Showing posts with label Knights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Knights. Show all posts

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Jeanne d'Arc

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Eugene Thirion
(French, ????-????)
Jeanne d'Arc, 1876
Oil on canvas

I can't find any information on this artist, but I adore this painting.

Monday, April 11, 2011

The Faithful Hound

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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
(English, 1802-1873)
The Faithful Hound, 1830
Oil on canvas

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

Monday, November 15, 2010

Time the Physician

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

Monday, November 1, 2010

A Knight

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

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Song of Love

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Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833-1898)
Le Chant d'Amor (Song of Love), 1868-77
Oil on canvas

From Russel Ash's book Sir Edward Burne-Jones:
Here an ancient Breton song that was probably known to Georgiana [Burne-Jone's wife] provides the subject and the title for the painting: Hélas! je sais un chant d'amor/Triste ou gai, Tour á tour (Alas, I know a love song/Sad or merry, each in turn). The work depicts an organist with a figure representing Love working the bellows. The figure of Love is sightless ('love is blind'), while Burne-Jones's abiding interest in the language of flowers is manifest un the painting, where tulips (symbolizing 'ardent love') and wallflowers ('bitterness') jointly represent the contradictory emotions expressed in the song.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

The Madness of Sir Tristram

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Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833-1898)
The Madness of Sir Tristram, 1862
Watercolor and bodycolor

I've summed up the story of Tristan and Isolde in past posts, but I can't find any information on the part of the story this painting depicts! It's such an interesting painting and I'd love to know the story, so if anyone knows what's going on, let me know! Anyway, give this painting a good look. I love how graceful the poses are.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Tristan and Isolde with the Potion

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John William Waterhouse
(English, 1849-1917)
Tristan and Isolde with the Potion, 1916
Oil on canvas

I posted another painting of the same subject awhile back, and you can read the story there.  Take a moment to enlarge the painting and notice how loosely it is painted, especially the background.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Fairies of the Meadow

 
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Nils Blommer
(Swedish, 1816-1853)
Fairies of the Meadow,1850
Oil on canvas

This painting is so different! I wish I could find a higher quality photo . . . Anyway, notice the knight on horseback in the background. And how the fairies hover above the ground!

Thursday, April 8, 2010

The Three Princesses


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Edward Matthew Hale
(English, 1852-1924)
The Three Princesses, 1881
Oil on canvas

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Sir Galahad

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Sir Joseph Noel Paton
(English, 1821-1901)
Sir Galahad, ????
Oil on canvas

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