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Tag Archives: Painting
1733: Vision / Eclipse
Cosmas Damian Asam: Vision of St. Benedict (1735) “The canvas shows an elderly saint who, confronted by a solar eclipse, seems to experience a seizure—as well as enlightenment—at the moment when light erupts from the celestial sphere, as described in … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century, Art, Astronomy, Christianity, Cosmas Damian Asam, Germany, Painting, Religion, St. Benedict, The Moon, The Sun
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1938: Death Loop
Tullio Crali: Upside Down Loop (Death Loop) (1938)
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Art, Aviation, Cities, Flight, Italy, Painting, Tullio Crali
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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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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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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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1862: Till Hell Freezes Over
The phrase “until Hell freezes over” seems to originate during the civil war, as the earliest examples in print date from that time. In his 1869 book, The Life and Campaigns of General U.S. Grant, from Boyhood to his Inauguration … Continue reading
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Tagged 1860's, 19th Century, American Civil War, Art, Gordon Granger, Hell, John Collier, Language, Mississippi, Painting, Tennessee, The Devil, Ulysses S. Grant
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1875: New Jersey
Francis A. Silva: Sunrise, Barnegat Beach, New Jersey (1875) Born the son of an immigrant barber in New York City, Francis Augustus Silva never received formal training as an artist. He displayed talent at an early age, exhibiting ink drawings … Continue reading
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Tagged 1870's, 19th Century, Art, Francis A. Silva, New Jersey, Painting, Seascapes, The Sun, USA, Water
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1924: Island
Lawren Harris: Pic Island (ca. 1924) (source)
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Art, Canada, Landscapes, Lawren Harris, Painting, Water
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