Tag: Ferdinand Leeke
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14 Works, Today, April 7th is artist Ferdinand Leeke’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #96
Ferdinand Leeke (1859–1923) was a German painter best known for his illustrations of Richard Wagner’s operas and other mythological scenes. Born on April 7, 1859 in Burg bei Magdeburg, Germany. Around 1889 Siegfried Wagner, son of the composer Richard Wagner, commissioned Leeke to paint a series based on ten different operas written by his father…
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14 Works, Today, April 7th is artist Ferdinand Leeke’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #96
Ferdinand Leeke (1859–1923) was a German painter best known for his illustrations of Richard Wagner’s operas and other mythological scenes. Born on April 7, 1859 in Burg bei Magdeburg, Germany… Please follow link for full post
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Ferdinand Leeke, The Mermaid and the Satyr 01 Paintings and tales of Mermaids, with Footnotes, 8
Ferdinand Leeke, (1859–1937) The Mermaid and the Satyr, c. 1917 Oil on canvas 39 x 53.1 in. / 99 x 135 cm Private collection A mermaid is a marine creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. The…
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Ferdinand Leeke, The Mermaids – 01 Paintings and tales of Mermaids, with Footnotes, 7
Ferdinand Leeke, German 1859-1923 The Mermaids, c. 1921 – 1922 Oil on canvas 96.5x126cm Private collection A mermaid is a marine creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria. Mermaids can…
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