Trevor Austin
@trevvie.bsky.social
Journal of an Art Enthusiast 👨🎨
Diploma in the History of European Painting
Trinity College Dublin
Diploma in the History of European Painting
Trinity College Dublin
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Trevor Austin
@trevvie.bsky.social
· Aug 8
Caught ! 👀
A Boy Holding a Fruit: An #Allegory of Taste
#Brussels #Belgium
by #flemish painter #MichaelSweerts 5 senses painting , a common theme in Northern Europe #17thCArt
This #Tronie Beautifully captures and allows us to contemplate the role of the senses in human experience #ArtHistory
A Boy Holding a Fruit: An #Allegory of Taste
#Brussels #Belgium
by #flemish painter #MichaelSweerts 5 senses painting , a common theme in Northern Europe #17thCArt
This #Tronie Beautifully captures and allows us to contemplate the role of the senses in human experience #ArtHistory
Really enjoying the current re-runs of #BritainsLostMasterpieces on #BBC4
with the wonderful @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social
Art combined with mystery and intrigue - what’s not to like?
with the wonderful @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social
Art combined with mystery and intrigue - what’s not to like?
September 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Really enjoying the current re-runs of #BritainsLostMasterpieces on #BBC4
with the wonderful @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social
Art combined with mystery and intrigue - what’s not to like?
with the wonderful @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social
Art combined with mystery and intrigue - what’s not to like?
Whilst Gustav #klimt is famed for his decadent #goldenphase era, he is equally renowned for his under-stated, tranquil landscapes.
‘Litzlberg am Attersee’ (1915) is a perfect example, on display at the #leopoldmuseum #Vienna #Austria
#ArtNouveau #ModernArt #historyofArt #landscapeArt
‘Litzlberg am Attersee’ (1915) is a perfect example, on display at the #leopoldmuseum #Vienna #Austria
#ArtNouveau #ModernArt #historyofArt #landscapeArt
September 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Whilst Gustav #klimt is famed for his decadent #goldenphase era, he is equally renowned for his under-stated, tranquil landscapes.
‘Litzlberg am Attersee’ (1915) is a perfect example, on display at the #leopoldmuseum #Vienna #Austria
#ArtNouveau #ModernArt #historyofArt #landscapeArt
‘Litzlberg am Attersee’ (1915) is a perfect example, on display at the #leopoldmuseum #Vienna #Austria
#ArtNouveau #ModernArt #historyofArt #landscapeArt
Art enthusiasts! September 30th !
🙌🙌🙌 @januszczak.bsky.social brand new series on Sky Arts !
Set yizzer recorders now !
Can’t wait! 🥰
🙌🙌🙌 @januszczak.bsky.social brand new series on Sky Arts !
Set yizzer recorders now !
Can’t wait! 🥰
Forget the Wuthering Heights! There’s stuff going on in my new series for Sky Arts that would make Heathcliff’s hair fall out! As Margot Robbie said: ‘Waldemar showed us the cliff. The rest of us must follow him over it’.
- Set the controls for Sept 30!
- Set the controls for Sept 30!
September 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Art enthusiasts! September 30th !
🙌🙌🙌 @januszczak.bsky.social brand new series on Sky Arts !
Set yizzer recorders now !
Can’t wait! 🥰
🙌🙌🙌 @januszczak.bsky.social brand new series on Sky Arts !
Set yizzer recorders now !
