moser and david.

okay, i realize that last post was a little "heavy", so here are some graphics to lighten things up! here are some things i saw at the belvedere (i'm having a hard time coming up with a post on the belvedere, but i swear there will be one. for now, just enjoy the pretty pictures). 

here is the self-portrait by kolo moser i've been talking about. i bought a print of it.

 

this next one deserves a bit of a build-up....i mounted the grand staircase, turned around and BAM was hit in the face with. a. david. DAVID! i've never seen a major piece of his before...i've seen one small portrait, but never ANYTHING like this. i love david. his "dying marat" is probably one of my favorite paintings. (i'll stick that one a little further down, just cause it's good), and he meant so much to the neoclassical movement. (oh, ps, as soon as i saw this next painting, the only thing that ran through my head was: david. napoleon, st. bernard, 1801, 1801, 1801, 1801. my art history prof would be proud). here you go: napoleon at st. bernard, 1801, by jacques-louis david

here's the death of marat (1793):

um...that's it, i guess. let me know if you guys want to see anything else by anyone i've talked about, or what i've seen...i have favorites from manet, klimt, schiele, ernst fuchs, hundertwasser, etc, if anyone wants to see them. (ps: all of which i have seen IN PERSON within the last week. i'm on art overload, and it's GREAT).