. via https://www.spencermarks.com/products/rebecca-cauman-rare-and-important-sterling-silver-enamel

Rebecca_cauman,_scatola_con_coperchio,_in_peltro_e_vetro,_1925_ca — Box with lid. 1925. Pewter and glass. Collection of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee. Photo credit: Sailko. Cc0 License 3.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rebecca_cauman,_scatola_con_coperchio,_in_peltro_e_vetro,_1925_ca.jpg

29406 — Bookends. ca. 1920. Hammered copper and enamel. Collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis. In the public domain. via https://collections.artsmia.org/art/29406/bookend-one-of-a-pair-rebecca-cauman

What to look for up in the sky, illustrations from Camille Flammarion’s “Astronomy for Amateurs,” taken from an American edition translated from the French by Frances A. Welby that was published in 1904.

“Sextuple star in the Nebula of Orion.” Figure 20. Page 74 (detail).

astronomyforamat00flam_0094 — “Sextuple star in the Nebula of Orion.” Figure 20. Page 74 (detail). Collection of and digitalized by the Library of Congress. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/astronomyforamat00flam/page/74/mode/2up

astronomyforamat00flam_0105 (1) — “Occultation of the Pleiades by the Moon.” Figure 26, page 85 (detail). Collection of and digitalized by the Library of Congress. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/astronomyforamat00flam/page/85/mode/2up

astronomyforamat00flam_0144 — “Successive phases of Venus.” Figure 37, Page 124 (detail). Collection of and digitalized by the Library of Congress. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/astronomyforamat00flam/page/124/mode/2up

astronomyforamat00flam_0157 — “Telescopic aspect of the planet Mars (February, 1901).” Figure 41. Page 138 (detail). Collection of and digitalized by the Library of Congress. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/astronomyforamat00flam/page/138/mode/2up

astronomyforamat00flam_0216 — “Shooting Stars of November 12, 1799. From a contemporary drawing.” Figure 55. Page 196 (detail). Collection of and digitalized by the Library of Congress. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/astronomyforamat00flam/page/196/mode/2up

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astronomyforamat00flam_0099 — “The Star-Cluster in Hercules.” Figure 21. Page 79 (detail). Collection of and digitalized by the Library of Congress. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/astronomyforamat00flam/page/79/mode/2up

"Orion and his celestial companions." Figure 12. Page 48. — “Orion and his celestial companions.” Figure 12. Page 48. Collection of and digitalized by the Library of Congress. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/astronomyforamat00flam/page/48/mode/2up

Vintage toothpick holders that mostly look like something else. All amusing.

Toothpick holder in the form of a bird cage — Toothpick holder in the form of a bird cage with a pierced classical domed lid to stick the toothpicks in. Looks like a Neoclassical temple, too. 1843-1853. Portuguese. Silver. Makers marks: Assay scrape and Portuguese silver marks for Porto underneath along with the initials “AM.” Image © waxantiques – 2019. Fair use license. via https://www.waxantiques.com/antique-portuguese-silver-toothpick-holder-1893.html

14127731_master — Toothpick holder in the form of a bird surmounted on bud flower foliage branches which in turn surmounts a circular pierced base on three knuckle feet supports. ca. 1850. Made in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Silver. Maker not known. Marks in base for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Image © 1stdibs, Inc. 2020. Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/sculptures/figurative-sculptures/antique-silver-toothpick-holder-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-circa-1850/id-f_14127731/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwx7zzBRCcARIsABPRscPlFn-2rcVb2gS6FcB4nSoYNaAlwfXsztSYPmxGvY4-KraL-VwCVFwaAjJ1EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Llama toothpick holder. — Llama toothpick holder. Vintage. Peruvian. Sterling silver. Marks on bottom. Maker not known. Image © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. Fair use license. via https://www.ebay.com/itm/DELIGHTFUL-VINTAGE-PERU-STERLING-SILVER-LLAMA-TOOTHPICK-HOLDER-/361939853892

Toothpick holder — Toothpick holder in the design of a vase with handles containing 10 animal headed toothpicks. ca. 1940. Spanish. Marked “916” for sterling silver and a five points star hallmark. Maker not shown. Image © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. Fair use license. via https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Spanish-Solid-Silver-916-Toothpick-Holder-Set-of-10-Animals-motif-C-1940-/143367947645

174099_1 — Toothpick holder in the form of a male figure holding up a peacock sitting on a branch with holes on the body and wings of the peacock to stick the toothpicks in. ca. 1840. Portuguese or possibly South American. Unmarked silver. Image © waxantiques – 2019. Fair use license. via https://www.waxantiques.com/antique-portuguese-silver-toothpick-holder.html

st1517orkStork delivering twins match and toothpick holder — Stork delivering twins match and toothpick holder with pockets behind the babies inscribed “Take Your Match, Take Your Pick.” 1900s. Cast spelter. Unsigned. Image ©1998-2020 Harp Gallery Antique Furniture. Fair use license. via https://www.harpgallery.com/shop/item25252.html

Renaissance Revival, our theme for this week’s public (free) series post. Starting in the 1880s it was popularized by Stanford White and other architects. This week’s post. Link below.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/34901772 Enjoy! Five images not just the one.

