Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Reflective Thoughts

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Marcus Stone
(English, 1840-1921)
Reflective Thoughts, 1869
Oil on canvas

Monday, November 29, 2010

Fire Fancies

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Arthur Hacker
(English, 1858-1919)
Fire Fancies, ????
Oil on canvas
Arthur Hacker was a member of the Omar Khayyam Society, and this painting of 'Fire Fancies' inspired William Wilsey Martin to write the following quatrain in the style of Omar Khayyam:

"Weird fire-light dreams are hers. On her young sight
Strange faces grow, wrapp'd in the ruddy light,
    And fade, while through the caves and grots of flame
Move changing shapes like phantoms of the night."
(1891)
from ArtMagick.com

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Mother and Child

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Franz Dvorak
(Austrian, 1862-1927)
Mother and Child, ????
Oil on canvas

Saturday, November 27, 2010

The Little Brother

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William Adolphe Bouguereau
(French, 1825-1905)
Le Jeune Frère (The Little Brother), 1902
Oil on canvas

Friday, November 26, 2010

The Golden Hours

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Lord Frederick Leighton
(English, 1830-1896)
The Golden Hours, 1864
Oil on canvas

They look like the same couple that is in The Painter's Honeymoon!

Thursday, November 25, 2010

A Good Vintage

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Frank Moss Bennet
(English, 1874-1952)
A Good Vintage, 1930
Oil on canvas

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Do you know what I am thankful for? All of you, my dear readers! Especially those that comment! ;)

And another thing I am thankful for: being a featured blog on Books before Breakfast! Everyone should go and check out this beautiful blog! :)

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Biondina

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Lord Frederick Leighton
(English, 1830-1896)
Biondina, 1879
Oil on canvas

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

An Appeal for Mercy

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Marcus Stone
(English, 1840-1921)
An Appeal for Mercy, ????
Oil on canvas
A picture of the French Revolution showing an aristocratic woman pleading before an official.
 from Victorian and Edwardian Paintings blog

Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole

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Antoine-Jean Gros
(French, 1771-1835)
Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, ????
Oil on canvas

Monday, November 22, 2010

The Confession

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John Collier
(English, 1850-1924)
The Confession, 1902
Oil on canvas

Similar to Collier's other Problem Picture, Trouble. You can read more on the Problem Picture here, and see Frank Dicksee's painting of the same title.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

A Corner of the Studio

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Claude Monet
(French, 1840-1926)
A Corner of the Studio, 1861
Oil on canvas

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Girl in Green

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Lord Frederick Leighton
(English, 1830-1896)
Girl in Green, ????
Oil on canvas

Friday, November 19, 2010

Two Sisters on the Terrace

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Pierre Auguste Renoir
(French, 1841-1919)
Two sisters on the Terrace, 1881
Oil on canvas

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Mother and Child

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Lord Frederick Leighton
(English, 1830-1896)
Mother and Child, 1865
Oil on canvas

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Reverie

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Marcus Stone
(English, 1840-1921)
Reverie, 1900
Oil on canvas

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Presenting Flowers to the Infant

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Franz Dvorak
(Austrian, 1862-1927)
Presenting Flowers to the Infant, ????
Oil on canvas

Monday, November 15, 2010

Time the Physician

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Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale
(English, 1871-1945)
Time the Physician, 1900
Oil on panel

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Invocation

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Lord Frederick Leighton
(English, 1830-1896)
Invocation, ????
Oil on canvas

Luminous.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

A Spaniel with a Rat

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George Frederick Watts
(English, 1817-1904)
A Spaniel with a Rat, ????
Oil on canvas

Just ignore the rat . . .

Friday, November 12, 2010

The Pink Rose

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Federico Andreotti
(Italian, 1847-1930)
The Pink Rose, ????
Oil on canvas

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Spring

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Frederick Walker
(English, 1840-1875)
Spring, 1864
Watercolor

This painting struck me as so sweet and unusual!

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Wedded

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Lord Frederick Leighton
(English, 1830-1882)
Wedded, 1864
Oil on canvas

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Music Lesson

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Lord Frederick Leighton
(English, 1830-1896)
Music Lesson, 1877
Oil on canvas

Monday, November 8, 2010

Why Seek Ye the Living Among the Dead?

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John Rodham Spencer Stanhope
(English, 1829-1908)
Why Seek Ye the Living Among the Dead?, ????
Oil, gesso, gold leaf, wax medium on canvas
Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, "Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."
Luke 24:2-7 KJV

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Girl with Book with Roses Behind

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Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833-1898)
Girl with Book with Roses Behind, ????
Oil on canvas

Saturday, November 6, 2010

The Child

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Thomas E. Mostyn
(English, 1864-1930)
The Child, ????
Oil on canvas

I can't find any info on this painting so I'm not sure what the subject is, but it's pretty!

Friday, November 5, 2010

On the Veranda

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Berthe Morisot
(French, 1841-1895)
On the Veranda, 1884
Oil on canvas

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Sancta Lilias

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti
(English, 1828-1882)
Sancta Lilias, 1874
Oil on canvas

Originally an earlier version of The Blessed Damozel, Rossetti was unhappy with it and cut it down to the size it is now.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

The Music Party

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Elihu Vedder
(American, 1836-1923)
The Music Party, 1871
Oil on board

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Neptune's Horses

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Walter Crane
(English, 1845-1915)
Neptune's Horses, 1892
Oil on canvas

Monday, November 1, 2010

A Knight

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Katherine Elizabeth Bunce
(English, 1856-1927)
A Knight, ????
Oil on canvas