Paintings by Bosch, Giorgione, Velázquez, Jordaens, Benjamin West, Joseph Wright, Ingres, Ecksersberg, Ary Scheffer and others.
Category Archive: Life
The tale of Nastagio Degli Onesti told in 4 panels by Botticelli, and the 6 paintings making up William Hogarth’s Marriage A-la-Mode.
A ship in the Golden Horn of Istanbul, a panoramic market on the waterfront, scenes from Damascus and Turkey, and the ever-present seller of green watermelons.
Initially his Pointillist views used fine dots and contrasting colours. Over time he explored limited palettes, increasing size of marks, and smooth transitions.
Influenced by Corot, late in his career he painted several views of an avenue of poplars in the village of Moret-cur-Loing, forming an unusual series shown here.
1. Kill the Nemean Lion, by stunning it with his club then strangling it with his bare hands. 2. Kill the Lernean Hydra, by cutting off its heads and searing the wounds, then removing its remaining immortal head. 3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind.
Kabkabs worn by Turkish ladies in the Hammam, from-frou high heels with pointed toes, red shoes unsuited to the mountains, shiny black patent leather shoes, and kinky black boots.
Sandals worn by gods, notably Mercury, and kings, who hide them under a rock, Toman combat assault sandals, ballet slippers, and wooden working clogs.
Introduction from Roman times through the late Middle Ages into the Renaissance. The main types of visual narrative, why they were so important, and how sophisticated they became.
From the late 1850s he travelled extensively in Persia, Armenia, Turkey, Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula, painting detailed realist views of markets and more.
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