I wish you would do an episode on collecting art. You have built an amazing collection. It would be educational to understand what we need to look for as we build our own collections.
Jane's eyes say it all. I think this is where John Greenhill was particularly effective at portraying the tension between formality and tenderness that existed at the time. And thank you for bringing us into your home again.
Thank you for showing forensic analysis of paintings, determining the artists's method and style to determine authenticity, and all the tools available. Above all, your enthusiasm and love for the art shines through and I see these works with a new perception.
I really enjoy your programs! I majored in art in college, graduating in 1980 with an emphasis in Art history. You’ve fed and nurtured my love of art ever since I discovered your videos. Thank you for brightening an old lady’s life!
What a delightful series this has been once again, Philip - thank you so much for sharing these glorious pictures with us and of course for giving us your invaluable insights. I have gained such a lot from these wonderful episodes.
Hello from West Palm Beach, Florida! Can I say how much I love Cedric, your program,you Phillip, your house ( in that order). Love everything about your films including Oliver’s videography. This is amazing! I am a lover of art history and love your collection and your expression of passion for art! Thank you so much for creating your series and opening your home to us! My question for you is what is 5the one painting or work of art that you would love to have in your personal collection that you currently do not.
Wonderful. Thank you again. A real treat. Makes me want to rustle through our flat files of work we have aquired over the years and bring some out, out into the light and really live with them, think about them.
Interesting portrait - art of 17 century left for us to admire. So many true gems that seemingly came from non famous artists and yet hold magnetic appeal when it’s placed in private collections. This particular work really impress me with unexpected mixed emotions of the face - some strange unruliness that would be out of place for real ‘aristocratic lady sitter’.
I didn’t see the before, but the after is quite wonderful. Your whole house, grounds, setting are a marvel of gentle but sturdy loveliness. I’m green with envy.
Just wanted to thank you for the history lesson. I have always enjoyed them. I will be turning 70 next January and you have inspired me to start taking up oils painting again. (Now were did I put those *!”’#*! paint and brushes? Used to be in the Navy and they taught me how to swear!) Also wanted to wish you and your family a “Blessed Christmas! (thanks again for the art history lesson.)
I enjoyed the video.Great analysis. I myself think that the sitter pose alone and the baby was placed near her mom after the mom was painted.The eyes , half open half close expressed like you said not much emotion. I love ❤️ the painting I didn’t know the painter but I knew Sir Peter Lely. Fun!
Loved it so so much Philip Mould. The way you introduce the people & subjects under the surface of the painting is always a delight. A true erudite! Also the introductory music goes so beautifully with your house! What is the name?
Thank you Mr. Mould for another great video! Reminds me of how that daunting 1500 portrait by Albrecht Durer, with all it's formality in imitating Christ, still had Durer just fingering the fur of his coat in such a casual way.
Thank you, Mr. Mould, for bringing in a second series! As to this painting, I think it is very interesting that you see "affection." I see an attempt by the mother to show possession of the child rather than tenderness. To me the evidence is the fact that the child is leaning away from the mother and looking out, rather than up. Additionally, the woman is not looking at any part of the child. So yes, Mr. Greenhill captured more emotion than Lely, but it's sadly not a positive one.
Lisa Kilmer: I completely agree with your assessment, Lisa. Good read on the baby’s body language. To me, it’s a portrait of tense disconnection, between mother and baby. Perhaps the sitting itself was just too arduous?
After watching this series I look at my pictures on the walls a little more intensely. Philip, that landscape above the table looks interesting. Do hope you keep this series going until at least Christmas! (Which will also keep my Cotswold homes envy at full tilt).
Yes! Please let us know about the large landscape. Your series is a wonder of information, insight, and inspiration to look more deeply at such wonderful pictures. I’ve learned much. Kudos.
I have never before seen a 2-month-old infant wearing a genuine string of pearls. The objective of the painting is undoubtedly about documenting family and wealth. I agree that there is a nanny near by. The mother is not dressed and coiffed to change diapers. On a different note, is there any special support used on the backs of the paintings mounted on the barn stone to have them rest vertical? How did you go about hanging paintings into stone? Thank you.
Lovely story! The mother looks less than keen at holding her baby but I agree it’s so unusual it certainly positive she had the painting created... what happened to Mary? Hope she was happy, any adult portraits of her?
You can tell Baby Mary is plotting her next appearance on canvas, or at least is going to be a handful. At the opening, I was worried that Cedric was under the weather, but when you put him down, I was so relied that he was OK. I completely agree the portrait pulls the viewer in.
