Tondi (Page 1)

For those of you who don't know,  a tondo is a circular painting
or bas-relief sculpture (literally it means a round plate). I have
included works with at least one curved edge.   Tondi are often
photographed against a glaring white background, which I find
very distracting. So I have darkened these outer backgrounds.

Click-a-pic for a bigger pic.

Naiad's Pool has also had blemishes removed. This is the best
copy on the web.  Gérôme's work abounds on the web, but his
charming Portrait of a Young Boy (top right) is rarely seen.  It
shows no false sentiment,  unlike the two portraits by Greuze.
The boy's  pose is natural,  as though he was photographed in
a quiet moment of reflection,  instead of  having sat for hours.
Compare this Gérôme to Ilya Repin's  formal Portrait of a Boy.

© Ian Cox 2005 the idea of using Delacroix's Achilles riding
Chiron for a new range of underpants. The Chinese smutter
trade should pay me a fortune for this idea.  (Just kidding.)