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blastedheath: Paul Basilius Barth (Swiss, 1882-1955), Carona, 1919. Oil on cardboard, 45 x 32 cm.
peira: Francis Gruber: Job (1944)
Mattia Preti (also called il Cavaliere Calabrese; Taverna, Catanzaro, 1613 - Valletta, Malta, 1699); Feast of Herod, 1656-61; oil on canvas, 252 x 177 cm; Toledo Museum of Art
bofransson: Viittatie jäällä Akseli Gallen-Kallela - 1887
Théodore Chassériau (Samanà, Dominican Republic, 1819 - Paris 1856); The Tepidarium, 1853; oil on canvas, 258 x 171 cm; Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Mikhail Kugach (b. 1939, Moscow); Near to evening, 2007; oil on canvas
Yiannis Moralis (also transliterated Giannis or Yannis Moralis; Arta 1916 - Athens 2009); Two Friends, 1946; oil on canvas, 67 x 100 cm; Athens National Art Gallery
blastedheath: Roger Raveel (Belgian, 1921-2013), Sérénité (Homme penché) [Serenity (Man leaning)], 1991. Canvas, 114 x 145 cm.
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Frans Floris (Frans de Vriendt called Floris; Antwerp, 1517 - 1570); The Sacrifice of Jesus Christ, 1562; oil on wood, 230 x 165 cm; Musée du Louvre, Paris
howtoseewithoutacamera: by Graciela Iturbide Cementerio (Cemetery), Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico 1988
Simon Hollósy (1857, Máramarossziget, now Sighetu Marmaţiei - 1918, Técső, now Tiachiv, Ukraine); Parasztudvar szekérrel, 1912
Nikolai Ge (Voronezh 1831 - Khutor Ivanovsky 1894); Peter the Great interrogating the Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich at Peterhof, 1871; oil on canvas
artmastered: Paintings of Coogee Bay, Australia, by Tom Roberts and Charles Conder, 1888
Winslow Homer (Boston 1836 - Prout’s Neck, Maine, 1910); Shark fishing, 1885, watercolour
firsttimeuser: Behind the Picture: Portrait of a Young Man With a Camera Andreas Feininger’s striking 1951 portrait of what, at first glance, might be a cowled cyborg — complete with mismatched lenses for eyes — is one of LIFE magazine’s most
William Hogarth (London, 1697 - 1764); Christ at the Pool of Bethesda, 1736, oil on canvas; St. Bartolomew’s Hospital, London
italianartsociety: Giuseppe De Nittis was born on this day in 1846 in the Puglian city of Barletta. Like other 19th-century artists, De Nittis worked out of doors, emulating the plein-air aesthetic and varied light effects of the French Impressionists
panelofhorses: Benjamin West Death on a Pale Horse c. 1796 In this painting, West is portraying a scene from the biblical Book of Revelations, particularly The Four Horsemen. This painting is an important member of early Romanticism. Furthermore, West
blastedheath: Piet van der Hem (Dutch, 1885-1961), De portier [The Porter]. Oil on canvas, 95.5 x 75.5 cm.
twofacedmirror: Michael Andrews (with daughter, Melanie), 1978-79 (British, 1928 ‑ 1995) bio
Guido Reni (Bologna, 1575 - 1642); San Giuseppe e Gesù Bambino (St. Joseph with the Infant Jesus), c. 1635; oil on canvas, 101 x 126 cm; Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
artmastered: Maurice de Vlaminck, Still Life with Copper Goblets, c.1910
tamburina: Edward Hopper, First Row Orchestra, 1951
John Michael Wright (London, 1617 - 1694); The family of Sir Robert Vyner, 1673; oil on canvas, 195 x 144 cm; National Portrait Gallery, London
Anton Raphael Mengs (Aussig 1728 - Roma 1779); Maria Luisa of Parma, c. 1765; oil on canvas, 110 x 152 cm; Museo del Prado, Madrid
the-paintrist: crystallizations: Natalia Goncharova, Female Nude (Life Study)(Naturshchitsa), 1908-1909, oil on canvas, Tomlina-Larianov Bequest, State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. This painting was confiscated after being on exhibition for one day.
vcrfl: Sebastiano del Piombo: Portrait of Ferry Carondelet with his Secretaries, c. 1510–12. The sheet of paper the sitter holds identifies him as “Archdeacon of Besançon, Imperial Councillor and Commissioner in Rome.”
