Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Real & Imaginary Garden Celebrations - Attr to Louis de Caullery 1555-1622

Attributed to Louis de Caullery (Dutch-Flemish artist, 1555-1622) Banquet in Garden

Louis de Caullery (Dutch-Flemish artist, 1555-1622) also known as Luis de Koller, Luis de Kaulleri, Louis de Coulery, specialized in genre, allegory, architecture, & landscape painting.  Like many Flemish artists of the period, he had traveled to & worked in Italy. A circle of like-minded artists gathered around him in Antwerp, painting scenes of banquets, balls, carnivals, & other celebrations often in gardens. The architecture & the parterres of the gardens are precisely drawn, often in skillfully telescoped perspective.

Monday, May 14, 2018

Garden Terrace - Setting for Love - Jan Saenredam (1565-1607) after H. Goltzius

1595 Jan Saenredam (Dutch printmaker, c 1565-1607) after H. Goltzius- The Five Senses - Touch

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Buildings & Gardens by Georg Andreas Böckler (c 1617-1687)

1664 View of Weimar Castle, with ground plans of the pleasure gardens. Georg Andreas Böckler’s (c 1617-1687) Architectura Curiosa Nova.  Georg Andreas Böckler was a German architect and engineer who wrote Architectura Curiosa Nova. Born in Cronheim, he was an architect in the city of Nuremberg and specialized in hydraulic architecture. Architectura Curiosa Nova was his most important work. It is mainly a book on theory and application of hydrodynamics for fountains, water-jets, garden fountains, and well heads with many designs for free-standing fountains. It also includes designs for grottoes and garden pavilions.

Saturday, May 12, 2018

Garden Terrace - Setting for Love - Jan Saenredam (1565-1607) after H. Goltzius

1595 Jan Saenredam (Dutch printmaker, c 1565-1607) after H. Goltzius- The Five Senses - Smell

Friday, May 11, 2018

Real & Imaginary Garden Celebrations - Attr to Louis de Caullery 1555-1622

Attributed to Louis de Caullery (Dutch-Flemish artist, 1555-1622) Making Music in the Garden

Louis de Caullery (Dutch-Flemish artist, 1555-1622) also known as Luis de Koller, Luis de Kaulleri, Louis de Coulery, specialized in genre, allegory, architecture, & landscape painting.  Like many Flemish artists of the period, he had traveled to & worked in Italy. A circle of like-minded artists gathered around him in Antwerp, painting scenes of banquets, balls, carnivals, & other celebrations often in gardens. The architecture & the parterres of the gardens are precisely drawn, often in skillfully telescoped perspective.

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Garden Terrace - Setting for Love - Jan Saenredam (1565-1607) after H. Goltzius

1595 Jan Saenredam (Dutch printmaker, c 1565-1607) after H. Goltzius- The Five Senses - Sight

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Buildings & Gardens by Georg Andreas Böckler (c 1617-1687)

1664 View of Villa Mondragone with plans of the pleasure garden Georg Andreas Böckler’s (c 1617-1687) Architectura Curiosa Nova.  Georg Andreas Böckler was a German architect and engineer who wrote Architectura Curiosa Nova. Born in Cronheim, he was an architect in the city of Nuremberg and specialized in hydraulic architecture. Architectura Curiosa Nova was his most important work. It is mainly a book on theory and application of hydrodynamics for fountains, water-jets, garden fountains, and well heads with many designs for free-standing fountains. It also includes designs for grottoes and garden pavilions. 

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Formal Garden with Flowers 17C


Attributed to Jan Breughel II (1601-1678) Spring Landscape with Flowers

Monday, May 7, 2018

Real & Imaginary Garden Celebrations - Attr to Louis de Caullery 1555-1622

Attributed to Louis de Caullery (Dutch-Flemish artist, 1555-1622) Making Music in a Garden

Louis de Caullery (Dutch-Flemish artist, 1555-1622) also known as Luis de Koller, Luis de Kaulleri, Louis de Coulery, specialized in genre, allegory, architecture, & landscape painting.  Like many Flemish artists of the period, he had traveled to & worked in Italy. A circle of like-minded artists gathered around him in Antwerp, painting scenes of banquets, balls, carnivals, & other celebrations often in gardens. The architecture & the parterres of the gardens are precisely drawn, often in skillfully telescoped perspective.

Sunday, May 6, 2018

Men & Women in Gardens

Jacopo Amigoni (Italian artist, c 1682-1752) The Elements - Earth

Saturday, May 5, 2018

Buildings & Gardens by Georg Andreas Böckler (c 1617-1687)

1664 View of the Palace of Jules Mazarin Lustgarten, with ground plans of the pleasure gardens. Georg Andreas Böckler’s (c 1617-1687) Architectura Curiosa Nova.  Georg Andreas Böckler was a German architect and engineer who wrote Architectura Curiosa Nova. Born in Cronheim, he was an architect in the city of Nuremberg and specialized in hydraulic architecture. Architectura Curiosa Nova was his most important work. It is mainly a book on theory and application of hydrodynamics for fountains, water-jets, garden fountains, and well heads with many designs for free-standing fountains. It also includes designs for grottoes and garden pavilions.

Friday, May 4, 2018

Men & Women in Gardens

Crispin de Passe (1565-1637), Hortus Voluptatum - Lady and Gentleman Seated in a Spring Garden.  Nobles going out to hunt in the gamepark in the backgroun.

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Real & Imaginary Garden Celebrations - Attr to Louis de Caullery 1555-1622

Attributed to Attributed to Louis de Caullery (Dutch-Flemish artist, 1555-1622) Music & Dining in a Garden

Louis de Caullery created depictions of garden celebrations for the gentry.  The gardens are large and formal.  Louis de Caullery (Dutch-Flemish artist, 1555-1622) also known as Luis de Koller, Luis de Kaulleri, Louis de Coulery, specialized in genre, allegory, architecture, & landscape painting.  Like many Flemish artists of the period, he had traveled to & worked in Italy. A circle of like-minded artists gathered around him in Antwerp, painting scenes of banquets, balls, carnivals, & other celebrations often in gardens. The architecture & the parterres of the gardens are precisely drawn, often in skillfully telescoped perspective.

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Music, Men & Women in Gardens

 Crispin de Passe (1565-1637), The Four Elements - Earth