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The audio guide accompanies the exhibition Faith and Fortune: Art Across the Global Spanish Empire on at the Art Gallery of Ontario starting June 2022

The audio guide accompanies the exhibition Faith and Fortune: Art Across the Global Spanish Empire on at the Art Gallery of Ontario starting June 2022

The audio guide accompanies the exhibition Faith and Fortune: Art Across the Global Spanish Empire on at the Art Gallery of Ontario starting June 2022

The audio guide accompanies the exhibition Faith and Fortune: Art Across the Global Spanish Empire on at the Art Gallery of Ontario starting June 2022

The audio guide accompanies the exhibition Faith and Fortune: Art Across the Global Spanish Empire on at the Art Gallery of Ontario starting June 2022

David Hockney, Santa Monica Boulevard, 1978–1980, Acrylic on canvas, 218.44 x 609.6 cm, The David Hockney Foundation. This is an acrylic on canvas painting by artist David Hockney. It was created between 1978 to 1980. Its dimensions are 218.44 by 609.6 cm. Hockney captures the sundrenched vista of an iconic Los Angeles street from the perspective of someone looking out the window of a car driving...

Patti Smith, Robert’s Slippers (B), 2003, Gelatin silver print, 20.32 x 25.4 cm (unframed); 53.34 x 40.64 x 2.54 cm (framed), from the collection of James Lahey. This is a photograph of a pair of slippers taken by Patti Smith. The title is Robert’s Slippers, and it was photographed in 2003. This photograph is a gelatin silver print, measuring 20.32 by 25.4 cm when unframed, and 53.34 by 40.64 by 2...

Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Country Wedding, 16th–17th century, oil on wood, Art Gallery of Ontario; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W. Redelmeier, 1940, 2557. This is an oil on wood painting, titled Country Wedding by artist Pieter Brueghel the Younger. It is from the 1500s or 1600s, and was a gift to the Art Gallery of Ontario by Mr. and Mrs. W. Redelmeier in 1940. The scene is set in Europe during the 15...

Mary Pratt. Cod Fillets on Cardboard Cartons, 1975. oil on panel, Overall (sight): 49.5 × 73 cm. Gift of Norcen Energy Resources Limited, 1986. © Estate of Mary Pratt, 1975. 86/55 This work, entitled Cod Fillets in Cardboard Cartons, by artist Mary Pratt is a photorealistic oil painting. It was created in 1975 and measures 49.5 by 73 cm. Two frozen cod fillets are thawing in their packaging, while...

Sandra Brewster. Hiking Black Creek, 2018. gel medium transfer, charcoal, acrylic on wood, Overall (three panels): 335.3 × 406.4 cm. © Sandra Brewster 2020/17 The title of the work is Hiking Black Creek, created in 2017 by Sandra Brewster. A gel medium image transfer, charcoal, and acrylic on wood measures 335.3 by 406.4 cm. This large photographic artwork of a Black couple outside in nature is ma...

Jack Chambers. Diego Reading, 1976–1977. oil and synthetic paint in natural resin varnish on plywood, Overall: 93.5 × 93 × 5.7 cm. Purchase with the assistance of the Judith Rachel Harris Foundation and Ethel Harris, 2007. © Estate of Jack Chambers. 2007/92 The title of the work is Diego Reading (Sunday Morning No.5), created in 1976 to 1977 by the artist Jack Chambers. Painted in a hyper-realisti...

Robert Houle. Kanata, 1992. Acrylic and conte crayon on canvas, 228.7 x 732 cm. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Purchased 1994. © Robert Houle A long rectangular canvas is divided into three areas, resembling The French national flag - blue, white, and red. Framed by the bright blue and bright red of the French Flag, a bleached copy of a central historical painting by American painter, Benjami...

Robert Houle. In Memoriam, 1987. Oil, feathers, leather, ribbon on plywood, Overall (framed): 137.2 x 151.9 x 9 cm. Gift of Vanessa, Britney and Nelson Niedzielski, 2000. © Robert Houle 2000/1196 Two differently sized panels of painted plywood are assembled together in this artwork that includes indigenous community names, leather, ribbons and eagle feathers. On the left panel a thin horizontal de...

Robert Houle. Sandy Bay, 1998-99. Oil on canvas, black and white photograph + colour photograph on canvas, Masonite, 300 x 548. 4 cm. Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Acquired with funds from the President's Appeal 2000 and with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance program © Robert Houle. Reading this work from left to right, Houle assembles a black and whit...

Robert Houle. Red is Beautiful, 1970. Acrylic on canvas, 45.5 x 61 cm. Canadian Museum of History, V-F-174 © Robert Houle Trapezoids, flat shapes that look like upside down triangles that have their tops sliced off parallel to their bottoms with sloping sides, fill the rectangular canvas in tones of pink and red. Sitting with the longest side on top of the canvas, four trapezoids increasing in siz...

Robert Houle. The Pines, 2002-2004. Oil on canvas, Panel (centre): 91.4 × 121.9 cm. Panel (side, each of two): 91.4 × 91.4 cm. Gift of Susan Whitney, 2017. © Robert Houle 2017/243 Three green and blue paintings hang in a horizontal row; two monochrome square canvases frame a pine forest on a rectangular canvas in the centre. On the left, a square canvas is painted with horizontal brush strokes in...

4. Still Life with Flowers, 1906, gouache on cardboard, and the size is 72.1 by 55.9 cm. A floral bouquet and dishes are set against a warm orange background. This still life centres around a white ceramic vase with a flared neck that narrows to meet a rounded body, curving into a pedestal that sits on the table. Elaborate handles flare out from the neck, curling into the body of the vase. An asso...

Picasso: Painting the Blue Period - Described audio transcript 1. The Coiffure, 1899–1900, pastel and watercolour on paper, and the size is 46.7 by 29.5 cm. This loosely drawn scene shows a woman standing at a vanity, styling her hair in her bedroom. Behind her a picture hangs in the upper right corner of the painting on a deep blue wall; its subject matter is indistinct. In front of the wall, the...

2. Woman with Bangs, 1902, oil on canvas, and the size is 61.4 by 51.8 cm. In this portrait, Picasso portrays an image of a sad woman in shades of blue. He has subtly painted the background in varying tones of blue, drawing our attention to the subject, who is positioned to the right of the painting. This neutral background places her in three-dimensional space that contains no anecdotal informati...

3. Family at Supper, 1903, pen and ink with watercolour on paper, and the size is 32.1 by 44.5 cm. In this delicate watercolour and ink image, a Spanish family sits down to supper at a table in the centre of a modest room. In the foreground, a father, on the left, and a young child, on the right, sit on a plain wooden bench at the table with their backs to us. The father, with a plate and spoon in...

2021 Picasso Audio Guide - 01 Introduction by Art Gallery of Ontario

2021 Picasso Audio Guide - 02 The Spanish Dancer by Art Gallery of Ontario

2021 Picasso Audio Guide - 03 Nude With Red Stockings by Art Gallery of Ontario

2021 Picasso Audio Guide - 04 Woman With Necklace by Art Gallery of Ontario

2021 Picasso Audio Guide - 05 Melancholy Woman by Art Gallery of Ontario