Tag: Art
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WAGNER, KARL THEODOR, View Over the River Thames on the Tower Bridge Under Construction. 1892. 01 Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #158
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London built in 1886–1894. The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and has become an iconic symbol of London. Tower Bridge is one of five London bridges now owned and maintained by the Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust overseen by…
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06 Photographs: Elle McPherson; by Ellen von Unwerth and Herb Ritts
Eleanor Nancy Macpherson (née Gow; born 29 March 1964) is an Australian model, businesswoman, television host and actress. She is known for her record five cover appearances for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue beginning in the 1980s, leading to her nickname “The Body”, coined by Time in 1989. She is the founder, primary model, and creative…
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Adrianus (Adri) Verveen, Harbor view Rotterdam 01 Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #157
Rotterdam is a city in the Netherlands, located in South Holland, within the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt river delta at the North Sea. Its history goes back to 1270 when a dam was constructed in the Rotte river by people settled around it for safety. In 1340 Rotterdam was granted city rights by the Count of Holland and slowly…
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J Vivian, The Grand Canal, Venice 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with footnotes. #53
The Grand Canal in Venice, Italy forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. Public transport is provided by water buses and private water taxis, and many tourists explore the canal by gondola. One end of the canal leads into the lagoon near the Santa Lucia railway station and the other end leads into…
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Adri Verveen, Portview, Rotterdam 01 Marine Painting – With Footnotes, #156
Rotterdam is a city in the Netherlands, located in South Holland, within the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt river delta at the North Sea. Its history goes back to 1270 when a dam was constructed in the Rotte river by people settled around it for safety. In 1340 Rotterdam was granted city rights by the Count of Holland and slowly…
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C. Madou; Battle on Horseback 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 51
The Continental School, 19th Century comprised a group of artists active in this region in the period. Works identified as being by this group appear regularly at auction. Orientalism is a term that is used for the depiction of aspects in Middle Eastern cultures. It refers to the works of the Western artists on Oriental subjects, produced…
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LUDOLF BACKHUYSEN, “A Dutch man-of-war 01 Marine Painting – With Footnotes, #153
Ludolf Backhuysen, one of the leading marine painters of the Dutch Golden Age. He was fascinated with light and how it illuminates the rolling waves of rough seas. More on this work Ludolf Bakhuizen (28 December 1630 – 17 November 1708) was a German-born Dutch painter, draughtsman, calligrapher and printmaker. He was the leading Dutch painter of maritime…
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CARMEN PARRA, Arcángel San Gabriel 01 Works, CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 31
The Last Supper is the final meal that, in the Gospel accounts, Jesus shared with his Apostles in Jerusalem before his crucifixion. The Last Supper provides the scriptural basis for the Eucharist, also known as “Holy Communion” or “The Lord’s Supper”. The four canonical Gospels all state that the Last Supper took place towards the end…
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CARMEN PARRA, Arcángel San Gabriel 01 Work, CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 27
In the Abrahamic religions, Gabriel is an angel who typically serves as a messenger sent from God to certain people. In the Old Testament, he appears to the prophet Daniel, delivering explanations of Daniel’s visions. In the Gospel of Luke, Gabriel appeared to Zechariah and the Virgin Mary, foretelling the births of John the Baptist and…
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Marie Félix Hippolyte-Lucas; A portrait of Loie Fuller 01 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 12
Loie Fuller, original name Marie Louise Fuller, (born Jan. 15, 1862, Fullersburg, Ill., U.S.—died Jan. 1, 1928, Paris, France), American dancer who achieved international distinction for her innovations in theatrical lighting, as well as for her invention of the “Serpentine Dance,” a striking variation on the popular “skirt dances” of the day. Fuller made her…
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Elena vitaliy Vasilievy; Prism of life 02 Photograph, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 11
“Creation is the birth of something, and something cannot come from nothing. When someone creates something: a painting, a poem, a photograph, the creativity comes from an idea, from a feeling, from emotion, or from a combination of ideas, feelings and emotions that are somehow ‘reborn’ from all our experiences and perspectives.” More on this photograph…
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Eugène Delacroix; Combat of the Giaour and Hassan 02 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 48
Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris “Giaour” is the Turkish word for infidel or non-believer, and is similar to the Arabic word “kafir”. The story is Byron’s only fragmentary narrative poem. The main story is of Leila, a member of her master Hassan’s harem, who loves the giaour and is killed…
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Evert Moll, Harbor view Rotterdam 01 Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #155
Rotterdam is a city in the Netherlands, located in South Holland, within the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt river delta at the North Sea. Its history goes back to 1270 when a dam was constructed in the Rotte river by people settled around it for safety. In 1340 Rotterdam was granted city rights by the Count of Holland and slowly…
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Ludolf Backhuysen; Fishing boats on the North Sea coast at high tide 01 Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #153
Ludolf Bakhuizen (28 December 1630 – 17 November 1708) was a German-born Dutch painter, draughtsman, calligrapher and printmaker. He was the leading Dutch painter of maritime subjects after Willem van de Velde the Elder and Younger left for England in 1672. He also painted portraits of his family and circle of friends. Bakhuizen was born in Emden,…
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Sir William Russell Flint; Holiday After Ramadan 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 47
“Away from the center of the city the native swarms were worth watching. They were picturesque in the full meaning of the word, and after their fast, they were out to enjoy themselves, and enjoy themselves they did, ashore and afloat. Many took to the Nile and acted as unsecured ballast for the numerous top…
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Luis Royo; Fallen Angel 01 Work, CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 24
In Abrahamic religions, fallen angels are angels who were expelled from heaven. The term “fallen angel” appears neither in the Bible nor in other Abrahamic scriptures, but is used of angels who were cast out of heaven, or angels who sinned. Such angels often tempt humans to sin. More on fallen angels Luis Royo (born 1954) is a…
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Peter Doig; 100 Years Ago (Carrera), 2001 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY., with Footnotes. #37
Peter Doig’s paintings have a tendency to disorientate us, even when they depict recognisable imagery such as figures and buildings. We are often plunged into an unreliable world of reflections, sometimes literally when we are presented with the icy lakes and watery depths .More on this painting Peter Doig (born 17 April 1959) is a Scottish…
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