Stag at Sharkey’s by George Wesley Bellows
Why is Stag at Sharkey’s much more than a boxing painting? Here are a few reasons:
• Stag night & wild stags
• A thrilled, expectant arena
• George Wesley Bellows – Ashcan art star
Amédée David the Comte de Pastoret by Ingres
What’s the story behind this Count’s smug mug?
• Son of a revolutionary lady
• The challenge of Amédée David the Comte de Pastoret
• Bad reputation and Legion of Honor
• Symbols vs. substance
Madame de Pastoret and Her Son – Jacques Louis David
Table of Contents for art blog on Madame de Pastoret and Her Son:
• Aristocrats vs. revolutionaries
• Symbols in Madame de Pastoret and Her Son
• Working mothers of the French Revolution
• Prison, exile, and a missing needle