Can’t wait! 🥰
Summer Night City 🌆 ❤️ #Stockholm views from the high bar #Radissonbluviking
#sweden #Norrmalm @visitsweden.bsky.social @radissonblu.bsky.social
#sweden #Norrmalm @visitsweden.bsky.social @radissonblu.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Summer Night City 🌆 ❤️ #Stockholm views from the high bar #Radissonbluviking
#sweden #Norrmalm @visitsweden.bsky.social @radissonblu.bsky.social
#sweden #Norrmalm @visitsweden.bsky.social @radissonblu.bsky.social
Caught ! 👀
A Boy Holding a Fruit: An #Allegory of Taste
#Brussels #Belgium
by #flemish painter #MichaelSweerts 5 senses painting , a common theme in Northern Europe #17thCArt
This #Tronie Beautifully captures and allows us to contemplate the role of the senses in human experience #ArtHistory
A Boy Holding a Fruit: An #Allegory of Taste
#Brussels #Belgium
by #flemish painter #MichaelSweerts 5 senses painting , a common theme in Northern Europe #17thCArt
This #Tronie Beautifully captures and allows us to contemplate the role of the senses in human experience #ArtHistory
August 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Caught ! 👀
A Boy Holding a Fruit: An #Allegory of Taste
#Brussels #Belgium
by #flemish painter #MichaelSweerts 5 senses painting , a common theme in Northern Europe #17thCArt
This #Tronie Beautifully captures and allows us to contemplate the role of the senses in human experience #ArtHistory
A Boy Holding a Fruit: An #Allegory of Taste
#Brussels #Belgium
by #flemish painter #MichaelSweerts 5 senses painting , a common theme in Northern Europe #17thCArt
This #Tronie Beautifully captures and allows us to contemplate the role of the senses in human experience #ArtHistory
#CarlGustafTessin” (1740) by #FrancoisBoucher, epitomizes the #Rococo art movement, noted for its ornamental and decorative qualities. The intricate rendering of textures, from the shimmering fabric of Tessin’s robe to the delicate lace of his cuffs, his wig with curls @natmus-sweden.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
#CarlGustafTessin” (1740) by #FrancoisBoucher, epitomizes the #Rococo art movement, noted for its ornamental and decorative qualities. The intricate rendering of textures, from the shimmering fabric of Tessin’s robe to the delicate lace of his cuffs, his wig with curls @natmus-sweden.bsky.social
A painting within a painting
A Portrait of Mrs Congreve with her Children ( 1782 / Philip Reinagle ) which features a painting of her husband,Captain William Congreve and his son (c.1782)
Both on display in the Grand Gallery @visitdublin.bsky.social @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social #Arthistory #Art
A Portrait of Mrs Congreve with her Children ( 1782 / Philip Reinagle ) which features a painting of her husband,Captain William Congreve and his son (c.1782)
Both on display in the Grand Gallery @visitdublin.bsky.social @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social #Arthistory #Art
June 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A painting within a painting
A Portrait of Mrs Congreve with her Children ( 1782 / Philip Reinagle ) which features a painting of her husband,Captain William Congreve and his son (c.1782)
Both on display in the Grand Gallery @visitdublin.bsky.social @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social #Arthistory #Art
A Portrait of Mrs Congreve with her Children ( 1782 / Philip Reinagle ) which features a painting of her husband,Captain William Congreve and his son (c.1782)
Both on display in the Grand Gallery @visitdublin.bsky.social @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social #Arthistory #Art
Happy Easter !
Currently on view in the #nationalgalleryofireland is this beautiful piece ‘the Ninth hour’ (1941) by #MainieJellett as part of the new exhibition’The Art of Friendship’ celebrating her work alongside contemporary #EvieHone #pictureoftheday #modernart #cubism #artoftheday #Easter
Currently on view in the #nationalgalleryofireland is this beautiful piece ‘the Ninth hour’ (1941) by #MainieJellett as part of the new exhibition’The Art of Friendship’ celebrating her work alongside contemporary #EvieHone #pictureoftheday #modernart #cubism #artoftheday #Easter
April 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Happy Easter !
