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Tag Archives: Art
1754: Il Disinganno
Francesco Queirolo: Release from Deception [detail] (1754)
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Tagged 18th Century, Art, Francesco Queirolo, Italy, Sculpture
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1999: Under the Gowanus
Rackstraw Downes: Under the Gowanus with Sanitation Department Towers (1999) Gowanus is a neighborhood in Brooklyn. “The Gowanus Expressway, which serves as the southern extension of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, also connects the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel approach, the Prospect Expressway (NY 27), … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990's, 20th Century, Art, Cityscapes, Drawing, Great Britain, New York City, Rackstraw Downes
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1855: Solitude
Louis Remy Mignot: Solitude (1855)
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Tagged 1850's, 19th Century, Art, Landscapes, Louis Remy Mignot, Painting, The Sun, USA
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1904: Moonrise
Edward Steichen: Moonrise – Mamaroneck, New York (1904)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Art, Edward Steichen, Landscapes, Luxembourg, Photography, The Moon, Trees, USA, Water
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1831: Bristol Burns
W. J. Müller: Bristol Burns (1831) Arising from the House of Lords’s rejection of a bill that would have increased representation in the House of Commons, the 1831 Bristol Riots were part of the long struggle for democracy in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1830's, 19th Century, Activism, Art, Democracy, Fire, Great Britain, Painting, Riots, Voting Rights, W. J. Müller
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1875: Passing Days
John Melhuish Strudwick: Passing Days (1875)
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Tagged Aging, Art, Great Britain, John Melhuish Strudwick, Painting
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1793: With Jocund Music Charm his Ear
Henry Fuseli: The Shepherd’s Dream, from “Paradise Lost” (1793) The “shepherd’s dream” in Paradise Lost (1667) is an extended simile that Milton uses at the end of Book I after Satan and his fallen angels have lost in their first … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, 18th Century, Angels, Art, Christianity, Demons, Fairies, Henry Fuseli, John Milton, Painting, Poetry, Religion
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1784: First Woman to Fly
On June 4, 1784, at the age of 19, a French opera singer named Élisabeth Thible became the first woman aeronaut in history by ascending in a hot air balloon in Lyon. A painter named M. Fleurant had been scheduled … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century, Art, Aviation, Élisabeth Thible, Balloons, Flight, France, Montgolfier Brothers, Opera, Printmaking, Women
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1932: from the “Penaglis M. Hadoulis”
John Everett: Seascape from the “Penaglis M. Hadoulis” (1931-32)
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Art, Great Britain, John Everett, Painting, Seascapes, Ships & Sailing, The Ocean, Water
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