"Art must create a specific emotional link between artist and audience, one that 'infects' the viewer." - Tolstoy
The Kiss of Judas - Caravaggio
Some of my favorite paintings:
Girl with a Pearl Earring - Vermeer
Starry Night Over the Rhone - Van Gogh
The Luncheon of the Boating Party - Renoir
La Moulin de la Galette - Renoir
The Head of Christ - A Series - Rembrandt
From the Lake - O'Keefe
Study of a Figure Outdoors (Facing Left) - Monet
Doubting Thomas - Caravaggio
