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Tag Archives: Art
1900: Sunrise
Lionel Walden: Sunrise on the Sea; the painting is undated.
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2020: City
Michael Heizer’s City is a massive artwork located in the Nevada desert; when complete, it will be one of the largest sculptures in the history of the world. Heizer began the work in 1972 and it will open to the … Continue reading
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1875: Modern Cyclopes
Adolph von Menzel: Iron Rolling Mill (Modern Cyclopes) (1872-1875) The elder Cyclopes—not to be confused with the shepherd Cyclopes encountered by Odysseus—were single-eyed immortal giants cast into the depths of the earth upon birth by their father, Uranus, along with … Continue reading
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1867: Historical Monument of the American Republic
Erastus Salisbury Field: Historical Monument of the American Republic (c. 1867)
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Tagged 1860's, 19th Century, Architecture, Art, Erastus Salisbury Field, History, Painting, Printmaking, USA
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1910: Wave
Uehara Konen: Hatō zu 2 [Wave 2] (1910)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Art, Japan, Painting, Seascapes, Uehara Konen
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15th Century: Angel
Illustration from the Aurora Consurgens, a 15th century alchemical treatise once attributed to Thomas Aquinas.
1894: Point of View
James Tissot: Ce que voyait Notre-Seigneur sur la Croix [What Our Lord Saw from the Cross] (1894)
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1937: Ceiling
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Deyneka: Study of a Ceiling Painting for the Red Army Theater (1937)
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Deyneka, Art, Painting, Soviet Union, Sports, Trompe l'œil
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1890: Surf on Rocks
William Trost Richards: Surf on Rocks (c. 1890-1900)
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1917: Meet the New Boss
“A portrait of Tsar Nicholas II was discovered during the restoration of a full-size painting of the 1917 October Revolution leader Vladimir Lenin. The image was ‘hidden’ for the last 90 years beneath water-soluble paint on the back of … Continue reading
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