currentsinbiology: “Nickel Tailings #34,” Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, 1996 Tailings are the materials left over after the process of separating the valuable portion from the “unwanted” portion of an ore. The bright orange in the above photo is
lyghtmylife: Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, Modernism, Expressionism 1884-1920) Nude Bust, 1915 Red gouache and black ink wash on wove paper, 14 x 10-5/16 inches (35.56 x 26.19 cm) Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Michelangelo (Michelangelo Buonarroti; Caprese [now Caprese Michelangelo], Arezzo, 1475 - Roma 1564); Tomb of Pope Julius II (lower half) with the Moses, 1513-15 - 1542-45; Church of San Pietro in Vincoli, Roma
Georges Lemmen (1865 Schaerbeek - 1916 Bruxelles), Portrait of the artist’s sister (1891)
loverofbeauty: Franz Kline: Lavender Rust (1957)
Winslow Homer (Boston 1836 - Prout’s Neck, Maine, 1910), Spanish Moss at Tampa (1886)
Willem Roelofs (1822 Amsterdam - 1897 Berchem); Landscape in an approaching storm, 1850; oil on canvas, 140 x 90 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
poboh: Escape, Alice Jane Donkin, 1862, Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). English (1832 - 1898) Akademia Fotografii Dzieciecej.pl
Gustave Caillebotte (Paris 1848 - Gennevilliers 1894); View of Roofs, Paris (1878); oil on canvas, 65 x 50 cm
Pieter Neeffs the Elder (Antwerp, c. 1578 - 1656); Interior of Antwerp’s Cathedral, n/d; oil on panel, 107 x 75 cm
François-Emile Barraud (La Chaux-de-Fonds 1899 - Geneva 1934); Girl at work, 1933; oil on canvas, 50 x 61 cm
showmethe-monet: John Minton Street and Railway Bridge 1946
Paris by Yuri Annenkov (1889 Petropavlovsk - 1974 Paris)
kecobe: Andrea del Sarto (Italian; 1486–1530)The Virgin and Child Between Saint Matthew and an Angel Oil on panel, 1522 Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain
polychroniadis: ‘Figure XVIII’ by Hans Aeschbacher, 1959.
blastedheath: Théo Van Rysselberghe (Belgian, 1862-1926), Cours de dessin à l’Academie [Drawing class at the Academy], 1881. Panel, 26.7 x 37.5 cm.
Eugène Delacroix (Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798 - Paris 1863); Exercices militaires des Marocains (Moroccan Horsemen’s military Exercises),1832; oil on canvas; Musée Fabre de Montpellier
hadrian6: Metellus Raising the Siege. 1805. Armand Charles Caraffe. French 1762-1822. oil /canvas. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com
wetreesinart: Robert Bevan (1865-1925), Timber Hauling, 1918, oil on canvas, 40” x 48”, private collection.
Cima da Conegliano (Giovanni Battista Cima; Conegliano 1459/60 - 1517/18); Il Battesimo di Cristo (The Baptism of Christ), 1492; oil on wood, 210 x 350 cm; Chiesa di San Giovanni in Bragora, Venezia
Otto Dix (Gera 1891 - Singen 1969); Frau mit Kind (Mother with Child), 1921, oil on canvas
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (Paris, 1699 - 1779), The Ray or The kitchen’s interior, 1728; oil on canvas, 146 x 115 cm; Musée du Louvre
blastedheath: Prins Eugen (Swedish, 1865-1947), Nattmolnet [Night cloud], 1901. Oil on canvas. Thielska Galleriet, Stockholm.
artmastered: Bronzino, Portrait of a Young Girl, 1541-45
twofacedmirror: Georges Schreiber, 1944 (American, born Belgium, 1904 - 1977) bio
Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari called Veronese; 1528 Verona - 1588 Venezia); Pietà, 1581; oil on canvas, 111 x 147 cm; Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
museumuesum: William Eggleston Memphis, c. 1971 Dye transfer print, 16 x 20 inches
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blastedheath: Bert De Beul (Belgian, b. 1961), Sans titre, 1993. Canvas, 53 x 45 cm.
amare-habeo: Ossip Zadkine (1890-1967) Tête de Femme, 1930 via europeansculpture
Egon Schiele (Tulln an der Danau 1890 - Vienna 1918); Portrait of the painter Karl Zakovsek, 1910; oil, tempera and charcoal on canvas; New York, private collection
blastedheath: Renato Paresce (Italian, 1886-1937), L’attesa, 1929. Oil on canvas, 57.5 x 46.5 cm.
![blastedheath: Roger Raveel (Belgian, 1921-2013), Sérénité (Homme penché) [Serenity (Man leaning)], 1991. Canvas, 114 x 145 cm.](https://69.media.tumblr.com/b035bd2d411ffe79398dcaf867bfeee5/tumblr_n1pzlxES2T1rv7wcro1_250.png)
![blastedheath: Piet van der Hem (Dutch, 1885-1961), De portier [The Porter]. Oil on canvas, 95.5 x 75.5 cm.](https://69.media.tumblr.com/86b8b4268a9df7d79ba0a1e77792a982/tumblr_n1kca7JPEb1rv7wcro1_250.jpg)
![Michelangelo (Michelangelo Buonarroti; Caprese [now Caprese Michelangelo], Arezzo, 1475 - Roma 1564); Tomb of Pope Julius II (lower half) with the Moses, 1513-15 - 1542-45; Church of San Pietro in Vincoli, Roma](https://64.media.tumblr.com/23c104b333d75ddd8f6a2597fd5bafe6/tumblr_n1cyhhQgGh1qzxzwso1_250.jpg)
![blastedheath: Théo Van Rysselberghe (Belgian, 1862-1926), Cours de dessin à l’Academie [Drawing class at the Academy], 1881. Panel, 26.7 x 37.5 cm.](https://69.media.tumblr.com/d30a80c222033ed1599cc288e4d30c91/tumblr_n0qd229mhO1rv7wcro1_250.png)
![blastedheath: Prins Eugen (Swedish, 1865-1947), Nattmolnet [Night cloud], 1901. Oil on canvas. Thielska Galleriet, Stockholm.](https://40.media.tumblr.com/e4c893af87013a9e4bd88f817f3a0892/tumblr_n11y73K6Hm1rv7wcro1_250.jpg)