The pandemic is now in the past. But follow your series has been an eyeopener for me concerning art. I have fist seen al the series of " Fake or fotune" and after your own program. Its a bit late for me to start upp a carrier as a painter. But I love to listen to the discussion around the paintings. My regards from a freezing Sweden Björn Blomstrand
Notwithstanding the 'coldness' of the faces I think that the intimacy is lost in this painting due to the fact that the mother does not appear to be looking at her child but rather to the child's right. If Greenhill had angled Jane's face more to the right and placed a smile on those lips then he would have captured a more loving moment.
I agree and the uncomfortable way that she is holding the baby make me question the fact that two characters were assembled together in the studio. Perhaps the nurse was holding the babe for the portrait and the mother was captured later on?
This painting is a compelling choice, with many rich details to take in...My weary eyes could rest indefinitely, in the dreamy folds of her dress; with its tactile textures, and fresh Salmon sheen. The one thing I find slightly perturbing, is the baby’s head: It’s elongated, and would comfortably fit the body of a two or three year old!
I own and wear a brown velvet (or velour) coat, just like Philip's coat; though a smaller lapel on my coat. I always wear it with a Brooks Brothers silk paisley olive cravat. The idea of wearing a blue shirt with it never occurred to me. The best part of living under cathedral ceilings, is hanging portraits quite high up; though getting them down can be a nerve wracking experience. Don't laugh, but if you can't get a high enough ladder in, one thing you can use is a broom - to both lift the paintings high off the walls,. as well as to place on a long enough nail. Risky, I know!
Thanks Philip! Interesting take, yours, on this painting. What really stood out to me, however, was the choice of frame which I find curious. I can see how it might be considered baroque with its ornate swirls...but it feels way too much for this piece and would work far better with something Nouveau. Anyway, if you love it, that's what matters. Just my two cents. :D. Glad you've started these up again.
A wonderful idea. I was entranced by the frame on this piece. I’m starting to search now for UA-cam information on this. Often the frames are a work of are in themselves. To me, at least.
@@marthahoushar5428 I totally agree with you. Picture frames are definitely an art form, combining both form and function. A craftsman who creates a frame is also an artist.
Thank you for your wonderful series. Please show any paintings you have by living artists. Are there any (still) living artists creating masterpieces or have all the great works of art been created (so far as we know)? Is it in part the fact thst an artist is not physically focused anymore that makes his or her art more interesting?
Could I hire you to take me around a museum and explain the paintings to me? I fear there is so much I have failed to appreciate. I have several “interpretations” of Pinky and Blue Boy that I had the good the fortune to see “in person” at the Huntington Library/ArtCollection/BotanicalGarden in San Marino CA a few years ago on a trip with my late mother and sister. Mom won an all expenses paid trip from the NJ Cancer Survivors Foundation (like make-a-wish) to see the New Years Rose Parade floats up close. I thoroughly appreciate realistic detail painters and like to look at their work up close (not always appreciated by the guards). I’ll get you’ve had some great conversation around that dining table. 🥰🎄🙏🏼☕️🍩
»Le regard" of this woman, strikes me as expressing quite a bit of uncomfort. The cherry, I learn, sometimes used as a symbol of the Virgin Mary... , makes me question if that child in this Lady's arms, is not of her or, not of her husband ? Maybe, if so, rather latter because of their right hand index finger doing the same gesture as to show a connection between mother and Baby... ? Thank you Mr. Philip Mould and Oliver for a Wonderfull series I just have discovered. Greetings from Quebec.
Are informality and intimacy so rare in painting from that time? I'm thinking of the Braunschweig Rembrandt from about the same year and many other examples. Maybe specifically English upper-class art is different?
English society art (led by Lely) is indeed quite emotionally repressed. And formally attired aristocratic mothers tangibly connecting with their swaddled children are rare across continent too.
@@philipmould7898 I find it interesting that the baby is also adorned with the beautiful and valued pearls as the mother is. It is clearly a loved child even if the emotion between them doesn’t look as if it expresses what we expect (visually) of a relationship between mother and child these days. Thank you for your amazing series, Mr Mould. And yes, more on frames if possible, please: their own art form.
Un tableau ancien intéressant,mais les dégradés de couleurs en fondu sur les vêtements ne sont pas bons,on est assez loin des rendus de vêtements qu'il peut y avoir sur les toiles de Léonard de Vinci,par exemple. Cela dit vous avez de beaux tableaux comme le ''Lanscape '' présenté dans un autre vidéo.
Compare and contrast with with "Mrs. Elizabeth Freake and Baby Mary" at the Worcester [Massachusetts] Art Museum. The Protestant/Puritan anti-"Madonna and Child" is evident in both.
