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Tag Archives: Painting
1509: The Most Curious Book in the World
The following entry appears in Charles Carroll Bombaugh’s Gleanings from the Harvest Fields of Literature: A Melange of Excerpta, Curious, Humorous, and Instructive (1867): THE MOST CURIOUS BOOK IN THE WORLD The most singular bibliographic curiosity is that which belonged … Continue reading
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Tagged 15th Century, 16th Century, 17th Century, 1860's, Belgium, Books, Charles Carroll Bombaugh, Christianity, France, Germany, Hans Memling, King Henry VII, Painting, Pierre Lambinet, Printing, Religion, USA
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1810: A Composite Ox with a Demon Groom
A Composite Ox with a Demon Groom (Oudh, India, ca. 1810-30) (source)
1800: Portrait of an Eye
Eye portrait brooches from early 19th century England. All at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Tagged 19th Century, Art, Eyes, Great Britain, Jewelry, Painting, Portraits
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1895: Moon over the Forest
Charles Warren Eaton: Moon over the Forest (c 1895)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Charles Warren Eaton, Landscapes, Painting, The Moon, USA
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1894: River
Peder Mørk Mønsted: A Summer River Landscape (1894)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, Denmark, Landscapes, Painting, Peder Mørk Mønsted, Rivers
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1890: Night Scene
Levi Wells Prentice: Untitled [Night Scene, Smith’s Lake]; I guessed at the date.
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, Lakes, Landscapes, Levi Wells Prentice, Painting, USA
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2018: New City
Rim Lee: New City (2018); from a series.
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Architecture, Art, Asian-Americans, Korea, Miniatures, Painting, Rim Lee, USA, Women
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1927: Festival
Maruja Mallo: La Verbena [The Festival] (1927)
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Art, Festivals, Maruja Mallo, Painting, Spain, Women
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1913: Afterglow
Jonas Lie: Afterglow (1913)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Art, Cityscapes, Jonas Lie, New York City, Norway, Painting, USA
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1912: South Downs
William Nicholson: View of the South Downs (1912)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Art, Great Britain, Landscapes, Painting, William Nicholson
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