Tag Archives: Art

1910: Dirigible

Posted on December 21, 2017 by corvusfugit

Léon Spilliaert: Dirigible in a Hangar (1910)

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15th Century: Portrait

Posted on December 20, 2017 by corvusfugit

Bronze portrait: Nigeria, 15th Century; photo from this post on Where’s Malko.

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2017: Today’s Sky

Posted on December 20, 2017 by corvusfugit

On my drive home from work today; see more here.

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1925: The Copper Tambourine of the Night

Posted on December 19, 2017 by corvusfugit

Maximilian Voloshin: Медный бубен ночи [The Copper Tambourine of the Night] (1925) The pearl bejeweling the quiet of night, The gem of the lagoon’s star-studded base! Your light makes young and pallid every face, Thorn-apple longs for You in love-lorn … Continue reading →

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1815: Three Crows

Posted on December 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

Totoya Hokkei: 「三ひらの内」日輪に烏 [Three Crows against the Rising Sun] (mid 1810’s)

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1949: PH-129

Posted on December 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

Clyfford Still: PH-129 (1949)

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17th Century: Satan

Posted on December 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

Zämänfäs Qeddus: How Satan came (again) looking like four women and St. Michael trod on him; a page from the late 17th century Gondar Homiliary. This Homiliary was created in Gondar, Ethiopia, during a period of artistic flowering in the … Continue reading →

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1822: Clouds

Posted on December 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Constable: Cloud Study (1822) Twenty of Constable’s studies of skies made during this season are in my possession, and there is but one among them in which a vestige of landscape is introduced. They are painted in oil, on … Continue reading →

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1903: Steel Mills

Posted on December 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

Aaron Harry Gorson: Steel Mills – Nocturne, Pittsburgh (c. 1903-1920)

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1499: Wild Men

Posted on December 17, 2017 by corvusfugit

The two archetypal “wild men” that frame Albrecht Dürer’s portrait of Oswolt Krel (1499) were part of a popular theme in the late Medieval period and the early Renaissance. Wild men symbolized lust, fighting spirit, and the power of the primitive. … Continue reading →

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