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Tag Archives: Austria
1948: Fence and Tree
Albert Reuss: Fence and Tree (1948)
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Tagged 1940's, 20th Century, Albert Reuss, Art, Austria, Great Britain, Landscapes, Painting, Trees
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1972: Irinaland over the Balkans
Friedensreich Hundertwasser: Irinaland over the Balkans (1971-1972)
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Tagged 1970's, 20th Century, Art, Austria, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, New Zealand, Printmaking
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1828: Sala Dante
Joseph Anton Koch’s frescos of Dante’s Inferno (1825-28) decorate the Sala Dante in the Casino Massimo, a Roman Villa. Several scenes from the poem are illustrated here, including Dante and Virgil’s ride on the monster Geryon (upper right) and Count … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Century, 1820's, 19th Century, Animals, Art, Austria, Christianity, Dante, Demons, Italy, Joseph Anton Koch, Mammals, Painting, Poetry, Religion
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1906: Entrance to Paradise
Wilhelm Bernatzik: Entrance to Paradise (1906)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Art, Austria, Heaven, Painting, Wilhelm Bernatzik
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1933: Landscape
Franz Sedlacek: Evening Landscape (1933)
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1974: Author Awarded Avocado
The opening of Walter Abish’s 1974 novel, Alphabetical Africa: Ages ago, Alex, Allen and Alva arrived at Antibes, and Alva allowing all, allowing anyone, against Alex’s admonition, against Allen’s angry assertion: another African amusement . . . anyhow, as all … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970's, 20th Century, Africa, Ants, Archaeology, Austria, Books, Novels, USA, Walter Abish
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1997: Translation / Transformation
In a 1997 essay on translation, the writer Harry Mathews cites Marcel Benabou’s version of Keats’s “A thing of beauty is a joy forever”: Ah, singe débotté, / Hisse un jouet fort et vert! It’s not quite a translation: the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990's, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Austria, France, Gabriel von Max, Harry Mathews, John Keats, Language, Mammals, Marcel Benabou, Monkeys, Opera, OULIPO, Painting, Poetry, Translation, USA
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1920: Nocturnal Landscape
Ernst Nepo: Nocturnal Landscape (1920)
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Art, Austria, Churches, Ernst Nepo, Landscapes, Painting, Trees
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1913: My Heart at Evening
My Heart at Evening Toward evening you hear the cry of the bats. Two black horses bound in the pasture, The red maple rustles, The walker along the road sees ahead the small tavern. Nuts and young wine taste … Continue reading
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Austria, Bats, Food and Drink, Georg Trakl, Horses, James Wright, Painting, Photography, Poetry, Portraits, Robert Bly, Trees
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1842: Viennese
Rudolf von Alt: Solar Eclipse, Vienna (1842)
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Tagged 1840's, 19th Century, Art, Astronomy, Austria, Painting, Rudolf von Alt, The Moon, The Sun
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