Tag Archives: Art

1890: The Sea

Posted on December 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Thomas Alexander Harrison: The Sea. I think this is a photogravure print of one of his paintings. I made up the date.

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1915: Swan

Posted on December 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hilma af Klint: The Swan, No. 19, Group IX-SUW (1914-1915)

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1921: Important People

Posted on December 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

George W. Lambert: Important People (1914-1921) “By creating a portrait of ordinary people—a flower-seller, a clerk and a boxer—George W Lambert sought to parody the convention of only those with wealth or social status having their portraits painted. He questioned … Continue reading →

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1585: A Young Daughter of the Picts

Posted on December 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues: A Young Daughter of the Picts (ca. 1585) An engraving based on this miniature appeared in the section on Picts and ancient Britons in Thomas Hariot’s Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land … Continue reading →

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2016: Helpful Maps

Posted on December 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

I made these about a year ago. Let me know if you like them.

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1912: Bed of Reeds

Posted on December 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Eero Järnefelt: Bed of Reeds (1912)

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1495: Weighing Souls

Posted on December 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

Juan de la Abadía (the Elder): Saint Michael Weighing Souls (c. 1480-1495) (source) Note the Devil trying to cheat by pushing down the scale; St Michael doesn’t like this and points his spear threateningly.

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2016: Light from the Darkness

Posted on December 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

Untitled (2016)

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1871: Hot Spring

Posted on December 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

William Henry Jackson: Jupiter Terraces at Mammoth Hot Spring (1871); Jackson’s photographs were instrumental in convincing the US Congress to create Yellowstone National Park.

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1972: Empty

Posted on December 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

Sam Gilliam: Empty (1972)

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