1665: Fleas

Posted on September 28, 2017 by corvusfugit

Gerard ter Borch Boy - Ridding his Dog of Fleas (1665)

Gerard ter Borch: Boy Ridding his Dog of Fleas (1665)

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1783: Stones and Broccoli

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Thomas Gainsborough - Pastoral Landscape (Rocky Mountain Valley with a Shepherd, Sheep, and Goats) (c. 1783)

Thomas Gainsborough: Pastoral Landscape (c. 1783)

Gainsborough made his living painting commissioned portraits, and thus could not indulge his passion for landscapes during the day in the open air; instead, he painted them at night by candlelight, arranging stones, broccoli, and other items to create miniature models of natural scenes.

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1799: Girl with Portfolio

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Guillaume Guillon-Lethiere - Girl with Portfolio (1799)

Guillaume Guillon-Lethiere: Girl with Portfolio (1799)

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1916: The Sun

Posted on September 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

Edvard Munch - The Sun (1911-1916)

Edvard Munch: The Sun (1911-1916)

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1901: More Crows

Posted on September 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

Nicholas Roerich - The Crows (1901)

Nicholas Roerich: The Crows (1901)

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1904: The Rising Sun

Posted on September 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo - Il sole (Il sole nascente) (1904)

Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo: Il sole (Il sole nascente) (1904) (source)

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1891: Beach

Posted on September 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

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Georges Lemmen: The Beach at Heist (1891)

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1880: Rainy Moon with Steamboats

Posted on September 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

Kobayashi Kiyochika - Rainy Moon at Gohonmatsu (1880)

Kobayashi Kiyochika: Rainy Moon at Gohonmatsu (1880)

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1660: Peepshow

Posted on September 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

Samuel van Hoogstraten - Peepshow with Views of the Interior of a Dutch House (c. 1655-60)

Samuel van Hoogstraten: Peepshow with Views of the Interior of a Dutch House (c. 1655-60)
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1914: Wings!

Posted on September 26, 2017 by corvusfugit

Alvin Langdon Coburn - Wings! (1914)

Alvin Langdon Coburn: Wings! (1914)

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