Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts

Thursday, February 2, 2012

The First Born

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Frederick W. Elwell
(English, 1870-1958)
The First Born, ????
Oil on canvas

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

A Winter Evening

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Frederick Cayley Robinson
(English, 1862-1927)
A Winter Evening, 1899
Oil on canvas

Thursday, December 23, 2010

The Star of Bethlehem

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Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833-1898)
The Star of Bethlehem, 1888-91
Oil on canvas

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Rest on the Flight to Egypt

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Federico Fiori Barocci
(Italian, 1526-1612)
Rest on the Flight to Egypt, 1570
Oil on canvas

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

His First Birthday

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Frederick Morgan
(English, 1846-1927)
His First Birthday, ????
Oil on canvas

(And happy 16th birthday to me!)

Monday, December 6, 2010

Off to Work

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Henry Herbert La Thangue
(English, 1859-1929)
Off to Work, 1902
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

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Music Lesson

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

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Portrait of Edouard and Marie-Loise Pailleron

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John Singer Sargent
(American, 1856-1925)
Portrait of Edouard and Marie-Loise Pailleron, 1881
Oil on Canvas

Yes. That is a real portrait of real children by the real John Singer Sargent. Here's a photo that shows the colors better:
 
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

A Mother and Children by a Window at Dusk

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Viggo Christian Frederick Pedersen
(Danish, 1854-1926)
A Mother and Children by a Window at Dusk, ????
Oil on canvas

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

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 . . .

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

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! 

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

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.

Friday, May 7, 2010

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!

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

The New Arrival


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Jules Worms
(French, 1832-1914)
Le Nouveau Qui Arrive (The New Arrival), ????
Oil on canvas

Definitely a painting that seems to have a story!

Sunday, April 11, 2010

A Music Party

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Arthur Hughes
(English, 1832-1915)
A Music Party, 1861-64
Oil on canvas

Wow, I love the vibrant colors and gorgeous fabrics! And notice how the son is holding the father's hand. It's such a sweet detail! :)

Monday, March 29, 2010

A Sick Child Brought into the Temple of Aesculapius

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John William Waterhouse
(English, 1849-1917)
A Sick Child Brought into the Temple of Aesculapius, 1877
Oil on canvas

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The Fairy Tale

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Thomas Pollock Anschutz
(American, 1851-1912)
The Fairy Tale, 1902
Oil on canvas

Sunday, February 21, 2010

The Emigrant's Last Sight of Home

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Richard Redgrave
(English, 1804-1989)
The Emigrant's Last Sight of Home, ????
Oil on canvas

Wow. You have to love the colors in this painting. Bright, but not unnatural. 

Friday, February 5, 2010

A Fisherman's Goodbye

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Philippe Lodowyck Jacob Sadee
(Dutch, 1837-1904)
A Fisherman's Goodbye, ????
Oil on canvas