Ring — Ring showing two lions supporting the center column of a bezel set green beryl, further enhanced with polychromatic enamel. ca. 1868. Renaissance Revival. French. Gold with green beryl and enamel. Maker not known. Image © 1stdibs, Inc. 2020 . Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/amp/jewelry/rings/fashion-rings/antique-french-renaissance-revival-enamel-gold-ring/id-j_2404113/

Landscapes of Italy just a bit back painted by artist Gottfried Wals, who is sometimes referred to as Goffredo Tedesco. Living from around 1595 to 1638, he was born in Germany but spent most of his career painting in Italy.

'Country_Road_by_a_House',_oil_on_copper_painting_by_Goffredo_(Gottfried)_Wals — “Country Road by a House.” 1620. Oil on copper. Collection of and photo credit the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1925. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27Country_Road_by_a_House%27,_oil_on_copper_painting_by_Goffredo_(Gottfried)_Wals.jpg

Wals, Goffredo, c.1605-c.1638; Landscape with pastoral Figures — Landscape with pastoral figures. ca. 1616. Oil on copper. Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1925. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goffredo_Wals_-_Pastoral_Landscape_-_WGA25432.jpg

A Roman Landscape with Figures. Probably 1630s. — A Roman Landscape with Figures. Probably 1630s. Oil on copper. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In the public domain. via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437983

A few little somethings to buy in case your daughter changes her mind and wants that big wedding. Fun to have otherwise, too. Luigi Valadier, maker. Living from 1726 to 1785, he was Rome’s most sought after silversmith.

Luigi-Valadier-Table-centrepiece-18th-Century-Photo-c-Waddesdon-Image-Library-Mike-Fear — Table centerpiece. 18th c. Italian. Luigi Valadier, maker. Photo credit: Waddesdon Image Library/Mike Fear. Waddeson Manor Collection. Image © 2020 Apollo Magazine. Fair use license. via https://www.apollo-magazine.com/rothschild-treasury-waddesdon/

Pair of five-light candelabra — Pair of five-light candelabra, the porphyry drums with gilded bronze bucrania and swags with the shaft curving up in the form of a baluster to become a small bowl at the top, decorated with gilded lions’ heads and three Roman theatrical masks, from which sprout clusters of gilded bronze leaves. Three bronze female figures standing on the drum and encircling the baluster. 1774. Classical. Deep red porphyry and gilded bronze. Made for the suite of public rooms in the Palazzo Borghese in Rome, part of the redecoration for Prince Marcantonio. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In the public domain. via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/208172

Bacchus20and20Adiadne — Bacchus and Adiadne rendered in marble and precious stones. 18th c. Marble and precious stones. Part of a 2018 exhibition at the Frick in New York. Photo credit: Courtesy of The Frick Collection. Image © 2020 Condé Nast. Fair use license. via https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/luigi-valadier-the-frick-an-18th-century-decorative-artist-deser-statues

A selection of Modernist landscapes of the American Southwest by Agnes Pelton (1881-1961). Born in Germany she moved to the United States as a child, studying art in several places.

"Ahmi in Egypt." 1931. — “Ahmi in Egypt.” 1931. Oil on canvas. © Estate of the artist. Image © 2020 Whitney Museum of American Art. Fair use license. via https://whitney.org/exhibitions/agnes-pelton

article12_1064x — “Idyll.” 1952. Oil on canvas. © Estate of the artist. Image © JLW Collection and artforum.com. Fair use license. via https://www.artforum.com/print/202003/chloe-wyma-on-the-art-of-agnes-pelton-82217

3780670_1 — “Fires in Space.” 1938. 1938. Oil on canvas. © Estate of the artist. Image Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery. Image © Artnet World Corporation. Fair use license. via https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/hilma-af-klints-occult-spirituality-makes-perfect-artist-technologically-disrupted-time-1376587

Screenshot (234) — “Sea Change.” 1931. Oil on canvas. © Estate of the artist. Image © 2020 Whitney Museum of American Art. Fair use license. via https://whitney.org/exhibitions/agnes-pelton

Renderings of decorations in various rooms in London that are almost more elegant than the ones at Cumberland House. They’d even impress a Rothschild or two. George Aitchison Jr. RA, architect, maker (1825-1910) who also designed Leighton House.

Screenshot (226) — “Designs for the interior decoration of 52 Prince’s Gate, London, for Thomas Eustace Smith, Esq.: elevation of a wall and left doorway in the boudoir.” Reference #RIBA4035. 1877. Classical Revival. Colored drawing. Possibly one of the two drawings exhibited for the boudoir at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in 1877. Image © Royal Institute of British Architects – RIBA. Fair use license. via https://www.architecture.com/image-library/ribapix/image-information/poster/designs-for-the-interior-decoration-of-52-princes-gate-london-elevation-of-a-wall-and-left-doorway-i/posterid/RIBA4035.html

Screenshot (232) — “Designs for the interior decoration of 29 Chesham Place, London, for Sir Sydney Hedley Waterlow, Bt: plan of the drawing room ceiling.” Reference #RIBA12505. 1886. Colored drawing. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in 1886. Image © Royal Institute of British Architects – RIBA. Fair use license. via

Screenshot (230) — “Designs for the interior decoration of 52 Prince’s Gate, London, for Thomas Eustace Smith, Esq.: elevation of a wall and central doorway in the boudoir.” Reference #RIBA12502. 1877. Classical Revival. Colored drawing. Possibly one of the two drawings exhibited for the boudoir at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in 1877. Image © Royal Institute of British Architects – RIBA. Fair use license. via https://www.architecture.com/image-library/ribapix/image-information/poster/designs-for-the-interior-decoration-of-52-princes-gate-london-elevation-of-a-wall-and-central-doorwa/posterid/RIBA12502.html

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