A Tuscan color palette plays off the natural elements of the sun and the soil. Rustic stone, weathered wood and windswept earth influence the many rich colors found in the Italian countryside. Terra-cotta red, yellow ochre, paprika and golden poppy add depth and warmth to home decor, highlighting off-white kitchen cabinetry.
Brussels, Belgium. RenÃ© Magritte, in full RenÃ©-FranÃ§ois-Ghislain Magritte (born Nov. 21, 1898, Lessines, Belg.âdied Aug. 15, 1967, Brussels) Belgian artist, one of the most prominent Surrealist painters, whose bizarre flights of fancy blended horror, peril, comedy, and mystery.
In 1934, Erwin Panofsky published an article in the Burlington Magazine entitled âJan van Eyckâs Arnolfini Portrait.â He interprets the painting as âa man and a woman represented in the act of contracting matrimony, and identifies the two people in the portrait as Giovanni Arnolfini and his wife, Jeanne de Cename.