Contemporary obsession with labeling and imaging seems to drive the major art museums to promote only one or a few of the masterpieces in their collections in order to sell mugs and t-shirts. This sometimes results in the overlooking of similarly outstanding artworks which become more and more obscure to the general public.
10 OBRAS MAESTRAS DE LA PINTURA NO TAN CONOCIDAS
La obsesión contemporánea con etiquetar y crear imagen parece llevar a los principales museos de arte a promocionar solo una o algunas de las obras maestras de sus colecciones para poder vender tazas y camisetas. Esto a veces tiene como resultado el pasar por alto obras de niveles similares, que se van volviendo cada vez más desconocidas para el gran público.
HAROLD GILMAN, “AN EATING HOUSE”, 1913-14
Image: www.museums-sheffield.org.uk
GEORGE CALEB BINGHAM, “RAFTSMEN PLAYING CARDS”, 1847
Image: www.wikipedia.org
CANALETTO, “THE FEAST DAY OF SAINT ROCH”, 1735
Image: www.nationalgallery.org.uk
LÁSZLÓ MOHOLY-NAGY, “CHX”, 1939
Image: www.tate.org.uk
FRANCISCO DE ZURBARÁN, “SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI”, 1640
Image: www.mnac.es
JOHN ATKINSON GRIMSHAW, “NIGHTFALL DOWN THE THAMES”, 1880
Image: www.leedsartgallery.co.uk
AUGUST STRINDBERG, “THE NIGHT OF JEALOUSY”, 1893
Image: www.blogcentroguerrero.org
SOFONISBA ANGUISSOLA, “SISTERS PLAYING CHESS”, 1551
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FRANCESCO GUARDI, “GONDOLE SULLA LAGUNA”, 1765
Image: www.museopoldipezzoli.it
EDGAR DEGAS, “THE BELLELLI FAMILY”, 1858-1867
Image: www.musee-orsay.fr
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