Tag: Fine Art

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By the nineteenth century, Spain had embraced Gypsy myth and lore. The Romantics were in awe of the gypsies for their otherworldliness and seeming ability to commune with nature, while the following generation of artists and writers, driven by patriotism in the wake of Spain’s colonial losses, venerated the gypsy as the quintessential icon of…

Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, Saint Nicholas

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An icon painted in two registers. Greece, c. 1744. Heavy Softwood single panel. Egg tempera on gesso (gypsum), Konturritzungen, partially gilded. In the upper frame a full figure enthroned Christ flanked by the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist. The underlying three selected saints: St. Athanasius, St. Nicholas and St. Charalampi…. The upper frame is dated ‘1744’ ‘…

Wade Reynolds; Nude 01 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 20

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in Art of the Nude

Wade Reynolds (born Charles Elwood Reynolds; June 5, 1929 – October 3, 2011) was a self-taught realist painter, Reynolds was best known for his figurative paintings often classified as California School of Light. Reynolds was born in Jasper, New York, in 1929. He began his professional art career in New York City where he was hired…

Sergey Makhov, All ahead 01 Marine Painting – With Footnotes, #199 – With Footnotes

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in Marine Artr

Sergey Makhov. “I was born in 1959 in a small town near Tver. In 1984 I graduated from the Art college named after Venetsianov. Since then I am painter and I do my best trying to retranslate the beauty of the world and human being. My works are presented in many art collections. I get…

Eugène Galien-Laloue, Flower market Place de la Madeleine 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 57 – With Footnotes

Aug 6, 2019

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in Paris

The Boulevard de la Madeleine is one of the four ‘grands boulevards’ of Paris, France, a chain of roads running east-west that includes the boulevard de la Madeleine, the boulevard des Capucines, the boulevard des Italiens and the boulevard Montmartre. The boulevard is named after the nearby Église de la Madeleine. More on Place de la Madeleine Eugène…

Abed Abdi, B. 1942, PALESTINIAN 01 Paintings, MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 26

Aug 6, 2019

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Palestinian art history is largely characterized by fragmentation, both in style and content, which is a result of ongoing wars and displacement of people. Despite historical ruptures in time and space, artists have flourished in a multitude of voices and places to create a vibrant Palestinian art scene. The featured works by Abed Abdi re…

Master of the Female Half-Lengths, The Virgin and Child in a landscape 01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 124

Aug 3, 2019

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The Madonna and Child or The Virgin and Child is often the name of a work of art which shows the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus. The word Madonna means “My Lady” in Italian. Artworks of the Christ Child and his mother Mary are part of the Roman Catholic tradition in many parts of the…

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Le jour des morts (All Saints’ Day) 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Paintings from the Bible by the Old Masters, 5b

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All Souls’ Day, Saturday of Souls, Thursday of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Halloween, All Saints’ Day, Samhain, Totensonntag, Blue Christmas. In Christianity, All Souls’ Day commemorates All Souls, the Holy Souls, or the Faithful Departed; that is, the souls of Christians who have died. Observing Christians typically remember deceased relatives on the day. In…

EUGEN VON BLAAS, FESTIVAL DAY, VENICE 01 Painting, The amorous game, Part 51 – With Footnotes

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in amorous game

Jean Béraud (January 12, 1849 – October 4, 1935) was a French painter, noted for his paintings of Parisian life during the Belle Époque. He was renowned in Paris society due to his numerous paintings depicting the life of Paris, and the nightlife of Paris society. He also painted religious subjects in a contemporary setting. Pictures…

Camille Pissarro, LE BOULEVARD MONTMARTRE, FIN DE JOURNÉE/ END OF THE DAY 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 56 – With Footnotes

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in Paris

The Boulevard Montmartre is one of the four grands boulevards of Paris. It was constructed in 1763. Contrary to what its name may suggest, the road is not situated on the hills of Montmartre. It is the easternmost of the grand boulevards. More on The Boulevard Montmartre Camille Pissarro (10 July 1830 – 13 November 1903) was a Danish-French…

Mahmoud Sabri, AL MAWT AL-TAFL/ THE DEATH OF A CHILD 01 Painting, MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 25

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Mahmoud Sabri, 1927 – 2012, was an Iraqi painter, considered as one of the pioneers of Iraqi modern art and one of the pillars of modernism in Iraqi Art. Born in Baghdad, Iraq, died on 13th April 2012 in Maidenhead, England. Studied social sciences at Loughborough University (England) in the late 1940s. While in England, his…

William Kroll, Eve Has Fallen 01 Works CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 26

Jul 31, 2019

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“Eve has fallen from grace upon the fruit of her own demise. She now rests upon the dark abyss of her soul. Despite her failings, the intrinsic natural beauty of form remains just as appealing.” Eve is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. According to the creation myth of the Abrahamic…

Sylwia Perczak, Stay by me, 01 Work, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 31

Jul 31, 2019

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Sylwia Perczak, (b1977) graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts of the Higher School of Pedagogy in Czestochowa in 2001. She commenced her degree at the painting studio of prof. Vincent Maszkowkiego. From 2005, she joined the Polish Association of Pastel in Nowy Sacz. She illustrates children’s books. More on Sylwia Perczak Please visit my other blogs: Art Collector, Mythology, Marine…

Antoine Malliarakis Mayo, YOUNG FELLAH, 02 Paintings, MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 24

Jul 28, 2019

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Fellah, plural Fellaheen, is a farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa. The word derives from the Arabic word for “ploughman” or “tiller”. Due to a continuity in beliefs and lifestyle, the fellahin of Egypt have been described as the “true Egyptians”. A fellah could be seen wearing a simple Egyptian cotton…

Otto Dix; Sailor and girl 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 51 – With Footnotes

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in Art of the Nude

Otto Dix, (born December 2, 1891, Untermhaus, Thuringia, Germany—died July 25, 1969, Singen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany), German painter and engraver who mixed compassion and Expressionist despair to create works harshly critical of society. He was associated and exhibited with the Neue Sachlichkeit group of painters. Son of a railway worker, Dix was apprenticed to a decorative…

Maurice Utrillo, MONTMARTRE, MOULIN À LA GALETTE 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 55 – With Footnotes

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in Paris

The Moulin de la Galette is a windmill and associated businesses situated near the top of the district of Montmartre in Paris. Since the 17th century the windmill has been known for more than just its milling capabilities. Nineteenth-century owners and millers, the Debray family, made a brown bread, galette, which became popular and thus the…

Othman Khuzaim; Untitled 01 Paintings, MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 23

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Othman Khuzaim الفنان عثمان الخزيم (Saudi) is one of the prominent names of the first generations of Saudi artists who participated in the establishment of the visual art procession including Al-Saleem, Al-Ridawi, Nabila Al Bassam and Safia Bin Zaqer. He is a graduate of the Institute of art Education for Teachers in Riyadh and holds a…

Pino Daeni; Purity Embellished 01 Works & Movie, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 26

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in Art of the Nude

Pino Daeni (November 8, 1939 – May 25, 2010) was an Italian-American book illustrator and artist. He is known for his style of feminine, romantic women and strong men painted with loose but accurate brushwork. Considered one of the highest paid book illustrators of his time, he created over 3,000 book covers, movie posters and magazine…

Edward Coley Burne-Jones; Days of Creation 06 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 114

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The five surviving paintings are now in the collection of the Fogg Museum at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, The fourth day has been lost. The progressive days of the creation are personified by angels holding spheres in which each day’s act is represented, beginning with the separation of light and darkness and ending with Adam…

Sylwia Perczak, You have a new message, c. 2017 01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 32

Jul 26, 2019

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