This is the third in a series of posts on favorite paintings from the National Gallery in Washington. It's certainly not the colors that are the appeal here: it's the confidence…
This is the second in a series of posts on my favorite paintings in the National Gallery in Washington. I don't feel strongly about many works by Gericault, which is odd…
This is the first in a series of posts on my favorite paintings in the National Gallery in Washington. Is she pouting? Is she on the verge of tears? Often…
Lavoisier is credited with changing chemistry from a qualitative to a quantitative science. He discovered the role oxygen plays in combustion, stated the law of conservation of mass, helped construct…