Paintings of La Rochelle added to GeoCodedArt

La Rochelle Harbour 1762

Painting by Claude Vernet (1714-1789). Vernet is one of the finest of classical scene painters, usually focused on harbors; the subjects were mixed between sites of interest in antiquity, current scenes of his time, and hybrid imaginary scenes of unnamed locations.  In this work Vernet carefully picks a vantage point which includes the great clock tower, the towers that guard the harbor, and the activities of the folks at the water’s edge that are the essence of La Rochelle.  With a grandeur that later painters never attempted once photography came along, the artist captures far more than a single exposure of a camera ever could: the range of light and focal length which allows the adaptive human eye to appreciate the glory of the sunset, the soaring of the shore birds, the details of the activity in the harbor, and the impressive silhouette of the towers keeping watch.

Caillebotte geocoded

Meaux. Effect of Sunlight on the Old Chapterhouse
painting by Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894). More than virtually any other painter, Caillebotte distributed his efforts between figure studies, urban scenes, pastorals, interiors, and still life, always finding elegance in the most ordinary of everyday activities. In the shadow (literally) of the great cathedral, the artist captures a more humble but quite noble structure. This rendering, a study of the early morning light, and the inclusion of the sheds, since removed, give the place a more common touch than it has today after renovation.
Caillebotte geocoded

"Artist Sketching on Greenwood Lake" by Jasper Francis Cropsey with a photo today

"The Catskills from Hudson, N.Y." painting by Sanford Robinson Gifford, with photo of the scene today,  Explore 200+ Hudson and Northeast paintings on Historypin/geocoded Art.

Art en Site: Place and Painting

A new appreciation of place and of painting, by examining the painting in the place.

Using mobile devices to access maps of masterpiece landscape (cityscape) paintings, the details of the painting can be appreciated while on the site that the artist studied and painted with such care. Elements of the painting take on new meaning when a modern day equivalent are seen: a passerby or mode of transportation, flora and fauna. The landmark structures become a frame, or a rain gauge that hold the residue of culture.

Examples are shown from Greenwich ("The Bellot Memorial", by George Chambers), Amsterdam ("The Bend in the Herengracht in Amsterdam" by Gerrit Berckheyde), London ("View of Fish Street Hill from Gracechurch Street" by William Marlow), Utrecht ("View of Utrecht" by Johannes Bosboom), and the Hague ("View of the Mauritshuis in Den Haag" by van Hove).

Photo as Frames for Art

A set of images created by overlaying masterpiece landscape (really cityscape) painintgs onto current photos of the scene.

This is the painitng by Jan van der Heyden "The Oude Kerk on the The Oude Delft in Delft", and a recent photo.

Below, images are compared of the painting by Vermeer of the "View of Delft" and a current photographic view.

Art en Site: Netherlands

Using a mobile device and a map collection of the scenes of masterpiece paintings, to appreciate the site and the work together. This photo is a synthesis of the a current photo and the painting "The Golden Bend in the Herengract in Amsterdam" by Gerritt Berckheyde.

The sites of a collection of masterpiece landscape paintings can be found at this Map:

Art en Site: Netherlands