finery

Van Gogh began his work relying on the Dutch Masters. He was intrigued by the Masters' ability to have fun with shadow and lightweight. He also found an association in the painting of common events and/or people. For instance, The Potato Eaters captures a small grouping of peasants sitting yourself down for any meal. The painting is dark, yet, light radiates from your faces. The technology of photography is an element chemical, part optical, and dates from 1839. Soon after its simultaneous invention by William Henry Fox Talbot in England and Louis Jacques Mand? Daguerre in France, photography was used to document foreign places of interest including India, the Holy Land, as well as the American West. It was also employed for portraits with photographs taken of kings, statesman, and theater or literary personalities.