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Tag Archives: Art
1690s: Cabinet of Curiosities
Domenico Remps: Cabinet of Curiosities (1690s)
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Tagged 17th Century, Art, Belgium, Domenico Remps, Germany, Painting, Trompe l'œil
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1903: Bicycle as Angel
A model in Hugo Simberg’s studio for his painting The Wounded Angel (1903). A bicycle is playing the part of the angel. Sources here and here.
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Angels, Art, Bicycles, Children, Finland, Hugo Simberg, Painting, Photography
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1898: The Keeper of the Threshold
Elihu Vedder: The Keeper of the Threshold (1897-1898)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, Elihu Vedder, Mysticism, Painting, USA
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1902: Orchid and Hummingbird
Martin Johnson Heade: Orchid and Hummingbird near a Mountain Waterfall (1902) The orchid pictured is Cattleya labiata (known also as the Crimson Cattleya or Ruby-lipped Cattleya), which grows in the states of Pernambuco and Alagoas in northeastern Brazil. The plant … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Birds, Brazil, Flowers, Martin Johnson Heade, Painting, USA
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5th Century BC: Rhyton
Brygos: Rhyton [drinking vessel] in the shape of a dog’s head (early 5th century BC) (source)
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Tagged 5th Century BC, Animals, Art, Byrgos, Ceramics, Dogs, Food and Drink, Greece, Sculpture
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1892: School
Antonio Parreiras: Outdoor School (1892)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, Brazil, Education, Painting, Trees
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1786: Clouds
Simon Alexandre Clément Denis: Study of Clouds with a Sunset near Rome (1786 – 1801)
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Tagged 18th Century, Art, Belgium, Painting, Simon Alexandre Clément Denis, The Sky
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1944: On This Day
Henri Cartier-Bresson: Paris, August 25 1944
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Tagged Art, Fascism, France, Germany, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris, Photography, WWII
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1991: Three Doors
Charles Matton: Boulevard Saint Germain (3 doors) (1991)
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Tagged 1990's, 20th Century, Architecture, Art, Charles Matton, France, Miniatures, Sculpture
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1905: Doors
Vilhelm Hammershøi: Open Doors (1905)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Architecture, Art, Denmark, Doors, Painting, Vilhelm Hammershøi
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