Tag: Figurative

Sir Robert (Robin) James Philipson RA RSA FRSE RSW (1916–1992) was a Lancashire-born painter who was influential within the Scottish art scene for over three decades. He was then schooled at Dumfries Academy and then studied at Edinburgh College of Art from 1936 to 1940. On the outbreak of the Second World War he joined the…

Conrad Jon Godly, Amber Smith 02 Works, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 16

May 25, 2019

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Amber Smith was born in Tampa, Florida. Smith started modeling by age 16. As a teenager she was represented by Irene Marie Models in Miami Beach and traveled to Paris, France, where she worked as a model throughout Europe for four years. Her breakthrough came when her naturally blonde hair was dyed red, giving her a…

Tom Wesselmann, Study for Nude Lithograph, 01 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 15

May 14, 2019

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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 their rocket-red mouths. Their crisp outlines resonate with the immediacy of a neon sign. Like the nudes of Titian, Velasquez, or Rubens, Wesselmann’s mid-century modern nudes…

Marina Del Pozo, Judith 01 Painting, CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 34

May 11, 2019

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The Book of Judith is the Old Testament of the Bible. The story revolves around Judith, a daring and beautiful widow, who is upset with her Jewish countrymen for not trusting God to deliver them from their foreign conquerors. She goes with her loyal maid to the camp of the enemy general, Holofernes, with whom…

Sir Anthony van Dyck, Removal of the cross 01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 124

May 11, 2019

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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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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…

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…

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…

06 Photographs: Elle McPherson; by Ellen von Unwerth and Herb Ritts

Apr 27, 2019

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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…

CARMEN PARRA, Arcángel San Gabriel 01 Work, CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 27

Apr 14, 2019

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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…

Sistine Madonna 02 Works, CONTEMPORARY & Old Master Interpretations of the Bible! With Footnotes – 26

Apr 13, 2019

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“This painting is inspired by covers of magazines. I wanted to mix old and new and used a detail of “Sistine Madonna”, painted by the famous painter Raphael in 1514 (Below). This caracter is named saint Barbara. She’s not the main caracter of the original painting but her face is beautiful and famous. She could have…

Tintoretto, Recovery of the corpse of St. Mark 02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 119

Apr 13, 2019

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Tommaso Rangone, “grand guardian” of the Scuola di San Marco in Venice, commissioned Tintoretto in 1562 to paint a cycle depicting episodes associated with the saint, which the artist had completed by 1566. The cycle of large canvases, one of which is the Pinacoteca’s Finding of the Body of Saint Mark, recounted not only the…

Marie Félix Hippolyte-Lucas; A portrait of Loie Fuller 01 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 12

Apr 11, 2019

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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…

Elena vitaliy Vasilievy; Prism of life 02 Photograph, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 11

Apr 11, 2019

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“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…

Maurice de Vlaminck, NU COUCHÉ 01 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 10

Apr 4, 2019

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Maurice de Vlaminck (4 April 1876 – 11 October 1958) was a French painter. Along with André Derain and Henri Matisse he is considered one of the principal figures in the Fauve movement, a group of modern artists who from 1904 to 1908 were united in their use of intense colour. Vlaminck was one of the…

Wayne Thiebaud, NUDE on the stretcher 01 painting, The Art Of The Nude, reclining beauty, with footnotes # 9

Mar 31, 2019

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Nude is a stunning example of Wayne Thiebaud’s singular mastery of realist painting. Having worked from a live model, Thiebaud reveals his gifted draftsmanship and technical skill in the distinctive individual features of the sitter. Thiebaud deliberately avoids placing the figure in a context that would lead to an implied narrative. By positioning the figure…

Italian School 18th century, Rebecca at the Well 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 120

Mar 23, 2019

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Abraham went about finding a wife for his son Isaac. He commanded his servant to journey to his birthplace of Aram Naharaim to select a bride from his own family, rather than engage Isaac to a local Canaanite girl. Abraham sent along expensive jewelry, clothing and dainties as gifts to the bride and her family. …

José Cruz Herrera, A draped reclining beauty 01 Photograph, The Art Of The Nude, reclining beauty, with footnotes # 8

Mar 21, 2019

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