2headedsnake:

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

‘Medusa (and details)’, 1640, Carrara marble

cavetocanvas:

Whenever I visit art museums, I’m always fascinated by artist signatures and collect pictures of them on my phone. These are a sampling of some of the better known names from my visits to the Legion of Honor and de Young museums in San Francisco.

In order of appearance:

1. Hans Cranach c. 1503-37
2. John Singer Sargent
3. Jean-Léon Gérôme
4. William Adolphe Bouguereau
5. Albert Bierstadt
6. Thomas Moran
7. Odilon Redon
8. Pablo Picasso
9. Auguste Rodin
10. Pierre-Auguste Renoir
11. Claude Monet
12. Aaron Douglas
13. Salvador Dalí