Tag Archives: Animals

1957: The Creation of the Birds

Remedios Varo: La creación de las aves [The Creation of the Birds] (1957)

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17th Centuty: Đám Cưới Chuộ

I think this Vietnamese woodcut painting is from the 17th century; it’s one of the most popular examples of Dong Ho painting, and researchers believe that the style originated during the rule of Lê Kính Tông (1600–1619) of the Lê … Continue reading

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1945: The House by the Canal

Algernon Cecil Newton: The House by the Canal (1945)

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1926: The Hunt

Robert Burns: The Hunt (c. 1926); previously known as Diana and her Nymphs.

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1927: Pancho Villa’s Pet Deer Moves to Los Angeles

Betty Bradley and her pet deer, Bennie (1927); “Bennie (or Benny) the deer was said to have been the former pet of revolutionary Pancho Villa, and was given to Betty Bradley while she was visiting in Mexico with her parents. … Continue reading

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2017: Four Crows

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1929: Black Swan

Joseph Stella: Black Swan (1928-1929)

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2009: Landscape (with Sheep)

Levi van Veluw: Landscape (2008) (source)

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2009: Wolf Story

José Luis Rodriguez: Storybook Wolf (2009). Rodriguez was stripped of the Natural History Museum’s wildlife photographer of the year award after judges determined that he had staged this photo using a tame wolf named Ossian from a wildlife park in … Continue reading

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1912: In the Rain

Franz Marc: In the Rain (1912)

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