Night

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Simeon Solomon

(English, 1840-1905)

Night, 1890

Oil on canvas

The flowers in this painting seem to be poppies, which are traditional symbols of sleep and death.

The Wait

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Jean Beraud

(French, 1849-1936)

The Wait, ????

Oil on canvas

Room to Run

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Arthur Wardle

(English, 1864-1949)

Room to Run, ????

Oil on canvas

In the Bey's Garden

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John Frederick Lewis

(English, 1805-1876)

In the Bey's Garden, 1865

Oil on canvas

Bey is a Turkish title for chieftain, traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups.

from wikipedia

Karl V as a Child

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Jan van Beers

(Belgian, 1852-1927)

Karl V as a Child, ????

Oil on canvas

I think the title refers to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. It's an adorable and gorgeous painting even if you don't know who he is! :)

2011

Happy New Year! And happy anniversary to this blog! 

I started this blog January 1st 2010 to keep track of my favorite paintings and share them with others. There are now 365 paintings on this blog, one for every day of the year. 

I won't be posting daily in 2011, but I'll try to post any interesting paintings I find! Feel free to re-experience this blog by starting at the beginning and looking at each day's painting from last year! ;) I will still update this blog and A True Word occasionally, just not every day.

I'm so glad I could share all these paintings with you, my readers around the world! :)

And a quick note about me, since some of you have been curious: My name is Rosemary, I just turned 16 in December, my favorite artist is Edward Burne-Jones, I love art, I love poetry, I love to read, I love to draw, I love crafts, and I love talking to my readers, so feel free to get in touch! :)

A Young Woman Views a Painting

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Karl Gussow

(German, 1843-1907)

A Young Woman Views a Painting on an Easel in Front of a Cartoon, ????

Oil on panel

car·toon
Fine Arts: a full-scale design for a picture, ornamental motif or pattern, or the like, to be transferred to a fresco, tapestry, etc.

St. Dominic

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Giovanni Bellini

(Italian, 1430-1516)

Full Title: Portrait of Fra Theodoro da Urbino in the Character of St. Dominic, 1515

Tempera on panel

This picture was formerly assigned to Giovanni Bellini and
catalogued as St. Dominic.

He wears the Dominican robe and a black skull cap. The right
hand, which alone is seen above the red marble parapet, holds a
lily (probably of later date), and a book in red binding, on which
is a small white label with the words "Sancts Dominies." Behind
is a green curtain with a pattern of daisies and red flowers.

From the catalogue of British and foreign pictures at the National Gallery in Great Britain, found at www.ebooksread.com

Saint George and the Dragon

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Raphael

(Italian, 1483-1520)

Saint George and the Dragon, 1506

Oil on wood

Music-Making Angel

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Melozzo Da Forli

(Italian, 1438-1494)

Music-Making Angel, 1480

Fresco