Trending Lately : Flemish Art

My favorite type of art is dark, moody, Flemish portraiture.  It reminds me of one of my favorite pieces of work, ever, Ruben's Marchesa Brigida Spinola Doria (what a mouthful!):

My mom took me to the National Gallery in DC when I was a kid and this was the first painting I ever stopped and stared at.  The detail in her dress is and was amazing.  Stopped me in my tracks.  It's so realistic you can almost tell what kind of shimmery taffeta it is.

Anyways, back to decorating. Have you noticed the Flemish portraiture trend going on in decorating today?  So many Dutch masters and the like in the spreads today.  It makes for the perfect contrast to the squeaky clean white movement also going on right now.

 

And it adds quite a suitable level of depth to already dramatic and dark rooms.

And then of course the literal translation. Too much?

Are you a fan?

I sure am!

-Bethany

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These rooms look so cozy.  I bet I'd sleep forever.  Or have massive mood swings.  Not sure which.  But I'm loving a black bedroom!

-Bethany

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heavy lightness

I hope you all had a great weekend!


If you tuned in for yesterday's post, the item we posted about is actually a fresnel lens used in lighthouses. Thanks to Paul who informed us of the technical term!!


Switching gears a bit - by now you may have gathered that I like moody interiors.  One that gives you a visceral reaction or makes you feel a certain way.  In that vein, a movement that I migrate to is heavy lightness - a pairing of dark and heavy with light and airy   Since that is a contradiction in and of itself, it takes a lot of thought and fantastic execution to pull it off.


Michael Penney seems to have mastered the concept.

Following intuition and concepts rooted in nature, he grounds his room with dark furniture or rugs and flooring.  But he's also good at grounding a room through the use of dark wall colors and wall decor.

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Happy Monday, folks!!


-Bethany

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