Category: 365 Days
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25 Works, July 12th. is Edwin Long’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #189
Long’s oil on canvas captures an essence of Ancient Egypt that is representative of the way that Egypt was imagined in late 19th century Europe; an exotic and beautiful image that has found perpetuity, especially in film and popular culture. So much so that ancient Egypt monopolises a considerably large corner of today’s fiction and…
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15 Works, July 11th. is Charles-Antoine Coypel’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #188
Andromaque is a tragedy in five acts by the French playwright Jean Racine written in alexandrine verse. The play takes place in the aftermath of the Trojan War, during which Andromache’s husband Hector, son of Priam, has been slain by Achilles and their young son Astyanax has narrowly escaped a similar fate at the hands…
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16 Works, July 9th. is Adolf Schreyer’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #186
Adolf Schreyer (July 9, 1828 Frankfurt-am-Main — July 29, 1899 Kronberg im Taunus) was a German painter, associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting… Please follow link for full post
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13 Works, July 8th. is Christiaen van Couwenbergh’ day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #185
The fall of man, or the fall, is a term used in Christianity to describe the transition of the first man and woman from a state of innocent obedience to God to a state of guilty disobedience. Although not named in the Bible, the doctrine of the fall comes from a biblical interpretation of Genesis…
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24 Works, July 7th. is Félicien Rops’ day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #184
Félicien Victor Joseph Rops (7 July 1833–23 August 1898) was a Belgian artist associated with Symbolism and the Parisian Fin-de Siecle. He was a painter, illustrator, caricaturist and a prolific and innovative print maker, particularly in intaglio (etching and aquatint)… Please follow link for full post
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16 Works, July 6th. is George Percy Jacomb-Hood’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #183
George Percy Jacomb-Hood MVO (6 July 1857–11 December 1929) was a painter, etcher and illustrator. He was a founding member of the New English Art Club and Society of Portrait Painters… Please follow link for full post
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18 Works, July 5th. is Louis-Léopold Boilly’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #182
Smallpox was once a common epidemic disease that killed, blinded or disfigured its victims. In the eighteenth century its impact was reduced in Europe by a Chinese practice called variolation, the injection of smallpox fluid from an infected human being into a healthy human. In 1798 Edward Jenner proposed a modification of variolation called vaccination,…
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20 Works, July 4th. is Francis Montague Holl’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #181
Francis Montague Holl RA (London 4 July 1845–31 July 1888 London) was an English painter and royal portraitist Holl was born in London to family of noted engravers, being the son of Francis Holl ARA, as well as a nephew of William Holl the Younger and a grandson of William Holl the Elder, whose profession…
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12 Works, July 3rd. is John Singleton Copley’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #180
In 1749, 14–year–old Brook Watson had been attacked by a shark while swimming in Havana Harbor. Copley’s pictorial account of the traumatic ordeal shows nine seamen rushing to help the boy, while the bloody water proves he has just lost his right foot. To lend equal believability to the setting Copley, who had never visited…
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17 Works, July 2nd. is Theodoor Rombouts’ day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #179
Entered the Hermitage between 1763 and 1770; the collection of Catherine the Great Theodoor Rombouts (2 July 1597–14 September 1637) was a Flemish painter who is mainly known for his Caravaggesque genre scenes depicting lively dramatic gatherings as well as religiously-themed works. He is considered to be the primary and most original representative of Flemish…
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19 Works, July 1st. is Willard Metcalf’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #178
Willard Leroy Metcalf (July 1, 1858 — March 9, 1925) was an American artist born in Lowell, Massachusetts. Metcalf’s parents, themselves artistically inclined, early recognized their son’s talents and encouraged his proper training. He served first as an apprentice to a wood engraver and later as a student of George Loring Brown (1814–1889), a portrait and landscape…
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41 Works, June 30th. is Stanley Spencer’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #177
Painting such as Villagers and Saints articulate Spencer’s unique understanding of Christianity. In the work, Spencer combines the religious and the ordinary — the villagers are connecting to the saintly and spiritual world, while the saints exist in the physical world. By blurring the lines between the heavenly and the earthly, Spencer elevates the ordinary activities that…
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22 Works, June 29th. is François-Auguste Biard’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #176
François-Auguste Biard, born François Thérèse Biard (29 June 1799–20 June 1882) was a French painter, known for his adventurous travels and the works depicting his experiences. He was born in Lyon. Although his parents intended for him to join the clergy, he spent most of his time learning to paint, beginning at a wallpaper factory…
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21 Works, June 28th. is Otto Pilny’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #175
Otto Pilny (28 June 1866–22 July 1936) was a Swiss painter who specialized in Orientalist genre scenes. Some of the first nineteenth-century Orientalist paintings were intended as propaganda in support of French imperialism, depicting the East as a place of backwardness, lawlessness, or barbarism enlightened and tamed by French rule… Please follow link for full…
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15 Works, June 27th. is Reyer van Blommendael’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #174
The parable of the Good Samaritan is a didactic story told by Jesus in Luke 10:25–37. It is about a traveler who is stripped of clothing, beaten, and left half dead alongside the road. First a priest and then a Levite comes by, but both avoid the man. Finally, a Samaritan comes by. Samaritans and…
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20 Works, June 26th. is Pierre-Jules Jollivet’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #173
According to the second chapter of Genesis, Eve was created by God (Yahweh) by taking her from the rib of Adam, to be Adam’s companion. Pierre-Jules Jollivet (26 June 1794, Paris — 7 September 1871, Paris) was a French painter and lithographer who worked mostly in the Romantic style and is largely known for genre scenes. Please…
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15 Works, June 25th. is Robert Scott Lauder’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #172
Robert Scott Lauder RSA (25 June 1803–21 April 1869) was a Scottish artist who described himself as a “historical painter”. He was one of the original members of the Royal Scottish Academy… Please follow link for full post
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17 Works, June 24th. is Jan Matejko’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #171
Wernyhora is a legendary 18th century Cossack bard who prophetized the fall of Poland and its subsequent rebirth and flourishing, “from Black to White sea”. He has been a subject of several folklore tales and poems, particularly in the 19th century romanticism in Poland. More on Wernyhora Jan Alojzy Matejko (also known as Jan Mateyko;…
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17 Works, June 23rd. is John Reinhard Weguelin’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #170
John Reinhard Weguelin RWS ROI (23 June 1849–28 April 1927) was an English painter and illustrator, active from 1877 to after 1910. He specialized in figurative paintings with lush backgrounds, typically landscapes or garden scenes. Weguelin emulated the neo-classical style of Edward Poynter and Lawrence Alma-Tadema, painting subjects inspired by classical antiquity and mythology. He…
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