Aestelier / Sources

Every image
has an origin.

A selection of artworks and photographs, with their authors and sources. Images are resized, cropped or revealed through a geometric grid in the site layout. The complete compositions and source records are linked below. Their use does not imply collaboration with or endorsement of Aestelier.

Homepage images

The full drawing of Edmond François Aman-Jean at work, by Georges Seurat
Aman-Jean (Portrait of Edmond François Aman-Jean) · Georges Seurat, 1882–83.
Conté crayon on Michallet paper. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960.
Public Domain / The Met Open Access.
Museum record and full image ↗
Terracotta architectural forms and shadows photographed by Benjamin Damm
Modern Terracotta Architecture with Geometric Shapes · Benjamin Damm.
Photograph used on the Aediris project card.
Pexels License.
Photographer and source image ↗
Light reflected by iridescent material, photographed by Saifee Art
Iridescent holographic material with rainbow light reflections · Saifee Art.
Photograph used for the Aegillis project.
Unsplash License.
Photographer and source image ↗
The complete painting An Academy by Lamplight by Joseph Wright of Derby, with students drawing a sculpture by lamplight
An Academy by Lamplight · Joseph Wright of Derby, c. 1769–1770.
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection. Reproduction from Google Art Project via Wikimedia Commons.
On the homepage, the painting is tinted into the brown of the section about the person behind Aestelier and fades toward the text. The complete composition is shown here.
Public domain / Public Domain Mark.
Full image, provenance and rights record ↗

Journal

The complete painting The Philosopher in Meditation by Rembrandt, an old man seated by a window at the foot of a spiral staircase
The Philosopher in Meditation · Rembrandt, 1632.
Musée du Louvre, Paris. Reproduction from The Yorck Project via Wikimedia Commons.
On the Journal page, the painting is tinted into the brown of the title block and rises from its foot. The complete composition is shown here.
Public domain / Public Domain Mark.
Full image, provenance and rights record ↗

The manifesto

The complete painting Prométhée by Jean Delville, with a figure bearing light above a crowd
Prométhée · Jean Delville, 1907.
On large screens, the manifesto moves through the painting from the light to the crowd. The full composition is visible on small screens and with reduced motion. Its colours are preserved.
Public domain / Public Domain Mark.
Full image, provenance and rights record ↗
The complete painting Un atelier aux Batignolles by Henri Fantin-Latour
Un atelier aux Batignolles · Henri Fantin-Latour, 1870.
Musée d’Orsay, Paris. Reproduction from Google Art Project via Wikimedia Commons.
In the manifesto, the painting shows Manet at his easel among fellow artists and writers. The complete composition and original colours are preserved.
Public domain / Public Domain Mark.
Full image, provenance and rights record ↗

Works by Edgar Degas

Seated Dancer by Edgar Degas
Seated Dancer · Edgar Degas, 1873–74.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain / Open Access.
Museum record and image source ↗
Dancer in Green by Edgar Degas
Dancer in Green · Edgar Degas.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain / Open Access.
Museum record and image source ↗
The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage by Edgar Degas
The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage · Edgar Degas.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain / Open Access.
Museum record and image source ↗
Self-Portrait by Edgar Degas
Self-Portrait · Edgar Degas, 1857.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain / Open Access.
Museum record and image source ↗

Practice, before the platform

The photograph of hands working with clay is by Mariam Antadze, used under the Pexels licence. It illustrates artistic practice and does not imply a collaboration with Aestelier.

Diagrams and type

The two Journal diagrams and the guides in the Aediris concept sequence are editorial illustrations. They describe comparisons and ideas, not measured analysis of an artwork. The record diagram and earlier interface studies are retained only as working material. Archivo by Omnibus-Type and Bodoni Moda by Indestructible Type are hosted locally under their SIL Open Font Licences.

Archivo licence · Bodoni Moda licence