Tag: Fine Art
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Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet, THE FAVORITE OF THE HAREM 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 38
Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet, 1840-1920, FRENCH DETAIL, THE FAVORITE OF THE HAREM Oil on panel 20 3/4 by 25 1/2 in., 52.7 by 64.8 cm Private collection Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet, 1840-1920, FRENCH THE FAVORITE OF THE HAREM Oil on panel 20 3/4 by 25 1/2 in., 52.7 by 64.8 cm Private collection Ferdinand Victor…
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Eugen von Blaas, FLIRTATION, c. 1894 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 22 – With Footnotes
Eugen von Blaas, 1843 – 1931, AUSTRIAN FLIRTATION, c. 1894 Oil on canvas 41 1/2 by 52 in., 105.4 by 132.1 cm Private collection Flirtation depicts three young women gathered around a vera da pozzo, the stone structure that protects the opening of a well. The carefully observed coat of arms represents the wealthy Venetian family who donated…
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Mario Tozzi, La Margherita 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 21 – With Footnotes
Mario Tozzi (1895 – 1979) La Margherita, c. 1950 Oil on canvas 174×68 cm Private collection Mario Tozzi (30 October 1895 – 8 September 1979) was an Italian painter. He was awarded the Legion of Honour by the French government. Tozzi studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna in Italy where he met Giorgio Morandi…
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Sir William Russell Flint, JASMIN 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 13
Sir William Russell Flint, R.A., P.R.W.S., 1880-1969 JASMIN Watercolour and tempera on paper laid down on panel 33 by 61cm., 13 by 24in. Sir William Russell Flint (4 April 1880 – 30 December 1969) was a Scottish artist and illustrator who was known especially for his watercolour paintings of women. He also worked in oils, tempera, and…
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Frederick Arthur Bridgman, THE PROCESSION OF THE BULL APIS 02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of ancient Egyptians deities, by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 96
Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1847 – 1928, AMERICAN DETAIL, THE PROCESSION OF THE BULL APIS, c. 1879 Oil on canvas 39 7/8 by 70 1/4 in., 101.3 by 178.4 cm Private collection In Egyptian mythology, Apis was a sacred bull worshipped in the Memphis region, the ancient capital of Lower Egypt, identified as the son of Hathor, a primary deity…
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Karl Wagner, Venice 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #41
Karl Wagner, (1839 – 1923) Venice Oil on canvas 20”h, 32-1/4”w. Private collection Karl Ludwig Friedrich Wagner , also Carl Wagner (born May 8, 1839 in Karlsruhe , † August 15, 1923 in Dusseldorf ), was a German painter. From 1854 to 1864 he was a student with Ludwig Des Coudres at the Art Academy Karlsruhe…
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Alfred Stieglitz, Venetian Canal 01 Photograph of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #40
Alfred Stieglitz, (1864–1946) Venetian Canal or A Bit of Venice, c. 1898 Toned photogravure 7 x 4 3/4 in. (17.7 x 12 cm) Public domain A Bit of Venice was photographed in the early summer of 1894 and published in New York several times later in the same decade. The striking photograph summarizes the results of…
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Martha Walter, Immigration, Ellis Island 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, from the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #3a
Martha Walter, American, 1875-1976 Immigration, Ellis Island Oil on canvas 36 1/8 x 40 inches Private Collection Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to the U.S. as the United States’ busiest immigrant inspection station for over 60 years, from 1892 until 1954. Ellis Island was opened January 1, 1892.…
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Maximilian Pirner, Hekate 01 Painting, Olympian deities, with footnotes # 26
Maximilian Pirner (1854–1924) Hekate , c. 1901 Pastel on paper 55 × 89 cm (21.6 × 35 in) Private collection Hecate or Hekate is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches or a key and in later periods depicted in triple form. She was variously associated with crossroads,…
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Ferencz Eisenhut, IN THE HAREM 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 29
Ferencz Eisenhut, 1857 – 1903, HUNGARIAN IN THE HAREM, c. 1889 Oil on panel 49 by 32.5cm., 19 by 12¾in. Private collection Harem a sacred inviolable place; for female members of the family. Harem properly refers to domestic spaces that are reserved for the women of the house in a Muslim family and are inaccessible to adult males…
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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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Peter Nicolai Arbo, Valkyrie’s Death 01 Works – RELIGIOUS ART – Paintings from Norse mythology, with footnotes – 1
Peter Nicolai Arbo, (1831-92) Valkyrie’s Death, 1880 Oil on canvas 1200X675 Private collection A 10th century Viking unearthed in the 1880s was an elite warrior buried with a sword, an ax, a spear, arrows, a knife, two shields, and a pair of warhorses. And like a mythical valkyrie, a new study published finds that the…
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Tate blockbuster to prove Pierre Bonnard was a great Modern painter | The Art Newspaper
Pierre Bonnard Dining Room in the Country (1913) Minneapolis Institute of Art Tate blockbuster to prove Pierre Bonnard was a great Modern painter | The Art Newspaper: Next January, Tate Modern will hold the first major exhibition of the work of Pierre Bonnard in Britain for 20 years. Pierre Bonnard: The Colour of Memory is…
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Why Art History Is Full of People Taking Baths – Artsy Please click on link for the full post!
Paul Cézanne The Large Bathers, 1900–06 Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Why Art History Is Full of People Taking Baths – Artsy: It’s one of the most common human activities—yet artists from the ancient Greeks to the Surrealists and beyond have been fascinated by bathing. The figure of the bather is one of…
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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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