Didn’t quite catch that “lifestyle” adjective, the painter had fell into with the actors in London.... not so thrilled about this particular piece, just saying.
I do not see nor feel any "connection" between mother and child nor any tenderness in the mother who looks remarkably stiff and cold. I am sorry Mr. Mould, I usually agree with your observations but not this time.
"Why not use this opportunity to look and consider the objects around you." What a beautiful poignant statement.
Because of this program I have started doing just that. I am now taking the time to look at each of the pieces of art I own.
Thank you from Vancouver Canada! I spent the day binge watching Art in Isolation! I look forward to the next episodes.
I love the way you bring the artists and their subjects to life, infusing context, character, and humanity. I look forward to each episode!
I wish you would do an episode on collecting art. You have built an amazing collection. It would be educational to understand what we need to look for as we build our own collections.
I truly enjoy these short lessons in art. I hope you continue recording these after the pandemic is over. Thank you!
Jane's eyes say it all. I think this is where John Greenhill was particularly effective at portraying the tension between formality and tenderness that existed at the time. And thank you for bringing us into your home again.
Thank you for showing forensic analysis of paintings, determining the artists's method and style to determine authenticity, and all the tools available. Above all, your enthusiasm and love for the art shines through and I see these works with a new perception.
Dear Philip, I adore your generosity. Thank you so much! I love the baby in this work.
Thankyou Philip
Realy enjoying the 2nd 'Art in isolation ' series.😃
2020 has been a "strange " year to say the least, but I will remember it because of " Art in Isolation " ... best art series on UA-cam ... #Cotswolds
I really enjoy your programs! I majored in art in college, graduating in 1980 with an emphasis in Art history. You’ve fed and nurtured my love of art ever since I discovered your videos.
Thank you for brightening an old lady’s life!
What a delightful series this has been once again, Philip - thank you so much for sharing these glorious pictures with us and of course for giving us your invaluable insights. I have gained such a lot from these wonderful episodes.
A wonderful series gorgeous infact
A treat of series - thank you for coming back to us again!
Hello from West Palm Beach, Florida! Can I say how much I love Cedric, your program,you Phillip, your house ( in that order). Love everything about your films including Oliver’s videography. This is amazing! I am a lover of art history and love your collection and your expression of passion for art! Thank you so much for creating your series and opening your home to us! My question for you is what is 5the one painting or work of art that you would love to have in your personal collection that you currently do not.
Brilliant series thank you so much for posting
Wonderful. Thank you again. A real treat. Makes me want to rustle through our flat files of work we have aquired over the years and bring some out, out into the light and really live with them, think about them.
I love your background stories/thoughts about your pictures.
thanks for that insite to the Mary and child painting, loved it !
Interesting portrait - art of 17 century left for us to admire. So many true gems that seemingly came from non famous artists and yet hold magnetic appeal when it’s placed in private collections. This particular work really impress me with unexpected mixed emotions of the face - some strange unruliness that would be out of place for real ‘aristocratic lady sitter’.
The barn renovation is gorgeous!
I didn’t see the before, but the after is quite wonderful. Your whole house, grounds, setting are a marvel of gentle but sturdy loveliness. I’m green with envy.
Just wanted to thank you for the history lesson. I have always enjoyed them. I will be turning 70 next January and you have inspired me to start taking up oils painting again.
(Now were did I put those *!”’#*! paint and brushes? Used to be in the Navy and they taught me how to swear!)
Also wanted to wish you and your family a “Blessed Christmas! (thanks again for the art history lesson.)
thank you for your great..and beautiful..enterprise and take care too from Israel🙂
Fantastic painting. Love it and how well it is showcased in your home! Thank you
Look it up on google..
I enjoyed the video.Great analysis. I myself think that the sitter pose alone and the baby was placed near her mom after the mom was painted.The eyes , half open half close expressed like you said not much emotion. I love ❤️ the painting I didn’t know the painter but I knew Sir Peter Lely. Fun!
Thank you for teaching about 17 th century portraiture
The eyes of the baby in the picture are gorgeous ✨👏
Thank you Phillip. I really enjoy your videos...
Loved it so so much Philip Mould. The way you introduce the people & subjects under the surface of the painting is always a delight. A true erudite! Also the introductory music goes so beautifully with your house! What is the name?
Thank you Mr. Mould for another great video! Reminds me of how that daunting 1500 portrait by Albrecht Durer, with all it's formality in imitating Christ, still had Durer just fingering the fur of his coat in such a casual way.
Superb! Bravo !
Excellent podcast. I love the owners knowledge.
