Tag: Fine Art
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01 Work, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 98; Henry Strater, Happy Birthday Adam
Henry Strater came of age in the Lost Generation after the first World War. He attended Princeton. He later went to Paris in the 1920s to study at the Academy Grande Chaumiere and with Edouard Vuillard.Strater was a versatile painter and his portraits, watercolors and other realistic works are or have been displayed at the Philadelphia Museum…
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10 Works, Today, January 6th is Baldassare Verazzi’s day, his story illustrated #005
Baldassare Verazzi (6 January 1819–18 January 1886) was born in Caprezzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont. He studied at the Academy of Brera at Milan from 1833 to 1842, then under the Venetian Romantic painter Francesco Hayez (1791–1882) in 1851, and participated in several exhibitions in Turin and Milan… Please follow link for full post
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10 Works, Today January 5th is Theodoor Verstraete’s day, #005
Theodoor Verstraete, also spelled Theodor Verstraete and Théodore Verstraete (5 January 1850–8 January 1907) was a Belgian Realist painter and printmaker who is known for his landscapes depicting life in the countryside as well as his paintings of the Belgian coastal landscape. He has been called the ‘poet of rural life’ who depicted the humble…
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12 Works, Today January 4th is Augustus Edwin John’s day, #004
Augustus Edwin John OM RA (4 January 1878–31 October 1961) was a Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher. For a time he was considered the most important artist at work in Britain… Please follow link for full post
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12 Works, Today January 3rd is August Robert Ludwig Macke’s day #003
August Robert Ludwig Macke (3 January 1887–26 September 1914) was a German Expressionist painter. He was one of the leading members of the German Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider). He lived during a particularly innovative time for German art: he saw the development of the main German Expressionist movements as well as…
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Alfred Henry Maurer; La Pont De La Concorde and a View of The Palais Bourbon. 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of their time, Part 73
Pont de la Concorde, stone-arch bridge crossing the Seine River in Paris at the Place de la Concorde. The masterpiece of Jean-Rodolphe Perronet, conceived in 1772, the bridge was not begun until 1787 because conservative officials found the design too daring. Perronet personally supervised construction despite his advanced age; he was 82 when the work…
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Au lit: Le baiser. 01 Painting, The amorous game, Part 60 – With Footnotes
Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901), also known as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman and illustrator whose immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century allowed him to produce a collection of enticing, elegant and provocative images of the modern,…
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09 works, Today, December 13th, is Saint Lucia of Syracuse’s day, her story, illustrated #346
Lucia of Syracuse (283–304), also called Saint Lucia, or Saint Lucy, was a Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. Lucy was born of rich and noble parents about the year 283. Her father was of Roman origin, but died when she was five years old,leaving Lucy and her mother without a protective guardian.…
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07 works, Today, December 2nd, is Stefan Uroš IV Dušan’s day, his story, illustrated #335
Stefan Uroš IV Dušan, known as Dušan the Mighty (circa 1308–20 December 1355), was the King of Serbia from 8 September 1331 and Tsar and autocrat of the Serbs and Greeks from 16 April 1346 until his death. He enacted the constitution of the Serbian Empire, known as Dušan’s Code, perhaps the most important literary…
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06 works, Today, November 30th, is Andrew the Apostle’s day, his story, illustrated #333
Andrew the Apostle was an apostle of Jesus, according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Saint Peter. He is referred to in the Orthodox tradition as the First-Called… Please follow link for full post
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06 works, Today, November 29th, is St. Saturninus Bishop of Toulouse’s day, his story, illustrated #332
St. Saturninus was a disciple of St. John the Baptist and became a follower of Christ. Later he was consecrated Bishop by St. Peter and was sent as a missionary from Rome to the Pyrenees Mountain area. He became the first Bishop and Apostle of Toulouse, France… Please follow link for full post
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09 works, Today, November 25th, is Saint Catherine of Alexandria’s day, her story, illustrated #328
Catherine of Alexandria, or Katherine of Alexandria, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius. According to her hagiography, she was both a princess and a noted scholar who became a Christian around the age of 14, converted hundreds of…
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05 works, Today, November 23rd, is Felicitas of Rome’s day, her story, illustrated #326
Felicitas of Rome (c. 101–165), also anglicized as Felicity, is a saint numbered among the Christian martyrs. Saint Felicitas is said to have been a rich and pious Christian widow who had seven sons. She devoted herself to charitable work and converted many to the Christian faith by her example. This aroused the wrath of…
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04 works, Today, November 15th, is Saint Felix of Nola’s day, his story illustrated #318
Saint Felix of Nola (d. ca. 250) Felix was the elder son of Hermias, a Syrian centurion who had retired to Nola, Italy. After his father’s death Felix sold off most of his property and possessions, gave the proceeds to the poor, and pursued a clerical vocation. Felix was ordained by, and worked with, Saint…
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06 works, Today, November 14th, is Philip the Apostle’s day, his story illustrated #317
Philip the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to New Testament. Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostle who preached in Greece, Syria, and Phrygia. Philip is described as a disciple from the city of Bethsaida, and the evangelist connects him with Andrew and Peter, who were from the same…
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05 works, Today, November 13th, is Saint Manetha’s day, her story illustrated #316
Some servants of Christ’s people, who in the stature of their bodies were only youths, but their soul was armed with the worship of God, both came of themselves, and when the governor was offering libations to idols in the midst of the city, suddenly rushed upon him, and called upon him to abandon his…
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07 works, Today, November 12th, is Ahijah the Shilonite’s day, his story illustrated #315
Ahijah the Shilonite was a prophet of Shiloh in the Old Testament. In rabbinical tradition, he is considered one of the longest lived of the prophets and is honored as one of the seven righteous saints whose piety protects the world from destruction… Please follow link for full post
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04 works, Today, November 9th, is the Theodore Stratelates’ day, his story illustrated #311
Theodore Stratelates, also known as Theodore of Heraclea, came from the city of Euchaita in Asia Minor. He killed a giant serpent living on a precipice in the outskirts of Euchaita. The serpent had terrorised the countryside. Theodore armed himself with a sword and vanquished it. According to some of the legends, because of his…
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08 works, Today, November 8th, is the Four Crowned Martyrs’ day, their story illustrated #310
The designation Four Crowned Martyrs or Four Holy Crowned Ones refers to nine individuals venerated as martyrs and saints in Early Christianity. The nine saints are divided into two groups. According to the Golden Legend, the names of the members of the first group were not known at the time of their death “but were…
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06 works, Today, November 7th, is Eleanor of Portugal’s day, her story illustrated #309
Eleanor of Portugal (18 September 1434–3 September 1467) was Empress of the Holy Roman Empire. A Portuguese infanta (princess), daughter of King Edward of Portugal and his wife Eleanor of Aragon, she was the consort of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III and the mother of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I… Please follow link for full…
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