Tag Archives: Netherlands

1884: Two More Rats

Posted on August 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

Vincent van Gogh: Two Rats (1884)

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1893: Sketch

Posted on July 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

Petrus Van der Velden: sketchbook drawing (1893) (source)

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1883: You are Wheat and Belong in the Wheatfield

Posted on July 26, 2017 by corvusfugit

Pages from a letter from Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, 28 October 1883: to cause despondency for six months, until one eventually sees after all that one shouldn’t have let oneself be disoriented. There are two people whose intense … Continue reading →

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1595: Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae

Posted on July 24, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hans Vredeman de Vries: Alchemist’s Laboratory (1595) Illustration for Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae by Heinrich Khunrath

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1934: Unreal City

Posted on July 22, 2017 by corvusfugit

Carel Willink: Stadsgezicht [Cityscape] (1934)

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1889: Ravine

Posted on July 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

Vincent van Gogh: Ravine (1889) At the Boston Museum of Fine Arts

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8th Century BC: His Heart was Filled with Fury and He Showed Forth All his Strength

Posted on July 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

You’ll remember from your Greek mythology that the Titans were the sons and daughters of the primordial gods Gaia and Uranus. They were thus gods themselves, ruling (after one of them, Kronos, overthrew Uranus with Gaia’s help) during the peaceful … Continue reading →

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1710: Anonymous Violin

Posted on June 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Then indeed the marvellous instrument appeared in all its unrivalled splendor. Its graceful curves, its fugitive lines of beauty were such as might drive a Stradivarius wild. Its glaze was of an incomparable limpidity, and the blue in its design … Continue reading →

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1830: What Color is Your Face Type?

Posted on June 20, 2017 by corvusfugit

Joannes Bemme, after David Pièrre Giottino Humbert de Superville: Drie gezichtstypen met bijbehorende kleuren [Three Face Types with Corresponding Colors], an illustration from Essai sur les signes inconditionnels dans l’art [Essay on Universal Symbols in Art] (1827-1830) (source)

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1627: Because Obviously

Posted on June 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

Werner van den Valckert: A Fool with a Smaller Fool in his Sleeve (1600 – 1627) (source)

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