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Bernard Picart (or Picard) (1673-1733) was a French book illustrator and one of the most outstanding engravers in the first decades of the 18th century. His most famous work - see: Designer Religion -...

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vanfullersublime: Adam and Eve, artist...

September 30, 2011, 4:48 pm

vanfullersublime: Adam and Eve, artist unidentified Visit: http://fullerart.tumblr.com or http://www.vanevanfuller.com The picture can also be reached at:...

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A Map of the Open Country of a Woman’s Heart was a map created...

September 30, 2011, 5:00 pm

A Map of the Open Country of a Woman’s Heart was a map created by D. W. Kellogg circa 1833–1842, in the tradition of these maps of the human conditionyou might recall, subtitled “Exhibiting its...

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necspenecmetu: Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Il Guercino),...

September 30, 2011, 5:28 pm

necspenecmetu: Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Il Guercino), Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife, 1649

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welovepaintings: Carlos Schwabe The Wave (Study) 1906

September 30, 2011, 5:29 pm

welovepaintings: Carlos Schwabe The Wave (Study) 1906

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revibrahim: The Fool, from the Rumi Tarot Deck.

September 30, 2011, 9:18 pm

revibrahim: The Fool, from the Rumi Tarot Deck.

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A lithograph that seems to have first appeared in 1870 (Figuier...

October 1, 2011, 5:55 pm

A lithograph that seems to have first appeared in 1870 (Figuier 1870), which depicts an Ice Age artist working on the engraving of a plaquette as if it were propped up on an easel. Note that this...

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The sweet melancholy of a poem becomes music and dance. The...

October 2, 2011, 2:20 pm

The sweet melancholy of a poem becomes music and dance. The music of Carl Maria von Weber (Aufforderung zum Tanz, with orchestration by Hector Berlioz) and choreographed by Mikhail Fokine are...

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