Tag: Betsy Podlach
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04 Paintings, Contemporary Interpretations of Olympian deities; Betsy Podlach’s Leda And the Swan, Cupid and Psyche, István Cene gál’s Nymph and Brian Smyth’s Andromeda, with footnotes, #3
Cupid and Psyche is a story originally from Metamorphoses, written in the 2nd Century AD by Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis. It concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between Psyche and Cupid, and their ultimate union in a sacred marriage. Although the only extended narrative from antiquity is that of Apuleius, Eros and Psyche appear…
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05 Paintings, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 17 – With Footnotes
Gabriel Spat, 1890–1967 was born in Kishinev, Russia, now Chisinau, Moldova. He was active in France from 1919 to 1942 and in the USA from 1942. Spat studied at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Geneva, as well as in Paris, at the Académie Colarossi and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. After World War I,…
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04 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes, 3
Betsy Podlach, United States Cupid and Psyche, c. 2002 Oil and egg tempera on linen 66”:66” Private Collection Cupid and Psyche is a story originally from Metamorphoses, written in the 2nd Century AD by Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis. It concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between Psyche and Cupid, and their ultimate union in a…
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06 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #62
BRITISH SCHOOL, 19th century NAVAL ENGAGEMENT Oils on canvas 24 x 36 1/4 in. (65 x 92.1 cm) Private collection In the 18th and 19th century, English painting finally developed a distinct style and tradition again. Sir James Thornhill’s paintings were executed in the Baroque style of the European Continent and William Hogarth reflected the new…
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05 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 17 – With Footnotes
Gabriel Spat, Russia (1890-1967) Sortie de L’glise/ Exit from the church Oil on board 15.5″ X 6.5″ Private collection Gabriel Spat, 1890-1967 was born in Kishinev, Russia, now Chisinau, Moldova. He was active in France from 1919 to 1942 and in the USA from 1942. Spat studied at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Geneva, as well as in Paris, at…
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