Tag: footnotes
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EDWARD SHERIFF CURTIS, Aphrodite 01 Contemporary Interpretations of Olympian deities, with footnotes #18
Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. She is identified with the planet Venus; her Roman equivalent is the goddess Venus. Myrtle, roses, doves, sparrows and swans were sacred to her. Aphrodite was created from the sea foam produced by Uranus’s genitals, which had been severed by Cronus. In Homer’s Iliad, however,…
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Jack Lorimer Gray, Nova Scotian Schooner 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #171
A schooner is a type of sailing vessel with fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts. The most common type has two masts, the foremast being shorter than the main. While the schooner was originally gaff-rigged, modern schooners typically carry a Bermuda rig. More on schooners Jack Lorimer Gray (April 28, 1927 — September, 1981) was a Canadian artist, known particularly…
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08 Photographs, The Art Of The Nude, Kiki of Montparnasse, with footnotes # 18
Le Retour à la Raison (Return to Reason) is a 1923 film directed by Man Ray. It consists of animated textures, Rayographs and the torso of Kiki of Montparnasse. Alice Ernestine Prin (2 October 1901 – 29 April 1953), nicknamed the Queen of Montparnasse, and often known as Kiki de Montparnasse, was a French artist’s model,…
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Edmond Henri Théodore de Palézieux, The Rescue Ship 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #167
Edmond de Palézieux , born Edmond Henri Théodore de Palézieux, said Falconnet in Vevey ( Switzerland ) July 20, 1850, and died in Equihen-Plage ( Pas-de-Calais ) June 11, 1924, is a Swiss painter . His work is known for his views showing storms and sailors fighting the raging elements. Edmond de Palézieux wanted a…
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Philippe Vignal, A SIRÈNE 01 Contemporary Interpretations of Olympian deities, with footnotes #18
According to Greek myths, sirens were powerful and erotic creatures, and many unsuspecting sailors would fall prey to their seductive beauty. The common belief was that they would devour sailors after their ships would crash into the rocks, as most men couldn’t resist the temptation of their sweet melodies and angelic faces. More on The Fisherman and…
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Sir Robert James Philipson, NUDE BY A WINDOW 01 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 17
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…
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Walid Ebeid, Halal meat 01 Paintings, MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 13
Walid Ebeid was born in Cairo in 1970 and raised in Yemen during his childhood. Walid graduated with a BFA from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, in 1992. His work has been exhibited internationally, earning him a reputation for his powerful expressive style. The controversial and provocative paintings of Walid Ebeid range from poignant studies of the female figure to People…
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Zhanna Kondratenko, Twain 01 Painting, The amorous game, Part 49 – With Footnotes
Zhanna Kondratenko: “Art has been rooted in my mind since early childhood. And since that time painting has become the special tool of learning, not only external world, but also the inner one. I believe we can find beauty and inspiration even in any trifle. I am interested in art with all its genres and…
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01 Work, Marine Art, Jin-Woo Prensena in Capri – With Footnotes, #168
La Fontelina – Capri. One of the most exclusive beach clubs and restaurants in the whole of Italy, Capri’s Fontelina is a resting at the foot of the island’s legendary Faraglioni. It is also a historical place, where the Roman emperors residing on Capri once came to bathe. Although more than 50 years have passed since…
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Francis William Topham, A Zouave relating his adventures, 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 46 – With Footnotes
The Zouaves were a class of light infantry regiments of the French Army serving between 1830 and 1962 and linked to French North Africa, as well as some units of other countries modelled upon them. The zouaves, along with the indigenous Tirailleurs Algeriens, were among the most decorated units of the French Army. More on the Zouave Francis…
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French School, Eiffel Tower, Paris 01 Paintings, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 50 – With Footnotes
The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Constructed from 1887–1889 as the entrance to the 1889 World’s Fair, it was initially criticised by some of France’s leading artists and intellectuals for its…
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Claude Verlinde, Maisons-Alfort, 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 49 – With Footnotes
Maisons-Alfort is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is famous as the location of the National Veterinary School of Alfort. The Fort de Charenton, constructed between 1841 and 1845, has since 1959 housed the Commandement des Écoles de la Gendarmerie Nationale. Originally, Maisons-Alfort was called simply Maisons. The name Maisons comes from…
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Jules Worms, Rendezvous 01 Painting, The amorous game, Part 45 – With Footnotes
Jules Worms was born into a family of Parisian shopkeepers in the early years of the July Monarchy, a period in French history that is characterized by the cultivation of a thriving comic tradition in the visual arts. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, beginning in 1849 under Jean-Baptiste-Adolf Lafrosse, and made his debut at…
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Anders Zorn, Outdoors, c. 1888 01 Classic Work of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #166
Anders Leonard Zorn (18 February 1860 – 22 August 1920) was one of Sweden’s foremost artists. He obtained international success as a painter, sculptor and etcher. From 1875 to 1880 Zorn studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm. Members of Stockholm society approached him with commissions. Zorn traveled extensively to London, Paris, the Balkans,…
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William Edouard Scott, FISHERMEN 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #18f
William Edouard Scott (1884–1964) was an African-American artist. Even before Alain Locke asked African Americans to create and portray the New Negro that would thrust them into the future, artists like William Edouard Scott were depicting blacks in new ways to break away from the subjugating images of the past. William Edouard Scott, well known for…
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Jacopo Negretti, The Marriage of the Virgin 01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 152
The Marriage of the Virgin is the subject in Christian art depicting the marriage of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. Unlike many other scenes in Life of the Virgin cycles (like the Nativity of Mary and Presentation of Mary), it is not a feast in the church calendar. In art the subject could be covered…
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Andrés Serrano, HEAVEN AND HELL 02 Works, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 28
“In Heaven and Hell, Andres Serrano challenges the benevolence of the Catholic Church while also taking on the sexualization of violence against women. The work was made in collaboration with political artist Leon Golub, who appears in the photograph wearing the red robes of a Cardinal, subtly smiling as he looks away from the blood-splattered nude…
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Jan or Frans Verbeeck, The Witches’ Sabbath 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Witches’ Sabbath, with Footnotes – 151
The Witches’ Sabbath is a term applied to a gathering of those considered to practice witchcraft and other rites. Bristol University’s Ronald Hutton: “the witches’ sabbath represents a combination of three older mythical components, all of which are active at night: A procession of female spirits, often joined by privileged human beings and often led by a…
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Walid Ebeid, The immigrant 01 Painting, MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 14
“People who feel strangers in their own countries seeking for a better life in other places where they will realize that they are more strange”. Walid Ebeid was born in Cairo in 1970 and raised in Yemen during his childhood. Walid graduated with a BFA from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, in 1992. His work has been exhibited…
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