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Tag Archives: 19th Century
1889: On the Banks
Hans Thoma: On the Banks of the River Main (1889)
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Tagged 1880's, 19th Century, Art, Birds, Germany, Hans Thoma, Landscapes, Painting, Rivers, Ships & Sailing, Trees
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1857: Clouds
Gustave Le Gray: Marine, étude de nuages (1856-57)
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1900: Versions
Hans Thoma: Wondrous Birds (1892) W. W. Denslow: Illustration from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
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Tagged 1890's, 1900's, 19th Century, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Birds, Books, Drawing, Germany, Hans Thoma, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Painting, Rivers, Scarecrows, Storks, USA, W. W. Denslow
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1890: Books
Benjamin Walter Spiers: A Bit of Old London (1890)
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1865: The Master Is Dead, the Master Is Dead
A North German custom and superstition is, that if the master of the house dies, a person must go to the Beehive, knock, and repeat these words: “The master is dead, the master is dead,” else the Bees will fly … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, 1860's, 19th Century, Animals, Bees, Books, France, Frank Cowan, Insects, John Levett, Lithuania, Printmaking
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1876: Grove
George Inness: Pine Grove of the Barberini Villa (1876)
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Tagged 1870's, 19th Century, Art, George Inness, Italy, Landscapes, Painting, Trees, USA
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1873: The Monk
George Inness: The Monk (1873)
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19th Century: The Meat-Shaped Stone
This artifact from the Qing Dynasty is a naturally-layered and dyed piece of jasper carved to resemble a piece of stewed pork. It is housed in the National Palace Museum in Taipei.
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Tagged 19th Century, China, Food and Drink, Sculpture, Taiwan
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1891: Beach
Georges Lemmen: The Beach at Heist (1891)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, Belgium, Georges Lemmen, Painting, Seascapes
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1880: Rainy Moon with Steamboats
Kobayashi Kiyochika: Rainy Moon at Gohonmatsu (1880)
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Tagged 1880's, 19th Century, Art, Japan, Kobayashi Kiyochika, Printmaking, Rivers, Ships & Sailing
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