One of the charming things for me to experience at a museum is the curiosity that I see in its visitors. Here, my sweet friend uses the magnifying glass to further study one of the works of art at the Dallas Museum of Art's wonderful exhibit, Women Artists in Europe from the Monarchy to Modernism.
Drawn to the miniature oil paintings by Francisca Efgenia Melendez y Durazzo (1770 - 1825), I learned that at age twenty, she became an Academic of Merit. Shortly thereafter, she became the artist for the Court of King Charles of Spain. The portraits we viewed at the exhibit show her work painting the members of the king's family. The work is framed together with letters to her requesting certain details, such as "eyes that show more smiling." Though the language written on the letters harks back to the Eighteenth Century, I could still understand what the message said. Spanish is a beautiful language, and having the opportunity to read it gave me an added embellishment to the experience at the Museum.
My attempts to photograph the moment a visitor studies a work of art serve to challenge my skills with my camera. With low light and a moving subject, I have to quickly compose after adjusting my settings. This time, I used my X-T3 from Fujifilm with a 35mm lens. I could have made much better images if I had focussed more deeply as a photographer; instead, I focussed on the wonderful exhibit, the wonderful women whose work I viewed and inspired me, which made capturing moments of secondary nature. Sometimes, enjoying the experience, such as this one, can overcome my passion for capturing a beautiful moment. I can feel those times by now, and allow them to wash over me, inspiring me for the future.
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