Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
(English, 1802-1873)
The Faithful Hound, 1830
Oil on canvas
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Monday, April 11, 2011
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Saint George and the Dragon
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Raphael
(Italian, 1483-1520)
Saint George and the Dragon, 1506
Oil on wood
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Wild Flowers
Francisco Miralles
(Spanish, 1848-1901)
Wild Flowers, ????
Oil on canvas
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Neptune's Horses
Walter Crane
(English, 1845-1915)
Neptune's Horses, 1892
Oil on canvas
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Neptune's Horses
George Frederick Watts
(English, 1817-1904)
Neptune's Horses, ????
Oil on canvas
Monday, May 3, 2010
Truly the Light is Sweet
(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
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
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!
Definitely a painting that seems to have a story!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
The Three Princesses
Edward Matthew Hale
(English, 1852-1924)
The Three Princesses, 1881
Oil on canvas
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Sir Galahad
Sir Joseph Noel Paton
(English, 1821-1901)
Sir Galahad, ????
Oil on canvas
Galahad the pure knight again!
Galahad the pure knight again!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Sir Galahad
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George Frederick Watts
(English, 1817-1904)
Sir Galahad, 1862
Oil on canvas
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Heraldic Chivalry
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Alphonse Mucha
(Czechoslovakian, 1860-1939)
Heraldic Chivalry, ????
Oil on canvas
Thursday, February 18, 2010
The Merciful Knight
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Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833-1898)
The Merciful Knight, 1863
Watercolor and bodycolor
The painting's story is an 11th century legend, which Burne-Jones summed up on the painting's frame:
Of a knight who forgave his enemy when he might have destroyed him and how the image of Christ kissed him in token that his acts had pleased God
You can see the painting in it's frame here.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Bonaparte, Calm on a Fiery Steed, Crossing the Alps
Jacques-Louis David
(French, 1748-1825)
Bonaparte, Calm on a Fiery Steed, Crossing the Alps, 1801
Oil on canvas
I don't know whether to laugh or be awed . . .
I don't know whether to laugh or be awed . . .
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