Currently on view in the #nationalgalleryofireland is this beautiful piece ‘the Ninth hour’ (1941) by #MainieJellett as part of the new exhibition’The Art of Friendship’ celebrating her work alongside contemporary #EvieHone #pictureoftheday #modernart #cubism #artoftheday #Easter
Currently on view in the #nationalgalleryofireland is this beautiful piece ‘the Ninth hour’ (1941) by #MainieJellett as part of the new exhibition’The Art of Friendship’ celebrating her work alongside contemporary #EvieHone #pictureoftheday #modernart #cubism #artoftheday #Easter
The ‘Taking of #Christ’ (1602) by #baroque artist #Caravaggio
The moment when Christ is betrayed by Judas
the cloak of fleeing apostle (St John) perfectly encapsulates this moment
The soldiers polished metal arm
serves as a mirror of self-reflection and examination of conscience #artoftheday
The moment when Christ is betrayed by Judas
the cloak of fleeing apostle (St John) perfectly encapsulates this moment
The soldiers polished metal arm
serves as a mirror of self-reflection and examination of conscience #artoftheday
April 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The ‘Taking of #Christ’ (1602) by #baroque artist #Caravaggio
The moment when Christ is betrayed by Judas
the cloak of fleeing apostle (St John) perfectly encapsulates this moment
The soldiers polished metal arm
serves as a mirror of self-reflection and examination of conscience #artoftheday
The moment when Christ is betrayed by Judas
the cloak of fleeing apostle (St John) perfectly encapsulates this moment
The soldiers polished metal arm
serves as a mirror of self-reflection and examination of conscience #artoftheday
The Fever Van by #LsLowry / Lost portrait of #HenryVIII by #HansHolbein / Maisons blanches by #GeorgesSeurat and the wonderful #KimCattrall by #SamiraAddo ~ there’s something for everyone at the splendid #WalkerArtGallery in fabulous #liverpool @exploreliverpool.bsky.social #Arthistory #Artoftheday
April 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The Fever Van by #LsLowry / Lost portrait of #HenryVIII by #HansHolbein / Maisons blanches by #GeorgesSeurat and the wonderful #KimCattrall by #SamiraAddo ~ there’s something for everyone at the splendid #WalkerArtGallery in fabulous #liverpool @exploreliverpool.bsky.social #Arthistory #Artoftheday
Re-discovering Britain’s lost masterpieces on BBC4
so interesting and insightful thanks to the incredible @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social
so interesting and insightful thanks to the incredible @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Re-discovering Britain’s lost masterpieces on BBC4
so interesting and insightful thanks to the incredible @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social
so interesting and insightful thanks to the incredible @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social
Details from Venus, Mars and the Forge of Vulcan - #LucaGiordano c.1660
A story which became popular in art sees Venus,goddess of love,married to Vulcan,the god of fire, which was often seen as mismatched. However, Venus has a torrid affair with Mars, the god of war.
#nationalgalleryofIreland
A story which became popular in art sees Venus,goddess of love,married to Vulcan,the god of fire, which was often seen as mismatched. However, Venus has a torrid affair with Mars, the god of war.
#nationalgalleryofIreland
April 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Details from Venus, Mars and the Forge of Vulcan - #LucaGiordano c.1660
A story which became popular in art sees Venus,goddess of love,married to Vulcan,the god of fire, which was often seen as mismatched. However, Venus has a torrid affair with Mars, the god of war.
#nationalgalleryofIreland
A story which became popular in art sees Venus,goddess of love,married to Vulcan,the god of fire, which was often seen as mismatched. However, Venus has a torrid affair with Mars, the god of war.
