Tag: Art

The Descent from the Cross, Deposition of Christ, or Removal of the cross, is the scene, as depicted in art, from the Gospels’ accounts of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus taking Christ down from the cross after his crucifixion. In Byzantine art the topic became popular in the 9th century, and in the West from…

Tom Wesselmann, LONG DELAYED NUDE 01 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 14

May 9, 2019

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in Art of the Nude

Tom Wesselmann, 1931 – 2004 LONG DELAYED NUDE, dated 1967-75 Oil on shaped canvas 172 x 258 cm; 67 3/4 x 101 9/16 in. Private property Initially a cartoonist for men’s magazines, Tom Wesselmann reduced the classical female nude to her essential components: lips, nips and pubes. His Venuses have tan lines. Cigarettes dangle from…

Giuseppe Da Pozzo, Venezia 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #55

May 9, 2019

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in Venice

Giuseppe Da Pozzo, (1844-1919) was born of in Maranzanis di Comeglians , in Carnia. In 1863 he moved to Venice to attend the courses of the Fine Arts Academy, completing the with the attendance of the School of painting of the nude (1866-1867). In the seventies he began to participate in major Italian exhibitions with paintings…

Granville Redmond, Seascape 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #162

May 7, 2019

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Granville Seymour Redmond was born March 9, 1871 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died May 24, 1935 in Los Angeles, California. Redmond’s family migrated from the East Coast to San Jose, California about 1874. As a result of becoming totally deaf at the age of two-and-one-half due to scarlet fever, he attended the California School for…

Sir Anthony van Dyck, Descent from the Cross 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 122

May 7, 2019

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The Descent from the Cross, or Deposition of Christ, is the scene, as depicted in art, from the Gospels’ accounts of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus taking Christ down from the cross after his crucifixion. In Byzantine art the topic became popular in the 9th century, and in the West from the 10th century. The…

Hans Zatzka, Woodland nymphs 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes #40

May 7, 2019

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in Mythology,

A nymph in Greek mythology and in Latin mythology is a minor female nature deity typically associated with a particular location or landform. Different from other goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as divine spirits who animate nature, and are usually depicted as beautiful, young nubile maidens who love to dance and sing; their amorous freedom…

Jacques du Broeucq, Charity 01 Carving, 15 & 16th Century Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible!; With Footnotes – 8c

May 5, 2019

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Roman Charity is the exemplary story of a woman, Pero, who secretly breastfeeds her father, Cimon, after he is incarcerated and sentenced to death by starvation. She is found out by a jailer, but her act of selflessness impresses officials and wins her father’s release. The story is recorded by the ancient Roman historian Valerius Maximus,…

VIRGIN OF THE ANNUNCIATION 01 Carving, 15 & 16th Century Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible!; With Footnotes – 8b

May 5, 2019

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The Annunciation referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation of Our Lady, or the Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus, the Son of God, marking his Incarnation. Gabriel…

Girolamo Viscardi, SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST 01 Carving, 15 & 16th Century Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible!; With Footnotes – 8a

May 5, 2019

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John the Baptist (sometimes called John in the Wilderness; also referred to as the Angel of the Desert) was the subject of at least eight paintings by the Italian Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610). The story of John the Baptist is told in the Gospels. John was the cousin of Jesus, and his calling…

Charles Levier, Paris 1 02 Paintings, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 46 – With Footnotes

May 4, 2019

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in Paris

Charles Levier, French (1920 – 2003), was born in 1920 of a French father and American mother in Corsica. He held a fascination with color and form that led him, at age seventeen, to the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs for private studies. World War II came along and Levier served in the French…

Martha Walter, Beach Scene 03 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #161

May 4, 2019

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Ruth Mulvie, Into the Blue 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #160

May 4, 2019

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“One of the themes I often visit in my work is the seaside. This painting in particular was made after a visit to the beautiful Mediterranean island of Corsica with my mother. I love watching figures on the beach, the assorted shapes and sizes of the human form, a simple clear backdrop, and the striking…

Henry A Martin, USS LANCASTER, 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #190

May 2, 2019

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The first USS Lancaster was a screw sloop-of-war in the United States Navy during the American Civil War through the Spanish–American War. The first Lancaster was laid down by the Philadelphia Navy Yard in December 1857; launched 20 October 1858; sponsored by Miss Harriet Lane, niece and official hostess of President James Buchanan; and commissioned 12…

John Charles Allcot, The Pamir in Sydney Harbour 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #127

May 2, 2019

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Pamir, a four-masted barque, was one of the famous Flying P-Liner sailing ships of the German shipping company F. Laeisz. She was the last commercial sailing ship to round Cape Horn, in 1949. By 1957, she had been outmoded by modern bulk carriers and could not operate at a profit. Her shipping consortium’s inability to…

Eugen von Blaas, THE MANDOLINIST 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 48 – With Footnotes

May 1, 2019

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in Art

Eugen von Blaas was famed for depicting beautiful Italian women at work or in the company of admiring suitors. Anticipation shows a dark haired young woman leaning her elbow on a balustrade overlooking the Venetian lagoon. She dreamily gazes towards the water, where a gondola is just coming into view. The precise technique and bright palette…

Art, Artists, Biography, Cafe, Fine Art, footnotes, France, History, Michael Rozenvain, Paintings, Paris, Parisian, pavement, Streets, Sunny, Zaidan,

May 1, 2019

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in Paris

Michael Rozenvain was born in Kiev, in the Ukraine in 1963. He currently lives in Toronto. After having studied at the art school of Kiev, he pursued his artistic studies at the Academy of Applied Arts in Lvov. Rozenvain has participated in many collective and solo exhibitions. Rozenvain is also very active in the creation of fresco paintings…

Jack Vettriano, How Do You Stop? 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 46 – With Footnotes

Apr 27, 2019

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in Art

Jack Vettriano, OBE (né Jack Hoggan, born 17 November 1951), is a Scottish painter. His 1992 painting, The Singing Butler, became a best-selling image in Britain. Jack Vettriano grew up in the industrial seaside town of Methil, Fife. He was raised in poverty, and lived with his mother, father and older brother in a spartan miner’s…

Charles Cobelle, View of Paris 8 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 44 – With Footnotes

Apr 27, 2019

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in Paris

Charles Cobelle, born Carl Edelman (1902–1994) was a modern French master of painting, lithography and a fine muralist, who was born in Alsace-Lorraine, France. He is considered the last link to the great tradition of the Open Line School of Paris. Cobelle received his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from the University of Munich and continued his…

Otto Hellmeier, Canal in Venice 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #54

Apr 27, 2019

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