Thank you, Mr. Mould, for bringing in a second series! As to this painting, I think it is very interesting that you see "affection." I see an attempt by the mother to show possession of the child rather than tenderness. To me the evidence is the fact that the child is leaning away from the mother and looking out, rather than up. Additionally, the woman is not looking at any part of the child. So yes, Mr. Greenhill captured more emotion than Lely, but it's sadly not a positive one.
Lisa Kilmer: I completely agree with your assessment, Lisa. Good read on the baby’s body language.
To me, it’s a portrait of tense disconnection, between mother and baby. Perhaps the sitting itself was just too arduous?
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Maybe the baby and mother were just longing for the nursemaid.
It's possible that the mother and the baby were both longing for the nursemaid.
After watching this series I look at my pictures on the walls a little more intensely. Philip, that landscape above the table looks interesting. Do hope you keep this series going until at least Christmas! (Which will also keep my Cotswold homes envy at full tilt).
Thank you.
I spoke about it in the previous series on UA-cam
@@philipmould7898 Thank you for that reply. I will go back and look for that episode. I am just discovering your series and enjoying it immensely.
Enjoyed this series and The Cocktail with a Curator at the Frick
Can you please elaborate on this? I am not aware of what you are referring to. Most curious.
Gorgeous barn! ❤
Thanks Philip...
thank you Philip, another deightful discovery for me. Will you also show us the large landscape? kind regards Monika
Yes! Please let us know about the large landscape. Your series is a wonder of information, insight, and inspiration to look more deeply at such wonderful pictures. I’ve learned much. Kudos.
Thank You!
I have never before seen a 2-month-old infant wearing a genuine string of pearls. The objective of the painting is undoubtedly about documenting family and wealth. I agree that there is a nanny near by. The mother is not dressed and coiffed to change diapers. On a different note, is there any special support used on the backs of the paintings mounted on the barn stone to have them rest vertical? How did you go about hanging paintings into stone? Thank you.
Nice second series, nice barn, people also watch this in Holland and Belgium...
Lovely story! The mother looks less than keen at holding her baby but I agree it’s so unusual it certainly positive she had the painting created... what happened to Mary? Hope she was happy, any adult portraits of her?
You can tell Baby Mary is plotting her next appearance on canvas, or at least is going to be a handful. At the opening, I was worried that Cedric was under the weather, but when you put him down, I was so relied that he was OK. I completely agree the portrait pulls the viewer in.
Thank you for sharing a lovely portrait
Thanks 😊
Dissolute lifestyle, party animal Greenhill looks lovely.
Thanks for the education!
The pandemic is now in the past. But follow your series has been an eyeopener for me concerning art.
I have fist seen al the series of " Fake or fotune" and after your own program.
Its a bit late for me to start upp a carrier
as a painter. But I love to listen to the discussion around the paintings.
My regards from a freezing Sweden
Björn Blomstrand
every times its a treat
Notwithstanding the 'coldness' of the faces I think that the intimacy is lost in this painting due to the fact that the mother does not appear to be looking at her child but rather to the child's right.
If Greenhill had angled Jane's face more to the right and placed a smile on those lips then he would have captured a more loving moment.
I agree and the uncomfortable way that she is holding the baby make me question the fact that two characters were assembled together in the studio. Perhaps the nurse was holding the babe for the portrait and the mother was captured later on?
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Yes, very possibly! There is a clear emotional void between the two.
This painting is a compelling choice, with many rich details to take in...My weary eyes could rest indefinitely, in the dreamy folds of her dress; with its tactile textures, and fresh Salmon sheen.
The one thing I find slightly perturbing, is the baby’s head: It’s elongated, and would comfortably fit the body of a two or three year old!
Hopefully the "Peasants" of that era were kinder and more loving towards their children.
I own and wear a brown velvet (or velour) coat, just like Philip's coat; though a smaller lapel on my coat. I always wear it with a Brooks Brothers silk paisley olive cravat. The idea of wearing a blue shirt with it never occurred to me.
The best part of living under cathedral ceilings, is hanging portraits quite high up; though getting them down can be a nerve wracking experience. Don't laugh, but if you can't get a high enough ladder in, one thing you can use is a broom - to both lift the paintings high off the walls,. as well as to place on a long enough nail. Risky, I know!
These are great and I've seen them all. Can I make a suggestion? A 7 minute video called "The Many Moods of Cedric." Just a thought...
Cedric is the real star here
Next series idea, Conversations had over dinner .
