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rettokcu: haavard homstvedt
snowce: Cy Twombly
spanishbaroqueart: Jusepe de Ribera Saint Sebastian (c. 1642)
Giacomo Balla (Torino, 1871 - Roma, 1958), La giornata dell'operaio (lavorano, mangiano, ritornano), 1904 (a worker’s day)
gladtoknowcha: Henry La Thangue
philamuseum: #ThrowbackThursday: Brancusi’s “King of Kings" sculpture in 1956. “Things are not difficult to make; what is difficult is putting ourselves in the state of mind to make them."— Constantin BrancusiSee more Brancusi in
renaissance-art: Giorgione c. 1506 Portrait of a Young Woman (Laura)
bestiario: Velasco Vitali, Holland Island. 2013 Acquerello e inchiostro su carta Velasco Vitali, Maunsell Sea Forts, 2012 Tecnica mista su carta
ein-bleistift-und-radiergummi: Friedensreich Hundertwasser
peira: Maurice Kish: End of Day’s Toil (c.1932) via Smithsonian American Art Museum
neurosciencestuff: By tracking maggots’ food choices, scientists open significant new window into human learning The squirming larva of the humble fruit fly, which shares a surprising amount of genetic material with the human being, is helping scientists
theories-of: David Byrd, Suicide, 1996. Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches
urgetocreate: Robert Henri, Cumulus Clouds, East River, 1901-02, Oil on canvas,
isluma: Caffè Greco, Renato Guttuso, 1976
caravaggista: Caravaggio tells Mary’s story: The Annunciation (c. 1608-10); The Adoration of the Shepherds (1609); The Adoration with St. Francis and St. Lawrence (1609);The Rest on the Flight into Egypt (1597); Madonna and Child with Saint
Émile Friant (1863 - 1932) a) The rowers of the Meurthe, 1888 b) Political discussion
urgetocreate: Linda Christensen, “Fixing Hair in Kitchen"
arsvitaest: “The Sleep of Caliban” Author: Odilon Redon (French, 1840-1916)Date: 1895-1900Medium: Oil on panelLocation: Musée d’Orsay, Paris Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt
artmastered: Marc Chagall, Solitude, 1933
blastedheath: justanothermasterpiece Rafa Morata Morcillo (Spanish, b. 1983), Untitled. Mixed media on board, 80 x 80 cm
currentsinbiology: Water molecules control inactivation and recovery of potassium channels (EurekAlert) Just 12 molecules of water cause the long post-activation recovery period required by potassium ion channels before they can function again. Using
classic-art: Vanitas N. L. Peschier
neurosciencestuff: Breastfeeding Duration Appears Associated with Intelligence Later in Life Breastfeeding longer is associated with better receptive language at 3 years of age and verbal and nonverbal intelligence at age 7 years, according to a study
thusreluctant: Mother and Child by Alice Schille
artauthority: Mother and Child by Mary Cassatt, 1890. (Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia) Oil on canvas. Born in Pennsylvania, Mary Cassatt lived and painted in France for most of her life. In Paris, she made friends with Edgar Degas, the
theories-of: George Condo Big Reclining Nude, 1988
thorsteinulf: Joan Eardley - Corn Feverfew III (1960)
renaissance-art: Giorgione c. 1505 Moses Undergoing Trial by Fire
bestiario: Ambrogio da Fossano detto il Bergognone, Madonna con bambino e due angeli (quello sguardo)
thorsteinulf: Konstantin Korovin - The Harbour at Sevastopol (1916)
urgetocreate: Émile Bernard (French, 1868-1941) The funeral of Vincent van Gogh , 1893
WILLEM DE KOONING | Untitled VI, 1975 | oil on canvas
alongtimealone: Nicolas de Staël, Nu couché, 1954
classic-art: Death of the Princess de Lamballe Léon-Maxime Faivre
Erich Heckel (1883 - 1970), Der Oluf-Samsons-Gang http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oluf-Samsons-Gang
thesavagesgallery: Costas Niarchos (b.1945) Eros - Idea.
hadrian6: Figure of a Warrior partly draped. 18th.century. Giovanni Battista Cipriani. Italian. 1727-1785. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com
tamburina: Michael Donovan for Vision China September 2011
denisforkas: Raffaello Sanzio - The Elephant Hanno and Mahout. 1516
blastedheath: Senkichiro Nasaka (Japanese, b. 1923), Untitled, 1968. Mixed media on board, 10 x 9.7 cm. in basso a destra si può chiaramente distinguere, spezzata in modo da sciorinare ciò che serba al suo interno, una spessa tavola di cioccolato
artmastered: Jack Vettriano, Bad Boy, Good Girl, 1994
lyghtmylife: CAILLEBOTTE, Gustave [French Impressionist Painter, 1848-1894] Bathers about to Dive into the Yerres1878Oil on canvas, 117 x 89 cmPrivate collection
artmodelnyc: Odysseus and Calypso Max Beckmann 1943
ein-bleistift-und-radiergummi: N.C.Wyeth ‘The Giant’
regardintemporel: Joan Fontcuberta - La Nuit, 1972
alongtimealone: Jan Sluijters (Dutch 1881-1957), Moonlit Night. View of Montreux and Chilloi Castle, 1954. Oil on canvas, 46 x 78 cm.
two artworks by Giovanni Lomi (Livorno, Tuscany 1889 - 1969)
kecobe: Laure Garcin (French; 1896–1978)Marins = SailorsOil on canvas, 1931Musée des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux, France; © Musée des Beaux-Arts – Mairie de Bordeaux; photo: L. Deval / F. Gauthier
gypsji: Bildniss Im Style Van Dyck Mary Devens 1899 (portrait in the style of Van Dyck)
lyghtmylife: MANFREDI, Bartolomeo [Italian Baroque Era Painter, 1582-1622] Cupid Chastised1605-10Oil on canvasArt Institute, Chicago
centuriespast: TURA, Cosmè St George and the Princess 1469 Tempera on canvas, 349 x 305 cm Museo del Duomo, Ferrara
artishardgr: Alfred Henry Maurer - Rockaway Beach with Pier 1901
angrywhistler: Rich Bowman
suicideblonde: Sue Lyon photographed by Bert Stern as Stanley Kubrick’s Lolita
classic-art: The Route Nationale at Samer Jean-Charles Cazin
St. Giustina ~Donatello circa 1447 154 cm Basilica del Santo Padua, Veneto, Italy
amare-habeo: Gabriel Dauchot (1927-2005) - Rural Life Sunday (Un dimanche campagnard), N/D Piasa, Paris, France
paintingbox: Terence Cuneo (1907-1996). Ford Thames Foundry, 1947. Oil on canvas. 70 x 90 cm.
howtoseewithoutacamera: by Tina Modotti Telegraph Wires, Mexico 1925-1928.
centuriespast: LE BRUN, Charles The Fall of the Rebel Angels before 1685 Oil on canvas, 162 x 129 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon