Tag Archives: Painting

1813: Deception

Posted on February 20, 2018 by corvusfugit

Margaretta Angelica Peale: Painting Catalogue: A Deception (1813)

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1895: Clearing

Posted on February 18, 2018 by corvusfugit

Paul Ranson: The Clearing or Edge of the Wood (c. 1895)

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2017: Mural

Posted on February 18, 2018 by corvusfugit

Sam Rodriguez: Here & There (2017) “Recently, I completed the first of what I hope will be many projects here in my hometown of San Jose, California on 8th & Empire Streets….On this wall, there is a portrait of my … Continue reading →

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1675: Libertine with Monkey

Posted on February 17, 2018 by corvusfugit

Jacob Huysmans: Portrait of John Wilmont, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647-1680) Were I (who to my cost already am One of those strange, prodigious creatures, man) A spirit free to choose, for my own share What case of flesh and … Continue reading →

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1961: Invitation

Posted on February 15, 2018 by corvusfugit

René Magritte: L’invitation au voyage (1961)

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1919: Park

Posted on February 15, 2018 by corvusfugit

Ivan Fedorovich Choultse: Park in Neskuchnoye (1919)

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1880: Lake

Posted on February 15, 2018 by corvusfugit

Carl Frederik Aagaard: View of a Forest Lake with an Angler and His Family (1880)

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1892: Water Mill

Posted on February 13, 2018 by corvusfugit

Fritz Thaulow: Water Mill (1892)

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1797: Reading a Book

Posted on February 11, 2018 by corvusfugit

Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson: Benoît Agnès Trioson Reading a Book (1797) Born Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy in 1767, Girodet suffered the death of his father in 1784 and his mother in 1787. Dr. Benoît-François Trioson, a close friend of his … Continue reading →

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1879: Alice

Posted on February 10, 2018 by corvusfugit

George Dunlop Leslie: Alice in Wonderland (c. 1879) Alas! it was too late to wish that! She went on growing, and growing, and very soon had to kneel down on the floor: in another minute there was not even room … Continue reading →

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