Tag Archives: Art

1924: The Diamond Palace

Posted on April 4, 2020 by

Diamantový zámek visí nad červeným mořem… (O zlatých zámcích.) Illustration by Artuš Scheiner for a collection of Fairy Tales by Božena Němcová (1924). The first line of the caption means “the diamond palace hung over the red sea,” and I … Continue reading →

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1876: In the Woods

Posted on March 31, 2020 by

Alexander Wyant: In the Woods (ca. 1875-1876)

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1927: Calm at Sea

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Lyonel Feininger: Calm at Sea II (1927)

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1810: A Composite Ox with a Demon Groom

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A Composite Ox with a Demon Groom (Oudh, India, ca. 1810-30) (source)

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1906: Martyr

Posted on February 23, 2020 by

F. Holland Day – Saint Sebastian (1906) Although the traditional iconography shows Saint Sebastian pierced by arrows, this is not actually how he dies and becomes a martyr. The 13th century Legenda aurea, a collection of hagiographies by Jacobus de … Continue reading →

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1800: Portrait of an Eye

Posted on February 22, 2020 by

Eye portrait brooches from early 19th century England. All at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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1894: River

Posted on February 17, 2020 by

Peder Mørk Mønsted: A Summer River Landscape (1894)

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