Song of the day is "Your Love Changes Everything (ft. Brock Human)" by United Pursuit.
The Song of the Lark, 1884 oil on canvas by Jules-Adolphe Breton (French, 1827-1906) from the Art Institute of Chicago, photo taken November 10th, 2018.
The Church of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, 1740-41 oil on canvas by Michele Marieschi (Italian, 1710-1743). Figures likely created by Gianantonio Guardi. Same place and day.
Portrait of Constance Pipelet, 1797 oil on canvas by Jean Baptiste Francois Desoria (French, 1758-1832). Constance was a noted feminist in Paris in the aftermath of the French Revolution.
Madame de Pastoret and Her Son, 1791-92 oil on canvas by Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748-1825).
Bust of Anne-Marie-Louise Thomas de Domangeville de Serilly, Comtesse de Pange, 1780 Marble by Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828).
Portrait of the Katchef Dahouth, Christian Mameluke. An 1804 oil on canvas by Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson (French, 1767-1824).
The Captive Slave, 1827 oil on canvas by John Philip Simpson (English, 1782-1847). This was a bold statement in favor of the abolition of slavery. Six years after the painting, Parliament passed the Slavery Abolition Act.
Amedee-David, the Comte de Pastoret, 1823-26 oil on canvas by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780-1867).
The Eruption of Vesuvius, 1771 oil on canvas by Jacque-Antoine Volaire (French, 1729-after 1793).
Were these paintings in the art museum in Chicago?
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