Tag: William Etty
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06 Paintings, Olympian deities, William Etty’s Venus, with footnotes # 47
Venus is the Roman goddess whose functions encompassed love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity and victory. In Roman mythology, she was the mother of the Roman people through her son, Aeneas… Please follow link for full post
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17 Works, Sun Bathers and Summer break, with footnotes
Explore Nature And Have An Adventure. Summer is a time when nature is bursting at the seams. Take a trip to the lake or beach. Dive into the water–there is so much to learn and so much to discover together… Please follow link for full post
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08 Works, Bathers at Summer break by Works by Fernando Amorsolo, William Etty, Arthur Brusenbauch, Louis-Joseph Courtat, Eser Afacan, Gaetano de Martini and Émilie Möri with footnotes
Émilie Möri is a Franco-Swiss photographer, born in 1978. She grew up in a family of printers. His experience in the field of screen printing reveals his passion for colors, image composition, artistic expression. A graduate of Les Gobelins Paris, Émilie is an artistic director . Alongside her creations for advertising agencies, publishing houses, major brands…
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27 Works, Today, March 10th. is artist William Etty’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #068
William Etty RA (10 March 1787–13 November 1849) was an English artist best known for his history paintings containing nude figures. He was the first significant British painter of nudes and still lifes. Born in York, he left school at the age of 12 to become an apprentice printer in Hull. He completed his apprenticeship…
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Giambattista Pittoni, King Candaules, 03 Paintings, Olympian deities, with footnotes #38
Jean-Léon Gérôme (11 May 1824 – 10 January 1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as Academicism. The range of his oeuvre included historical painting, Greek mythology, Orientalism, portraits and other subjects, bringing the Academic painting tradition to an artistic climax. He is considered one of the most important painters…