Showing posts with label baroque. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baroque. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

This Black Friday, Buy Baroque Art

A Peasant Man, Head and Shoulders, Shouting
Art makes an awesome gift and this Black Friday, while everyone else is running around and dealing with traffic, crowd and holiday attitudes, get the jump on Cyber Monday shopping and consider adding a little Baroque-style art for someone special on your holiday list.

You may not know the term, but you'll know the Baroque art style if you see it. It's an extremely elaborate and ornate artistic style. It's theatrical, dynamic and pops with detail and life. It was super popular in Europe during the 17th Century.

Many Baroque pieces will look posed, but there are some that capture moments in time like a snapshot from the 17th century.
A great example of that is Agostino Carracci Fine Art Open Edition Giclée:"A Peasant Man, Head and Shoulders, Shouting"
This is an outstanding print that really lends itself to be a fantastic conversation piece.
Why is he shouting?
What is he shouting?
And who is he shouting too?
This is an open edition print and the inks used in the Giclee are high quality. These inks have a color permanence rating in excess of 100 years (when properly cared for, and displayed in acceptable lighting).

Go for some royalty and let your friends wonder who the aristocratic ancestor is? In this Cornelius
Johnson Open Edition Giclée:"Portrait of Alathea, Countess of Arundel" you get a haunting portrait of a lady from long ago.

This is an open edition Giclee print that postively glows with a regal air. The red of her overdress in this piece and the detail on the lace collar are simply gorgeous. This museum quality print is done on acid-free paper in the highest quality archival inks.
These are just two pieces of the many Baroque-style prints that are available in our Baroque style gallery. If you want to add something absolutely exquisite to your decor or you need an elegant gift, you cannot go wrong with a classical style artwork