“But when de Chirico later “gave up the...
“But when de Chirico later “gave up the fight” around the age of 40, refusing any longer into the depths of abyss, his powers slowly began to diminish, replaced by a psychological tranquility that...
View ArticleGladiator Giorgio de Chirico (Italian, born Greece....
Gladiator Giorgio de Chirico (Italian, born Greece. 1888-1978) (c. 1929). Lithograph, composition: 16 1/8 x 12 5/8” (41 x 32.1 cm)
View Articlebeneetu: Arvo Part: Spiegel Im Spiegel 9:48 Vladimir...
beneetu: Arvo Part: Spiegel Im Spiegel 9:48 Vladimir Spivakov(violin) Sergej Bezrodny(piano) Alina
View ArticleThe Tang was an age of “international Buddhism.” In...
The Tang was an age of “international Buddhism.” In addition to the famous sojourn in India of Xuanzang, the age witnessed the peregrinations of many other Chinese, Indian, and East Asian pilgrim...
View Articlefabienbarral has always been fascinated by this image of the...
fabienbarral has always been fascinated by this image of the “Exposition Universelle 1900” from an old book (he has)
View ArticleGustav Klimt. Houses at Unterach on the Attersee - c 1916
Gustav Klimt. Houses at Unterach on the Attersee - c 1916
View Articleprintsandthings: Woman diver (ama) is committed to its unique...
printsandthings: Woman diver (ama) is committed to its unique composition of octopus than one might think. This picture is a picture of Kazan, the work is well drawn, but is unsure whether his other...
View Articleprintsandthings: hell - 地獄變相圖 The painter Jiang Yizi, engaged...
printsandthings: hell - 地獄變相圖 The painter Jiang Yizi, engaged in painting more than fifty years, 2003’s “Hell in disguise map “, vertical 62 cm, width 50 meters, can be called a great masterpiece of...
View Articlemediumaevum: image: the Abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa,...
mediumaevum: image: the Abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa, France The term “monasticism” (monachos, a solitary person) describes a way of life chosen by religious men or women who retreat from society for...
View ArticleBook Cover with Byzantine Icon of the Crucifixion, Icon carved...
Book Cover with Byzantine Icon of the Crucifixion, Icon carved about 1000, in Constantinople; setting made before 1085Spanish; From the Convent of Santa Cruz de la Serós, JacaSource:Book Cover (?) with...
View Articlecenturiespast: Detail from a jug depicting two lovers. 7th...
centuriespast: Detail from a jug depicting two lovers. 7th century B.C. Herakleion Museum, Crete.
View Article"Hateful is the dark-blue sky, Vaulted o’er the dark-blue sea. Death is the...
“Hateful is the dark-blue sky, Vaulted o’er the dark-blue sea. Death is the end of life; ah, why Should life all labor be? Let us alone. Time driveth onward fast, And in a little while our lips are...
View Articleartgalleryofontario: Paul Kane born Mallow, Ireland, 1810; died...
artgalleryofontario: Paul Kane born Mallow, Ireland, 1810; died Toronto, Ontario, 1871 Indians Salmon Fishing, Kettle Falls, 1846 oil on paperboard, 21.9 x 35.6 cm The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery...
View ArticleGaeatano Previati. The car of the sun… The modern painter...
Gaeatano Previati. The car of the sun… The modern painter de Chirico liked upon his first arrival in Italy..
View Article“The Paradise” was painted in oil on oak panel, of...
“The Paradise” was painted in oil on oak panel, of the following sizes: 35 x 17 cm; it was done in 1618, when Roelandt Savery was 42 years of age, approximately. Thus, it is likely a work belonging to...
View Articlecenturiespast: CARAVAGGIOThe Conversion of St. Paul1600Oil on...
centuriespast: CARAVAGGIOThe Conversion of St. Paul1600Oil on cypress wood, 237 x 189 cmOdescalchi Balbi Collection, Rome
View Articlemyaloysius: Green man The are 4 carvings on this cupboard door...
myaloysius: Green man The are 4 carvings on this cupboard door at Stanton in the Cotswolds. 2 are Green men, in profile, 2 are Green animals.
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