What work of art strikes a chord with you?

Guernica

So many. Hard to choose!

But for today:

The Luncheon of the Boating Party: becuase it’s a beautiful peaceful Spring day like the one I imagine the boating party had.

They all look so alive!

So many. Hundreds. Thousands. Here are just a few of the paintings:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Portrait_with_Beret_and_Turned-Up_Collar#/media/File:Rembrandt_van_Rijn_Self-Portrait_Google_Art_Project.jpg

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1195610#/media/File:Rembrandt_(circle)_The_Man_with_the_Golden_Helmet_Google_Art_Project.jpg

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/jeanne-hebuterne-amedeo-modigliani.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophelia_(painting)

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/16551/beata-beatrix

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_Venus

https://www.philipchircop.com/post/8442004811/the-man-with-the-blue-guitar-wallace-stevens

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/33555

And I have to add one sculpture out of many:

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/230/king-menkaura-mycerinus-and-queen?ctx=cc1534c6-4e1d-4f97-8917-f86454044d90&idx=0

This early intimation on social distancing

Sculpture for me.
I admire a great bust.
I’ve gone & spoilt it again haven’t I?

Starry Night by Van Gogh

I go big.

I have a passion for dogs.

This huge painting is nearby so it’s easy to have a look whenever I feel the urge. I always feel there is something new to discover ( more birds and not just that tiny red one at lower left side ) if given time to examine with a magnifying glass or better eyesight for me.

Usually anything by Edward Hopper. I love the simplicity of his work

https://www.google.com/search?q=edward+hopper+gasliine&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwj626u_itPpAhUQXlMKHUirD1EQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=edward+hopper+gasliine&gs_lcp=ChJtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1pbWcQAzIFCCEQqwIyBQghEKsCOgcIIxDqAhAnOgQIIxAnOgIIADoECAAQQzoECAAQDToFCAAQzQJQ9YwCWJOtAmCmrgJoAnAAeACAAZkBiAHDDpIBBDE5LjOYAQCgAQGwAQU&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-img&ei=2dvNXrqLPJC8zQLI1r6IBQ&bih=620&biw=414&prmd=isnv&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS778US778&safe=off&hl=en-US#imgrc=TtZMdEDTo6fg1M

This 10-ton Persian stone bull’s head amazes me. It’s about 2,500 years old.

Looking at it I am in awe of the people who made it. The massive design and the delicate details, the idea of carving it from raw rock, the ability to simply move such a huge piece…everything about it shows astonishing skill and brains and organization.

Archeology Travel – Chicago’s Colossal Bull Head from Persepolis