Thanks Philip! Interesting take, yours, on this painting. What really stood out to me, however, was the choice of frame which I find curious. I can see how it might be considered baroque with its ornate swirls...but it feels way too much for this piece and would work far better with something Nouveau. Anyway, if you love it, that's what matters. Just my two cents. :D. Glad you've started these up again.
It’s possibly the most awful of awful frames ever known to humanity.
Thanks - it’s called a Sunderland frame, the apogee of English baroque. It is very loosely based on the opened jaws of a fearsome beast!
@@philipmould7898 Beastly indeed! :D
Well done. Wife of Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan, 2nd Baron Clifford of Lanesborough.
Philip, would you do some episodes discussing picture frames?
A wonderful idea. I was entranced by the frame on this piece. I’m starting to search now for UA-cam information on this. Often the frames are a work of are in themselves. To me, at least.
@@marthahoushar5428 I totally agree with you. Picture frames are definitely an art form, combining both form and function. A craftsman who creates a frame is also an artist.
Thank you for your wonderful series. Please show any paintings you have by living artists. Are there any (still) living artists creating masterpieces or have all the great works of art been created (so far as we know)? Is it in part the fact thst an artist is not physically focused anymore that makes his or her art more interesting?
Very enjoyable Phillip. I wonder what is served for dinner when you do eat in the barn?
Could I hire you to take me around a museum and explain the paintings to me? I fear there is so much I have failed to appreciate. I have several “interpretations” of Pinky and Blue Boy that I had the good the fortune to see “in person” at the Huntington Library/ArtCollection/BotanicalGarden in San Marino CA a few years ago on a trip with my late mother and sister. Mom won an all expenses paid trip from the NJ Cancer Survivors Foundation (like make-a-wish) to see the New Years Rose Parade floats up close. I thoroughly appreciate realistic detail painters and like to look at their work up close (not always appreciated by the guards). I’ll get you’ve had some great conversation around that dining table. 🥰🎄🙏🏼☕️🍩
»Le regard" of this woman, strikes me as expressing quite a bit of uncomfort. The cherry, I learn, sometimes used as a symbol of the Virgin Mary... , makes me question if that child in this Lady's arms, is not of her or, not of her husband ? Maybe, if so, rather latter because of their right hand index finger doing the same gesture as to show a connection between mother and Baby... ?
Thank you Mr. Philip Mould and Oliver for a Wonderfull series I just have discovered. Greetings from Quebec.
Original frame? Seems perfect for the painting.
Baby looks more like an older child (yet is painted by highly skilled artist)
Is it a painting of MARY and not JANE ? Nice barn.
Aren’t whippets wonderful? They’re so sweet.
Theme music is a tad short , otherwise another interesting docolet from this channel .
I was surprised that you did not address the scale of the baby to the mother. It seems very strange indeed.
Nice
Are informality and intimacy so rare in painting from that time? I'm thinking of the Braunschweig Rembrandt from about the same year and many other examples. Maybe specifically English upper-class art is different?
English society art (led by Lely) is indeed quite emotionally repressed. And formally attired aristocratic mothers tangibly connecting with their swaddled children are rare across continent too.
@@philipmould7898 Thank you for your answer. I love the videos by the way, I hope you make many more.
@@philipmould7898 I find it interesting that the baby is also adorned with the beautiful and valued pearls as the mother is. It is clearly a loved child even if the emotion between them doesn’t look as if it expresses what we expect (visually) of a relationship between mother and child these days. Thank you for your amazing series, Mr Mould. And yes, more on frames if possible, please: their own art form.
That signature, lol
Oh the cherry symbolizes the s Virgin Mary...i never knew that, but now it all makes sense!!!
Wonderful sentimental Baby.
Un tableau ancien intéressant,mais les dégradés de couleurs en fondu sur les vêtements ne sont pas bons,on est assez loin des rendus de vêtements qu'il peut y avoir sur les toiles de Léonard de Vinci,par exemple. Cela dit vous avez de beaux tableaux comme le ''Lanscape '' présenté dans un autre vidéo.
Compare and contrast with with "Mrs. Elizabeth Freake and Baby Mary" at the Worcester [Massachusetts] Art Museum. The Protestant/Puritan anti-"Madonna and Child" is evident in both.
Interesting thought. Thanks
Generous interpretation by Philip, but I trust him implicitly. Certainly gives one something to think about here.
Magnetic guide. Ta.
Horrible frame. No justice
Didn’t quite catch that “lifestyle” adjective, the painter had fell into with the actors in London.... not so thrilled about this particular piece, just saying.
I do not see nor feel any "connection" between mother and child nor any tenderness in the mother who looks remarkably stiff and cold. I am sorry Mr. Mould, I usually agree with your observations but not this time.