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Tag Archives: Painting
1874: Escaping Criticism
Pere Borrell del Caso: Escaping Criticism (1874) (source)
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Tagged 19th Century, Art, Catalonia, Optical Illusions, Painting, Pere Borrell del Caso
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1922: Setting Sun
Leon Spilliaert: Seascape with Setting Sun (1922)
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Tagged 20th Century, Art, Belgium, Léon Spilliaert, Painting
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1946: Twins
Dale Nichols: The Twins (1946) (source)
1892: Ocean
David James: Seascape, Storm Breakers (1892)
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Tagged 19th Century, Art, David James, Painting, Seascapes, Ships & Sailing, The Ocean
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1890: Portrait of an Anarchist
Paul Signac’s portrait of his friend and fellow anarchist Felix Fénéon was painted in 1890, four years before Fénéon was arrested by Paris police on suspicion of participating in the bombing of a restaurant and aiding in the assassination of … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century, Anarchism, Art, Felix Fénéon, France, Painting, Paul Signac
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1901: In the Fir Forest
Gustav Klimt: Fir Forest I (1901)
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Tagged 20th Century, Art, Austria, Gustav Klimt, Painting, Trees
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1750: Falsos silogismos de colores
The Mexican feminist, philosopher, and poet Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651 – 1695) wrote in Latin, Spanish, and Nahuatl. While a nun, she wrote prose, poetry, and drama on love, the status of women, and religion. When her … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, 18th Century, Feminism, Mexico, Miguel Cabrera, Painting, Poetry, Religion, Samuel Beckett, Sor Juana, Women
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1505: The Dog Hidden Under the Hidden Unicorn
In 1934, restoration work on this early 16th-centruy portrait by Raphael revealed that sometime in the mid-17th century, an anonymous artist had painted over it in places, transforming it into a representation of Saint Catherine of Alexandria holding a spiked … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, 17th Century, Animals, Art, Dogs, Italy, Painting, Raphael, Saints, Unicorns, Women
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1921: Green Lightning on the Sea
Léon Spilliaert: L’éclair vert sur la mer [Green Lightning on the Sea] (1921) From a listing at Sotheby’s, although there titled L’eclair vert sur la mer—“the green eclair on the sea.”
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Tagged 20th Century, Art, Belgium, Léon Spilliaert, Painting, Seascapes
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1900: The Magician Entertains the Queen
Henry Gillard Glindoni: John Dee Performing an Experiment before Elizabeth I (c. 1900) (source) The enigmatic John Dee was one of the most learned men of the Elizabethan period. Having amassed one of the largest libraries in England, he was … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, 19th Century, Art, Elizabeth I, Great Britain, John Dee, Magic, Painting, Science
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