Tag Archives: Painting

1830: Panorama

Posted on June 17, 2017 by corvusfugit

Théodore Rousseau: Panoramic View of the Ile-de-France (c. 1830) Detail:

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1920’s: Portraits

Posted on June 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

          Winold Reiss: Turtle (1920) Japanese Student II (1925) Nenauaki , Queen Woman (1928) Harlem Girl I (1925)

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1895 & 1901: Two Angels

Posted on June 13, 2017 by corvusfugit

Carlos Schwabe: Angel of Hope (1895) Mikhail Vasilevich Nesterov: The Angel of Sorrow (1900-1901)

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1495: Relationship Issues

Posted on June 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Piero di Cosimo: A Satyr Mourning over a Nymph [The Death of Procris] (c. 1495) (source) In one version of the myth of Procris, her husband Cephalus abandons her for eight years to test her fidelity, and then, when he … Continue reading →

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1692: Water Color

Posted on June 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

A page from A. Boogert’s Traité des couleurs servant à la peinture à l’eau [A Treatise on the Colors Used in Watercolor Painting] (1692). Found here.

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1938: Einstein on the Bridge

Posted on June 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Born in Lithuania,  Ben Shahn learned fresco painting as an assistant to Diego Rivera in the 1930s. As one of the artists commissioned for the New Deal Arts Project’s national mural program, Shahn created murals across the country that emphasized … Continue reading →

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2014: State of the Union

Posted on June 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Brosio: State of the Union 2 (2014) (source)

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1860: Sara Paambu

Posted on June 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

A dhaman (rat snake) (ptyas mucosus), Tiruchirappalli, ca.1860 (source) In Tamil, the snake’s name is sara paambu.

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2010: Can’t Buy Me Love

Posted on June 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

“This research provides the first evidence that money interferes with  people’s  ability  to  savor  positive  emotions  and  experiences.  In  a  large  sample  of  working  adults,  we  found  that  wealthier individuals reported lower savoring ability. Indeed, the negative impact of money … Continue reading →

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1902: Island

Posted on June 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

Gustav Klimt: Island in the Attersee (1902)

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