Author: Zaidan Art Blog
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Au lit: Le baiser. 01 Painting, The amorous game, Part 60 – With Footnotes
Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901), also known as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman and illustrator whose immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century allowed him to produce a collection of enticing, elegant and provocative images of the modern,…
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05 works, Today, December 21st, is Saint Severinus of Noricum’s day, his story, illustrated #353
Severinus of Noricum (c. 410–8 January 482) is a saint, known as the “Apostle to Noricum”. It has been speculated that he was born in either Southern Italy or in the Roman province of Africa… Please follow link for full post
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09 works, Today, December 13th, is Saint Lucia of Syracuse’s day, her story, illustrated #346
Lucia of Syracuse (283–304), also called Saint Lucia, or Saint Lucy, was a Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. Lucy was born of rich and noble parents about the year 283. Her father was of Roman origin, but died when she was five years old,leaving Lucy and her mother without a protective guardian.…