#nationalgalleryofIreland
‘The crossing of the red sea’ by #LudovicoMazzolino (1521)
After years in storage, this beautiful #Renaissance painting has been masterfully restored bringing its vivid tones back to life
Now on view at the @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social
#arthistory @discoverdublin.bsky.social #Dublin
After years in storage, this beautiful #Renaissance painting has been masterfully restored bringing its vivid tones back to life
Now on view at the @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social
#arthistory @discoverdublin.bsky.social #Dublin
April 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
‘The crossing of the red sea’ by #LudovicoMazzolino (1521)
After years in storage, this beautiful #Renaissance painting has been masterfully restored bringing its vivid tones back to life
Now on view at the @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social
#arthistory @discoverdublin.bsky.social #Dublin
After years in storage, this beautiful #Renaissance painting has been masterfully restored bringing its vivid tones back to life
Now on view at the @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social
#arthistory @discoverdublin.bsky.social #Dublin
Before and after
“Paris street, rainy day” (1877)
Location: Place de #Dublin
The Pharmacy is still there (2025) ❤️
#GustaveCaillebotte
#Paris
#french #Impressionism #HistoryofArt
#masterpiece #EuropeanArt
#PlacedeDublin
#8tharrondissement
“Paris street, rainy day” (1877)
Location: Place de #Dublin
The Pharmacy is still there (2025) ❤️
#GustaveCaillebotte
#Paris
#french #Impressionism #HistoryofArt
#masterpiece #EuropeanArt
#PlacedeDublin
#8tharrondissement
February 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Before and after
“Paris street, rainy day” (1877)
Location: Place de #Dublin
The Pharmacy is still there (2025) ❤️
#GustaveCaillebotte
#Paris
#french #Impressionism #HistoryofArt
#masterpiece #EuropeanArt
#PlacedeDublin
#8tharrondissement
“Paris street, rainy day” (1877)
Location: Place de #Dublin
The Pharmacy is still there (2025) ❤️
#GustaveCaillebotte
#Paris
#french #Impressionism #HistoryofArt
#masterpiece #EuropeanArt
#PlacedeDublin
#8tharrondissement
Life imitates Art
#Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (c.1607)
#NationalGallery #London
#Carravaggio
#lifeDrawing
#lighting #ArtHistory
@visitlondon.bsky.social
#Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (c.1607)
#NationalGallery #London
#Carravaggio
#lifeDrawing
#lighting #ArtHistory
@visitlondon.bsky.social
January 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Life imitates Art
#Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (c.1607)
#NationalGallery #London
#Carravaggio
#lifeDrawing
#lighting #ArtHistory
@visitlondon.bsky.social
#Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (c.1607)
#NationalGallery #London
#Carravaggio
#lifeDrawing
#lighting #ArtHistory
@visitlondon.bsky.social
Just over 10 days left to see the beautiful Scottish #JMWTurner watercolors at the @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social
#Arthistory #Turner #Art #Dublin
#Arthistory #Turner #Art #Dublin
January 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Just over 10 days left to see the beautiful Scottish #JMWTurner watercolors at the @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social
#Arthistory #Turner #Art #Dublin
#Arthistory #Turner #Art #Dublin
December 7, 2024 at 10:39 PM
December 4, 2024 at 11:16 PM
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Bon soir, Paris.
December 4, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Bon soir, Paris.
Putting up our Christmas tree 🎄 whilst enjoying my signed copy of “Songs of winter Dreaming” by the wonderful @eimearquinn.bsky.social
Simply beautiful! Thank you 😊
Simply beautiful! Thank you 😊
November 23, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Putting up our Christmas tree 🎄 whilst enjoying my signed copy of “Songs of winter Dreaming” by the wonderful @eimearquinn.bsky.social
Simply beautiful! Thank you 😊
Simply beautiful! Thank you 😊
'An Interview between Charles I and Oliver Cromwell' (1836) by Cork born Daniel Maclise on display in the National Gallery of Ireland - note the contrast in the clothing between the two men - Charles’ elegant finery against Cromwell’s rugged armour #Arthistory #IrishArt #Artoftheday #Dublin
November 17, 2024 at 9:14 PM
'An Interview between Charles I and Oliver Cromwell' (1836) by Cork born Daniel Maclise on display in the National Gallery of Ireland - note the contrast in the clothing between the two men - Charles’ elegant finery against Cromwell’s rugged armour #Arthistory #IrishArt #Artoftheday #Dublin