#los angeles county museum

[art-allegory]

Philosophy and Christian Art

Artist: Daniel Huntington (American, 1816-1906)

Date: 1868

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Description

Although most of Huntington’s long career was taken up in painting more than one thousand portraits, he also painted landscapes and probably thought of himself as a painter of allegories and ideal subjects. His interest in religious and allegorical painting had been kindled by the Raphaelesque Italian and German ideal subjects he had seen in Rome on his first trip to Europe in 1839. By the 1860s his models were the Venetian artists of the High Renaissance, especially Titian (c. 1488-1576), whose example can be seen in the costumes and figure types depicted in Philosophy and Christian Art. The model or the type of the old man also appears in Huntington’s Sowing the Word, 1868 (New-York Historical Society). The influence of the Venetian school can also be seen in the rounder forms and richer palette of his paintings of this period. Even the half length format seems to echo Venetian examples. The model for the painting to which the young lady gestures, however, appears to be The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1650, by José Ribera (1588-1652) in the Louvre, Paris. The painting is conceived as a conversation between embodiments of opposing, but equally worthy points of view. The wisdom of the aged scholar, reading a book by lamplight, is contrasted with the intuitive perceptions of the young woman who examines a work of art by the daylight signified by the window.

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Dino Fight at the Exit, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, October 2023

[theaskew]

Sandow Birk (American b.1962, lives and works in Los Angeles), The Los Angeles County Museum on Fire (after Ed Ruscha), 2022. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 120 in.

[leeandtrace]

First Time at Los Angeles County Museum

[lionofchaeronea]

Ancient Egyptian bronze figurine of the god Bes. Artist unknown; ca. 711-657 BCE (25th Dynasty, Late Period). Now in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Photo credit: LACMA.

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

Augustin Pajou (1730-1809) "Psyche Abandoned" (1796) Located in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, United States

[sincericida]

ANDREW GARFIELD

at the LACMA Art+Film Gala 2024.

[world-of-celebs]

Emily Ratajkowski arrives at the 2024 LACMA Art+Film Gala at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 02, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. 

[oncanvas]

Tujunga Canyon, Walter Elmer Schofield, circa 1934-35

Oil on wood panel 33 x 38 ¾ in. (83.82 x 98.43 cm) Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA

[formeryelpers]

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles (Exposition Park), CA 90007

There’s a lot to see, read, and learn. We were there for three hours and still hadn’t seen everything. I got tired of reading all the signs, though I did find the signs interesting and informative.

The dinosaur exhibit is quite large and has so much information. It features 4 complete T-Rex skeletons, including a baby, juvenile, and to full-grown specimens. Love the dioramas of the African and North American mammals. They also had gems, birds, fish, insects, history of LA, outdoor gardens, and a few kid-focused exhibits.

The entrance isn’t as nice as it used to be since they moved it to the other side, but I think they’re adding something to the new entrance to make it nicer. The gift shops had nice gifts, including locally made items. I’ve never dined in the café.

What I really love about the place is that it’s cool ad dark inside. Security has also improved, with more staff and cameras. Some of the signs look really old but that’s part of the charm now.

Admission is $18 for adults, with discounts for seniors, students, teachers, military, etc. It’s even free to LA County residents from 3 – 5 PM Monday – Friday. It’s accessible by light rail too and close to other points of interest like the California Science Center (Museum), Rose Garden, etc.

5 out of 5 stars.

By Lolia S.

[andallshallbewell]

[introspect-la]

BAND BY RICHARD SERA (2006)

ON RICHARD SERA & DELCY MORELOS

[photos-of-everyday-life]

Kids, LACMA.

Los Angeles, 2019.

[theaskew]

Richard Serra (American 1938-2024), Band, 2006. Steel, Overall: 153 x 846 x 440 in. | 388.62 x 2148.84 x 1117.6 cm.; Plate thickness: 2 in. | 5.08 cm. (Source: LACMA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art)

[originalharmonysalad]

Punk Jacket, c. 1978–83,

Los Angeles County Museum of Art,

Costume Council Fund

[lionofchaeronea]

Brazilian Landscape with a Worker's House, Frans Post, ca. 1655