Tag: Art
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, William Merritt Chase’s Girl in Yellow, with Footnotes #179
Executed in rich, velvety pastel, A Girl in Yellow (The Yellow Gown) exemplifies the artist’s ability to move “beyond creating mere realistic likenesses to capture his subjects’ vitality, character, and spirit.” L.B. Fiser, William Merritt Chase. With a casual pose full of personality, including a defiant tilt of the chin and daring eye contact, Chase…
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02 Paintings, The Art Of The Nude, Paul Sieffert’s A MOMENT OF REPOSE and RECLINING NUDE, with footnotes # 172
Paul Sieffert, born in Paris on November 11, 1874 and died in 1957, was a French painter of nudes and portraits, and also an illustrator. He belonged to the French School. Paul Sieffert was a student of Jean-Léon Gérôme , Gabriel Guay and Albert Maignan . He exhibited at the Salon since 1894, and at the Society…
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Wishing all a happy Eid al-Fitr foe 2023!
06 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Koran, by Lubin Baugin Pithiviers, Francesco Peluso, Ludwig Deutsch, Grigori Grigorevich Gagarin, Fabio Fabbi and Vittorio Amadeo, with Footnotes – #175 Eid-al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting, and the first day of the Islamic month of Shawwal. The date is determined annually…
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01 Work, Louis van Engelen’s Victory of Julius Caesar Over the Belgians, with footnotes
As Caesar arrived, likely in July 57 BC, the rumors of Belgae opposition proved true. The main part of the Roman army were in the midst of making camp along the river, while the two newest legions were bringing up the rear with the slow moving baggage train. Caesar sent out his cavalry to scout…
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01 Marine Painting – Henri Lebasque’s Véranda sur la Plage de Cannes/ Veranda on Cannes Beach, with Footnotes, #367
The beaches in Cannes can be divided into public and private. Private ones have plenty of amenities (lockers, sun loungers, waiter service) and are closest to La Croisette – Cannes’ main boulevard. They come at a cost, though. The public spots are natural and more minimalist, but some have showers and restaurants close by. Henri…
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01 Marine Painting – Reuven Rubin’s Fisherman’s family, with Footnotes, #364
Reuven Rubin (November 13, 1893 – October 13, 1974) was a Romanian-born Israeli painter. He was born in Galaţi to a poor Romanian family. He was the eighth of 13 children. In 1912, he left for Ottoman-ruled Palestine to study art at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. Finding himself at odds with the artistic…
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86 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – 58 Old Master Artists Portray The Life of Abraham, with footnotes, #10
Terah (Azar, in Arabic) the tenth in descent from Noah (Nuh), begat three sons, according to the Bible’s internal chronology, Abraham was born in the year 1948 from Creation (1813 BCE), Abram (Ibrahim ibn Azar), Nahor, and Haran. Haran begat Lot (who was thus Abram’s nephew), and died in his native city, Ur of the…
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05 Works , Interpretation of the Bible! Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! – with footnotes #203
Happy Pascha (Eastern Church Easter) The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the center of the Orthodox Christian faith. Twelve weeks of preparation precede it. This is made up of pre-lenten Sundays, Great Lent, and Holy Week. The faithful try to make this long journey with repentance, forgiveness, reconciliation, prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and…
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Edwin Long’s The Assyrian Captive, with Footnotes. #178
Cheryl Cusick consistently won or achieved major placing, in every competition she has recently entered. Her list of awards is truly outstanding and a testament to both her popularity and talent. As far back as 1969, Cheryl has been involved in the Arts. Working as an art teacher Cheryl has taught all ages. She has been…
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Edwin Long’s The Assyrian Captive, with Footnotes. #178
The Assyrian captivity (or the Assyrian exile) is the period in the history of ancient Israel and Judah during which several thousand Israelites from the Kingdom of Israel were forcibly relocated by the Neo-Assyrian Empire. This is one of the many instances of the resettlement policy of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. The Kingdom of Israel was conquered…
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15 Works, Today, April 14th is artist Henri Lehmann’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #103
Henri Lehmann (14 April 1814–30 March 1882) was a German-born French historical painter and portraitist. Born Heinrich Salem Lehmann in Kiel, in the Duchy of Holstein, he received his first art tuition from his father Leo Lehmann and from other painters in Hamburg. In 1831, at the age of 17, he travelled to Paris to…
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05 Paintings, The Art Of The Nude, Hilo Chen’s sunbathing on beaches or lounging in the Bath, with footnotes # 174
A first-generation photorealist, Hilo Chen is best known for his Pop art-reminiscent paintings of female figures sunbathing on beaches or lounging by pools. His highly sexualized figures often appear topless or nude and in close-up views, with the texture of their skin rendered in meticulous detail. Despite his focus on the female body, Chen says…
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01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, Italian School’s Adoration of the Shepherds, with Footnotes – #176
The Adoration of the Shepherds, in the Nativity of Jesus in art, is a scene in which shepherds are near witnesses to the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, arriving soon after the actual birth. It is often combined in art with the Adoration of the Magi, in which case it is typically just referred to…
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04 Paintings of Irish mythology, Morrígan, with footnotes
Morrígan (also known as the Morrigu) is a figure from Irish mythology who appears to have been considered a goddess of battle, strife, and sovereignty. She sometimes appears in the form of a crow, flying above the warriors, and in the Ulster Cycle she also takes the forms of an eel, a wolf and a…
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01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, Lubin Baugin Pithiviers’ Saint Helena, with Footnotes – 175
Helena, or Saint Helena (246/248 – c. 330), was an Empress of the Roman Empire, and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great. Born outside of the noble classes, a Greek, possibly in the Greek city of Drepana, Bithynia in Asia Minor, she became the consort of the future Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus and the mother of…
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01 Painting of the Canals of Venice, Henri Duvieux’s VIEW OF VENICE, with footnotes. #107
Henri Duvieux was born in 1855 in Paris. He entered his artistic studies as a student of Marilhat and after his debut at the Paris Salon in 1880 he continued to depict representations of Venice and Constantinople throughout his career. Duvieux was influenced by the considerable nineteenth-century interest in Orientalism but he chose to concentrate his…
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, Jane Peterson’s In a Café, with footnotes, Part #78
This character study of a sophisticated, elegantly-dressed woman nestled in the corner of a Parisian café near a samovar is one of the most ambitious early figurative paintings by the American painter). Although best known today for her sunny floral and garden views as well as her colorful scenes of Gloucester, Peterson devoted considerable energy…
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Happy Easter to all!
01 Painting, RELIGIOUS ART, Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov’s Appearance of Jesus Christ to Maria Magdalena – with footnotes #189 Two of the Gospels maintain that Jesus’ first post-resurrection appearance was to Mary alone, and the accounts include some description of Mary’s bewildered, frightened and joyful reactions as well as the condescending dismissal she initially received when…
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15 Works, RELIGIOUS ART, Madonna and Child Paintings by the Old Masters, with footnotes, #19
Images of the Madonna and Child — a title that typically denotes a visual representation of the Virgin Mary and her infant son, Jesus — are among painting’s most praised motifs. Originally an ancient devotional practice stemming from biblical beliefs, artistically representing these figures has become a central theme in the canon of art history… Please follow link for…
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02 Marine Paintings – Tristram Hillier’s Portuguese Trawlers, with Footnotes, #362
The Portuguese-class trawlers of World War II were naval trawlers, built in Portugal for the Royal Navy. These vessels were built in several Portuguese yards, and offered by Portugal to the Royal Navy. This aid to the British war effort solicited protests by Nazi Germany, since, officially, Portugal was a neutral country… Please follow link…
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