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!