Une semaine de bonté (“A Week of Kindness”) is...
Une semaine de bonté (“A Week of Kindness”) is a graphic novel and artist’s book by Max Ernst, first published in 1934. It comprises 182 images created bycutting up and re-organizing illustrations from...
View ArticleLa boheme de Chirico, place d’Italie Antonio Recalcati İs...
La boheme de Chirico, place d’Italie Antonio Recalcati İs an Italian painter born in Milan in 1938,
View Articletheshipthatflew: Parmigianino, Lovers, c. 1528, Hermitage...
theshipthatflew: Parmigianino, Lovers, c. 1528, Hermitage Museum
View ArticleMi Youren (米友仁, 1074–1151), usually called Small Mi, the son...
Mi Youren (米友仁, 1074–1151), usually called Small Mi, the son of Mi Fu (1052–1107), was an accomplished scholar-artist and the leading connoisseur of his time, often acting as the authenticator of...
View ArticleWu Yuan-chih (twelfth century), Shan-fu by style name, was...
Wu Yuan-chih (twelfth century), Shan-fu by style name, was from the Jurched’s Chin dynasty. He was a gifted painter, talented in landscape paintings. Of the many paintings on the theme of the famous...
View ArticleThe ruling classes and elite dynasties of T’ang and Sung...
The ruling classes and elite dynasties of T’ang and Sung (960-1279 AD) were major supporters of Chinese painting. The creative aim behind artistic works produced in this period was more serious and had...
View ArticleAnonymous: Court LadiesThis is a rare masterpiece which vividly...
Anonymous: Court LadiesThis is a rare masterpiece which vividly depicts an aspect of the daily lives of court ladies through the use of gentle brushstrokes and brilliant colors, and suggests the...
View ArticleThanks for the relief from the...
Thanks for the relief from the Chinese…:) missfolly: Adoration of the Shepherds by Charles Le Brun, 1689
View ArticleHerd of Deer in a Maple GroveAnonymous, Five Dynasties Period...
Herd of Deer in a Maple GroveAnonymous, Five Dynasties Period (907-960)Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk118.5 x 64.6 cm(on display 10/10-11/20) The subject here is a herd of deer in a forest (of...
View ArticleBoucher, Francois (1703-1770) La Pêche chinoise (The Chinese...
Boucher, Francois (1703-1770) La Pêche chinoise (The Chinese Fishing). (oops no this is Chinese Dance- I was trying to upload the Chinese Fishing which you can also find at the same site, it is the...
View Articlecenturiespast: Kidomaru Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Edo...
centuriespast: Kidomaru Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Edo Period, 19th century A two-page spread from a volume of Hokusai Manga depicting Kidomaru apparently on the lookout for Minamoto no Yorimitsu...
View ArticleRedon, Odilon (French, 1840-1916) - Red Boat - 1907 When does a...
Redon, Odilon (French, 1840-1916) - Red Boat - 1907 When does a landscape become really a seascape? Not, I’d say, in this case….
View ArticleAll CARLEVARIS, Luca’s Paintings. ...
All CARLEVARIS, Luca’s Paintings. (1701-1750) Seascape 147,5 x 179 cm Private collection Artist: CARLEVARIS,
View ArticleThe Battle of Lepanto I’ve just completed the painting...
The Battle of Lepanto I’ve just completed the painting “The Battle of Lepanto” the high quality prints (both paper and canvas) of which are now available for viewing and purchasing on my store site:...
View Articlekilele: Artocracy in Tunisia “Last week JR kicked off...
kilele: Artocracy in Tunisia “Last week JR kicked off the Inside Out project in Tunisia. Artocracy in Tunisia, a project by the group of Tunisian photographers Sophia Baraket, Rania Dou, Wissal...
View ArticleGhiberti David and Goliath from the Gates of Paradise
Ghiberti David and Goliath from the Gates of Paradise
View ArticleAssyrian sphinx… Sort of good if short account of...
Assyrian sphinx… Sort of good if short account of Layard’s discoveries
View ArticleApollo of Piombino Since its discovery in 1832 in a wreck off...
Apollo of Piombino Since its discovery in 1832 in a wreck off the coast of Piombino, this statue of Apollo has continued to divide the experts. A bronze ex-voto dedicated to Athena, it stands in the...
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