London - a small bit of a larger artwork 20

Ich habe wirklich gedacht, die Katze sei echt!

So often when you get close to a painting it becomes less realistic - this was just the opposite!

Un réalisme étonnant . ****************

Yes! I couldn't take my eyes off it (and so I had to take a photo). *smile*

en effet , tres impressionnant !!

agreed.

again a nice detail Laura

thank you.

Wonderful painting fragment!

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Thanks. Glad you think so. It amazes me how there can be a whole painting's worth of detail in a small piece of a painting.

Sublime et d'une beauté phénomènale et impressionnante ⭐⭐⭐.
Bonne et heureuse fin de semaine paisible et reposante.

It was incredible to see. Glad you like it also.
peace.

Et le chat va bondir......
Un détail parfaitement reproduit... Le réalisme est extraordinaire

I was in shock at the realism. One looked at the whole painting and then the cat caught my eye and I was amazed.

a wonderful Trompe-l’œil *****

yes. *smile*

Wow,das kommt auch im Vollbild richtig toll rüber liebe Laura :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tag,liebe Grüße Güni :))

Thanks. It was wonderful to see in person. Had to keep a small piece of it for me (and to share).

Un beau travail sur cette peinture bonne journée.

I didn't actually like to look at the main subject of the painting (though painted well), then I saw this and couldn't look away.

And the cat managed to sneak into the National Gallery and seems to be a fan of art as well? ;-)))

haha - yes, very much so.

;-D

Brilliant capture.

Thank, Don. I thought this corner was better than the whole painting (just my preference).

It's real, surely?

It's "real"ly a painting. Amazing, yes?

North Europe school
17th/18Th century

Oh you are good at this!!
1713.
Willem van Mieris (from northern Netherlands)
'A Woman and a Fish-Pedlar in a Kitchen'

Love it!

Your image is so much better than the one on the National Gallery's website. Interestingly, it was once owned by Sir Robert Peel. The website also says it's not currently on display, so you must have seen it the last time they brought it out.

You are very kind. I often photograph bits of paintings that draw my eye - not unlike how I photograph in general, finding the small part of something that intrigues me.

I was there in the summer of 2022. The tag didn't mention Sir Robert Peel, but it does day the museum bought the painting in 1871 - so after Peel passed away.

I cannot guess the painter, but the details are, indeed, mesmerising! How do they do it?

I was in shock standing at that painting - it is incredible what they accomplished. And this only a small detail (the best part, in my opinion).

It's a painter I had never heard of, Willem van Mieris. Painted in 1713. Current realist painters would do so well to do as good.

That is an amazing painting.

Yes it is, isn't it? And only the bottom corner - so much to see.

de kat en de eend willen ook bij het kunstwerk horen ;-))

*smile* Yes!

Impressive!
I am not a lover of painting, but this picture is really fascinating ...

Glad you found it fascinating - I certainly did.

Great! :-)

*smile*

Thank you, raingirl what a wonderful detail! I found the complete painting and wanted to post it here, but could not.

Oh, I took a snapshot of the whole painting, but it was this detail that I thought worth sharing. I think the whole painting is amazing, but not what I needed in my photos - haha.