Artwork Of The Week

Every Monday night, I will pick a work of art and write post about it, exploring everything that comes to mind when I look at the work. If the artist is known, there will be a little about them. If it lives in a specific place, I’ll talk a little about it. I will always give a semi-formal description of it including the name, when it was made, the artist if there is one and when the artist lived, the materials of which it is made, the size or dimensions, and where it currently lives if it still exists. I know, that last part is sad to think about, but some art ends up either getting destroyed or falling apart over time.

They’ll look a little something like this :

Judith Slaying Holofernes, 1610. Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653). Oil paint on canvas. 158.8 cm by 125.5 cm (78.33 in by 64.13 in). Currently in the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte in Naples, Italy.

Or, if the work is missing some info, like this:

Boxer at Rest, circa 330-50 BCE. Bronze. Currently at Palazzo Massimo alle Terme in Rome, Italy.

I will pick the Artwork Of The Week at random but feel free to send me recommendations. Yours may just make it into a full-length post!