Tag: Fine Art
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Pierre Bonnard, Rue Tholozé 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of their time, Part 65 – With Footnotes
Tholozé Street is one of the trendy streets of the Abbesses district. It owes it’s celebrity to it’s proximity to Montmartre, and the Moulin de la Galette. This street, 185 meters long and 8 meters wide, owes its name to a general who was famous during the conquest of Algeria, Henri Alexis Tholozé (1781-1853). Pierre Bonnard (3…
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Herman-Maurice Cossmann, LA BELLE MAROCAINE/ THE PRETTY GIRL FROM MOROCCO 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, #78
Born in Germany, Herman-Maurice Cossmann studied painting and etching at the studio of Eugene Lepoitevin. He began exhibiting his art at the Salon de Paris in 1845. Herman-Maurice Cossmann moved permanently to that city and became a French citizen several years later. Most of Cossmann’s art is in the medium of etching, where he excelled in…
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05 Works, Today, March 2nd, is Holy Martyr Euthalia’s Day, With Footnotes – #60
Andrea Mantegna ( c. 1431 – September 13, 1506) was an Italian painter, a student of Roman archeology, and son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini. Like other artists of the time, Mantegna experimented with perspective, e.g. by lowering the horizon in order to create a sense of greater monumentality. His flinty, metallic landscapes and somewhat stony figures give evidence…
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Nico Jungman, Stefi Geyer 01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #80
Stefi Geyer (June 28, 1888 in Budapest – December 11, 1956 in Zürich) was a Hungarian violinist who was considered one of the leading violinists of her generation. Born in 1888 in Budapest, the daughter of a police doctor who played the violin himself. When she was 5 years old she started playing the violin, with…
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Mounir Fatmi, Evolution or Death (Phoebe) 01 Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #254
Mounir Fatmi examines human vulnerability. He constructs visual environments (comprising such objects as saw blades, stereo speakers, construction hard hats, and flags) and plays with language in a way that questions preconceptions of politics and religion and unearths injustices buried by history. In his 2009 work The Machinery, 30 aggressive-looking industrial saw blades are inscribed with…
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Rachid Talbi; Fantasia marocaine, Benimellal/ Moroccan fantasia 02 Paintings by Orientalist Artists, with footnotes, #96
Beni Mellal is a Moroccan city located in the country’s interior. It is the capital of the Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region. It sits at the foot of Jbel Tassemit, and next to the plains of Beni Amir. The walls of the city go back to Moulay Ismail, in 1688. More on Beni Mellal Fantasia is a traditional exhibition of horsemanship in…
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Sacha Goldberger; Catarina 01 Work, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 64
Sacha Goldberger, born in 1968, transforms his sitters from modern day beings into Flemish-style superheroes. His portraits are created using 17th century techniques including the use of light and shadow to highlight the figures. Mixing themes of Flemish paint techniques and modern day models, Goldberger presents his characters in a nostalgic, yet refreshing manner. More on Sacha…
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07 Works, Today, February 28th, is Nicholas (Salos) of Pskov’s Day, With Footnotes – #58
Nicholas of Pskov lived the life of a holy fool for more than three decades. Long before his death he acquired the grace of the Holy Spirit and was granted the gifts of wonderworking and of prophecy. The Pskov people of his time called him Mikula the Fool. Even during his lifetime they revered him as…
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Fiorentino Rosso; Lamentation Of Christ 01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – #134
This is the only easel painting that can be dated with certainty to Rosso’s stay in France in 1530-40. The cushions beneath Christ’s body bear the blue alerions on an orange background of the coat of arms of Constable Anne de Montmorency, from whose château at Ecouen the Pietà was taken to the Louvre in…
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07 Works, Today, February 27th, is St. Macarius’ Day, With Footnotes – #57
Macarius of Jerusalem; was Bishop of Jerusalem from 312 to shortly before 335, according to Sozomen. He is recognized as a saint within the Orthodox and Catholic churches. As with many saints from that early period, there is very little information available about him. What we do know is that Macarius was named bishop of Jerusalem in the…
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Odilon Redon, CHRIST AND HIS DISCIPLES 01 Work, Modern Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – #40
Since much of Western religious art is traditionally rooted in scripture, Redon is unusual in this respect. The present work draws on the theme of discipleship and the divine nature of Christ rather than a specific episode of the New Testament. Though he was not an orthodox Christian, Redon mixed in Catholic circles and was…
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Nicolas Senegas; Sotto Voce 01 Work, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 63
The present work features a seated figure with her chest exposed and her face turned away from the viewer. The title of the work, “Sotto Voce” is the action of intentionally lowering one’s voice for emphasis, as if to say something under the breath. “Sotto Voce” is a study in the human form and the…
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05 Works, Today, February 24rd, is Saint Æthelberht of Kent’s Day, With Footnotes – #54
Æthelberht (c. 550 – 24 February 616) was King of Kent from about 589 until his death. The son of Eormenric, succeeding him as king. He married Bertha, the Christian daughter of Charibert, king of the Franks (Paris) , thus building an alliance with the most powerful state in contemporary Western Europe; the marriage probably took…
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Ralph Gibson; SELECTED NUDE STUDIES OF LISA 02 Works, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes #62
Ralph Gibson, (born January 16, 1939, Los Angeles, California, U.S.), American photographer whose work reveals a fascination for geometric elements found in everyday life, such as the meeting of two walls or the curve of a human arm. Gibson grew up in Los Angeles, leaving home to enlist in the U.S. Navy at the age…
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