Femmes de Tahiti, by Gauguin 👩🏽⛱🇵🇫

Femmes de Tahiti – Tahitian Women on the Beach, oil painting by Paul Gauguin, 1891, Musée d’Orsay, Paris. This painting belongs to the early period Paul Gauguin spent in Tahiti, where he wanted “to live there in ecstasy, calm and art.” The painter moved in 1891 to the South Pacific from Paris, escaping the “European fight after money” and to be “finally free”. This double … Continue reading Femmes de Tahiti, by Gauguin 👩🏽⛱🇵🇫

La siesta 🎨🛌🖼

🇬🇧 The Siesta – 🎨 Oil painting by Francesco Netti, 1884, Metropolitan Gallery of Bari – Sensual orientalist scene inspired by a journey of the painter to Istanbul, displayed at the 1884 Exposition of Rome. 🇮🇹 La siesta – 🎨  Dipinto ad olio di Francesco Netti, 1884, Pinacoteca Metropolitana  di Bari – Sensuale scena orientalista ispirata da un viaggio del pittore ad Istanbul, esposto all’Esposizione di Roma del 1884. 🇫🇷 La … Continue reading La siesta 🎨🛌🖼