The Barn Owl

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Valentine Cameron Prinsep

(English, 1838-1904)

Il Barbagianni (The Barn Owl), ????

Oil on canvas

Monelluccia

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Antoine-Auguste-Ernest Hebert

(French, 1817-1909)

Monelluccia, ????

Oil on canvas

Those eyes!

Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler

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John Singer Sargent

(American, 1856-1925)

Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler, 1893

Oil on Canvas

Autumn Leaves

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John Everett Millais

(English, 1829-1896)

Autumn Leaves, 1855-56

Oil on canvas

The Victorian Web has an interesting entry on this painting. A catalogue entry from 1984 points out that:

The season, the dead leaves, the smoke and the sunset are all images of transience, reminders that all things must pass It is a setting redolent of decay and death that makes us conscious that the girls in the foreground, for all their youth and beauty, must inevitably go through the same processes.

And that the apple the smallest girl is holding is also an emblem of autumn, but may also be intended to recall Original Sin, which made mankind mortal. It goes on to talk about his poetic inspiration. If you are interested, you can read the full entry here.

Silence

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Henry Fuseli

(Swiss, 1741-1825)

Silence, 1799-1800

Oil on canvas

The Storm

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John Morgan

(French, 1823-1986)

The Storm, ????

Oil on canvas

Pot Pourri

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Herbert Draper

(English, 1864-1920)

Pot Pourri, ????

Oil on canvas

I love all the different colored roses!

Woman Pouring Water

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Eduard Manet

(French, 1832-1983)

Woman Pouring Water, 1858-60

Oil on canvas

So beautiful! And so different from Manet's other paintings! It reminds me so much of a Raphael. It's a pity it's unfinished!

Sculptors in Ancient Rome

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Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema

(Netherlandish, 1836-1912)

Sculptors in Ancient Rome, 1877

Oil on copper

This is an unusual and creative painting! And one of the reasons I chose it is because I am leaving for Rome today! :)

The Gardener

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Frank Moss Bennet

(English, 1874-1952)

The Gardener, 1924

Oil on panel

This is a cute one. And gorgeous! I love the sunshine, the vibrant colors, and the pretty basket of roses!

May Prinsep

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George Frederick Watts

(English, 1817-1904)

May Prinsep (Prayer), 1867

Oil on canvas

I can't find any info on who May Prinsep was . . . but I love the painting anyway!

The Rain It Raineth Every Day

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Leonard Campbell Taylor

(French, 1874-1969)

The Rain It Raineth Every Day, ????

Oil on canvas

The title is a quote from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. But only that quote really has to do with the painting. You can feel the monotony, can't you?

Finding the Text

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John Morgan

(French, 1823-1986)

Finding the Text, ????

Oil on canvas

Aww! Though I admit I love any painting that has a book in it . . .

The Adoration

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James Archer

(English, 1823-1904)

The Adoration, 1854

Oil on Panel

Kind of odd painting . . . I think I like it! 

Sleeping Beauty

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Thomas Ralph Spence

(English, 1855-1918)

Sleeping Beauty, ????

Oil on canvas

Lady Sassoon

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John Singer Sargent

(American, 1856-1925)

Lady Sassoon, 1907

Oil on Canvas

Wow. That's a lot of ribbons.

Mellow Autumn

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Louis H. Grimshaw

(English, 1870-1943)

Mellow Autumn, 1899

Oil on canvas

Sorry there haven't been too many really interesting paintings lately, I've been too stressed to post paintings with a lot of back story! Hopefully next week I'll have time. Anyway, this rocks.  Totally Thornfield Hall.

Japanese Prints

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Leonard Campbell Taylor

(French, 1874-1969)

Japanese Prints or The Portfolio, ????

Oil on canvas

The Parasol

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Arthur Hacker

(English, 1858-1919)

The Parasol, 1902

Oil on canvas

Oops!

Bouquet of Violets

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Eduard Manet

(French, 1832-1983)

Bouquet of Violets, 1872

Oil on canvas

The Family

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John Dickson Batten

(English, 1860-1932)

The Family, 1886

Oil on canvas

I labeled this as a problem picture because It think it's rather mysterious. The mother looks so concerned, and you can only barely see the father's face . . . Anyway, love the jewel tones.

Miss Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth

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John Singer Sargent

(American, 1856-1925)

Miss Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth, 1889

Oil on Canvas

Her dress was decorated with beetle wings! You can see it here

The Message

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Thomas Cooper Gotch

(English, 1854-1931)

The Message, 1899

Oil on canvas

Mignon

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Friedrich Wilhelm von Schadow

(German, 1788-1862)

Mignon, 1828

Oil on canvas

I don't really know what this painting is about . . . but it's beautiful!

In a Cottage Garden

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Frank Moss Bennet

(English, 1874-1952)

In a Cottage Garden, 1923

Oil on panel

Spring is here!

The Pageant of Childhood

 
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Thomas Cooper Gotch

(English, 1854-1931)

The Pageant of Childhood, 1899

Oil on canvas

Love the colors and the fabrics!

Mary of Burgundy

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Michael Pacher

(English, 1430-1498)

Mary of Burgundy, 1490

Oil on wood

She has an adorable nose!

The Foundling

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Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max

(Czechoslovakian, 1840-1915)

The Foundling, ????

Oil on canvas

This has got to be one of the sweetest paintings I've ever seen. And the colors are gorgeous!

Truly the Light is Sweet

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John Byam Liston Shaw

(English, 1872-1919)

Truly the Light is Sweet, 1901

Oil on canvas

The full title is "Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the Sun... Yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many." From Ecclesiastes 11:7-8

A Dinner of Herbs

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George William Joy

(Irish, 1844-1925)

A Dinner of Herbs, 1900

Oil on canvas

The title comes from this bible verse:

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fattened ox served with hatred.
Proverbs 15:16-18

George Joy wrote of this painting:

"It is spring-time, as is suggested by the daffodils which the man has picked on his way from work. Their fare is of the simplest; and, though the young wife feels the cares of life, and perhaps the pinch of poverty, yet love sits at the feast."

 Isn't it sweet? :)

Cliff Edge

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August Andreas Jerndorff

(English, 1846-1906)

Cliff Edge, 1870

Oil on canvas

Wow. If it wasn't such an adorable cliff I'd never believe it's not a photo.