Category: 365 Days
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15 Works, Today, February 21st. is artist Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #052
Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (21 February 1815–31 January 1891) was a French Classicist painter and sculptor famous for his depictions of Napoleon, his armies and military themes. He documented sieges and manoeuvres and was the teacher of Édouard Detaille… Please follow link for full post
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19 Works, Today, February 20th. is artist Mihály Munkácsy’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #051
Mihály Munkácsy (20 February 1844–1 May 1900) was a Hungarian painter. He earned international reputation with his genre pictures and large-scale biblical paintings. Munkácsy was a bureaucrat of Bavarian origin. After being apprenticed to itinerant painter Elek Szamossy, Munkácsy went to Pest (Budapest), where he sought the patronage of established artists. With the help of…
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11 Works, Today, February 19th. is artist Ambroise Louis Garneray’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #050
Ambroise Louis Garneray (19 February 1783–11 September 1857) was a French corsair, a privateer or pirate, painter and writer. He served under Robert Surcouf and Jean-Marie Dutertre, and was held as prisoner-of-war by the British for eight years after being captured before being repatriated at the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars, continuing his career as…
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17 Works, Today, February 18th. is artist Anders Leonard Zorn’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #049
Anders Leonard Zorn (18 February 1860–22 August 1920) was one of Sweden’s foremost artists. He obtained international success as a painter, sculptor, and etcher… Please follow link for full post
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12 Works, Today, February 17th. is artist Khaled al Khani’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #048
Khaled al-Khani (born 17 February 1975 in Hama, Syria) is a Syrian painter, currently living in Paris. the artist employs a variety of supports for his work, including oil painting, and mural painting… Please follow link for full post
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15 Works, Today, February 16th. is artist Théodore Jacques Ralli’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #047
Théodore Jacques Ralli or Theodorus Rallis (Constantinople, 16 February 1852–2 October 1909, Lausanne) was a Greek painter, watercolourist and draughtsman, who spent most of his working life in France and Egypt. He painted genre works, portraits, local figures, architectural subjects, interiors with figures and animals. But he is best known for his orientalist paintings… Please…
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13 Works, Today, February 15th. is artist Nikolai Nikolaevich Ge’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #046
Nikolai Nikolaevich Ge (15 February 1831–13 June 1 June 1894) was a Russian realist painter and an early Russian symbolist. He was famous for his works on historical and religious subjects. Nikolai Ge was born to a Russian noble family of French origin. His grandfather who was a French nobleman immigrated to the Russian Empire…
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15 Works, Today, February 14th. is artist Valentine Cameron’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #045
Valentine Cameron “Val” Prinsep, RA (14th February 1838–4th November 1904) was a British painter of the Pre-Raphaelite school. Born in Calcutta, India, he was the second child of Henry Thoby Prinsep, a civil servant of the British Raj. The family returned to England in 1843. They settled in 1851 at Little Holland House, and made…
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18 Works, Today, February 13th. is artist Victor Gabriel Gilbert’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #044
Victor Gabriel Gilbert was a French painter of genre scenes. He received his formal training from L. Em. Adan, Levasseur and Ch. Busson. In 1873 he had his debut at the Paris Salon and continued to be a faithful exhibitor at the Salon des Artist Francais where he obtained a silver medal in 1889, received…
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10 Works, Today, February 12th. is artist Adolphe Yvon’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #043
Adolphe Yvon (1817–1893) was a French painter known for his paintings of the Napoleonic Wars. Yvon studied under Paul Delaroche, rose to fame during the Second Empire, then finished his career as a teacher… Please follow link for full post
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16 Works, Today, February 11th. is artist Józef Brandt’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #042
Józef Brandt (1841 in Szczebrzeszyn — 1915 in Radom) was a painter, acclaimed for his military art. Throughout the second half of the 19th century, he was the leader of a Polish artistic colony in Munich… Please follow link for full post
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16 Works, Today, February 10th. is artist Francesco Hayez’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #041
Francesco Hayez (10 February 1791–12 February 1882) was from a relatively poor family from Venice. Francesco was the youngest of five sons. He was brought up by his mother’s sister, who had married Giovanni Binasco, a well-off shipowner and art collector. Hayez displayed a predisposition for drawing since childhood… Please follow link for full post
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10 Works, Today, February 9th. is artist Paolo de Matteis’ day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #040
Paolo de Matteis (also known as Paolo de’ Matteis; 9 February 1662–26 January 1728) was an Italian painter. Paolo de Matteis studied under Luca Giordano, in Naples, traveled widely and was appreciated throughout Europe for his allegorical paintings. Among such works are Allegory of Divine Wisdom Crowning Painting as the Sovereign of the Arts (See…
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09 Works, Today, February 8th. is artist Guercino’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #039
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (February 8, 1591 — December 22, 1666), better known as Guercino, was born into a family of peasant farmers in Cento. Being cross-eyed, at an early age he acquired the nickname by which he is universally known, Guercino, meaning ‘squinter’. Mainly self-taught, at the age of 16, he worked as apprentice in the shop…
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16 Works, Today, February 7th. is artist Henry Fuseli’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #038
Henry Fuseli RA (7 February 1741–17 April 1825) was a Swiss painter, draughtsman and writer on art who spent much of his life in Britain. Many of his works, such as The Nightmare (see below), deal with supernatural subject-matter. He painted works for John Boydell’s Shakespeare Gallery, and created his own “Milton Gallery”. (see below)…
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13 Works, Today, February 6th. is artist Franz Gerhard von Kügelgen’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #037
Franz Gerhard von Kügelgen (6 February 1772–27 March 1820) was a German painter, noted for his portraits and history paintings. He was a professor at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts and a member of both the Prussian and Russian Imperial Academies of Arts. Please follow link for full post
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10 Works, Today, February 5th. is artist Carl Spitzweg’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #036
Carl Spitzweg (February 5, 1808 — September 23, 1885) was a German romanticist painter, especially of genre subjects. He is considered to be one of the most important artists of the Biedermeier era. Spitzweg was born in Unterpfaffenhofen, near Munich, Bavaria. His father, a wealthy merchant, had Carl trained as a pharmacist. He attained his qualification from…
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18 Works, Today, February 4th. is artist Alexander Antonovich Rizzoni’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #035
Alexander Antonovich Rizzoni, or Alessandro Rizzoni (4 February 1836, in Riga — 29 April 1902, in Rome) was a Russian painter of portraits and genre scenes; mostly on Catholic themes. He was born to an Italian family of artisans. He received his first lessons from his brother Pavel (1822–1913), who was also an artist. In 1852, he…
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12 Works, Today, February 3rd. is artist Robert Edward McGinnis’ day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #034
Robert Edward McGinnis (born February 3, 1926) is an American artist and illustrator. McGinnis is known for his illustrations of more than 1,200 paperback book covers, and over 40 movie posters, including Breakfast at Tiffany’s (his first film poster assignment) (See below), Barbarella (See below), and several James Bond (See below) and Matt Helm films……
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17 Works, Today, February 2nd. is artist Frances Anne Hopkins’ day, her story, illustrated with footnotes #033
Frances Anne Hopkins (2 February 1838–5 March 1919) was born in London, England to Frederick William Beechey, a hydrographer and a Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy, and Charlotte Stapleton. Hopkins was from an upper-middle-class family. She came from a family of artists and Arctic explorers. Hopkins’ paintings and drawings suggest artistic training, but this…
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