Tag: Roberto Manetta
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05 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes #3
Odilon Redon, (French, Bordeaux 1840–1916 Paris) The Chariot of Apollo, c. 1905–16 Oil on canvas 26 x 32 in. (66 x 81.3 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art About 1900 Redon abandoned his trademark black charcoal drawings and began avidly experimenting with color. He also explored new subjects, including the mythological horses of the sun,…
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06 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes #2
Elle Hanley, United States Venus Photograph 24 H x 36 W x 0.1 in Private collection The Birth of Venus. In Roman mythology, Venus was the goddess of love, sex, beauty, and fertility. She was the Roman counterpart to the Greek Aphrodite. However, Roman Venus had many abilities beyond the Greek Aphrodite; she was a goddess of…
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05 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #17
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, (1606–1669) Portrait of a Young Woman (Magdalena van Loo?), 1665 Oil on canvas Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Titus van Rijn was born in Amsterdam on September 22, 1641, the fourth child of the famed artist Rembrandt van Rijn and his wife Saskia van Uylenburgh. In 1668, Titus married Magdalena van Loo…
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