Tag: Gustave Moreau
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45 Works, Leda and the Swan, art from the Greek myth, with footnotes
Paul Beckert was taught in the Dresden and Munich academies. He married Anna Leontine von Frank in 1883, which gained him access to a broad network of patrons in the Prussian aristocracy. He portrayed Emperor William I and Field Marshall Moltke (now in the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz) among many others. More on Paul Beckert Leda and…
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05 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 12
Follower of Michelangelo Merisi called Caravaggio DAEDALUS AND ICARUS oil on canvas 29 7/8 by 39 5/8 in.; 75.5 by 100.5 cm. Private collection This is a depiction of the craftsman and father adhering ink black shining feathered wings the back of his adolescent son; wings that would ultimately result in the boy’s demise. The…
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