A MASTERPIECE, IN THE HISTORY OF PAINTING (16) DIEGO RIVERA Dos Mujeres, portrait of Angelina Beloff and Maria Dolores Bastian (1914) Diego Rivera, born December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato (Mexico) and died November 24, 1957 in San Ángel (a wealthy district of Mexico City), is a Mexican […]
A MASTERPIECE, IN THE HISTORY OF PAINTING Ferdinand Loyen du Puigaudeau Source: commons.wikimedia.org Sunset in Brière – 1925 – Ferdinand Loyen du Puigaudeau Ferdinand Loyen du Puigaudeau is a French post-impressionist painter, born in Nantes on April 4, 1864. He is the son of Emile du Puigaudeau, descendant […]
A MASTERPIECE, IN THE HISTORY OF PAINTING (16) DIEGO RIVERA Dos Mujeres, portrait of Angelina Beloff and Maria Dolores Bastian (1914) Diego Rivera, born December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato (Mexico) and died November 24, 1957 in San Ángel (a wealthy district of Mexico City), is a Mexican […]
A MASTERPIECE, IN THE HISTORY OF PAINTING (14) TITLE PAINTING: « He that is without sin…« DATED: 1908 MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 118 × 239 cm (46.4 × 94 in) USER (PHOTO): Botaurus Source photo: commons.wikimedia.org Artist: Vasily Polenov Vassili Dmitrievich Polenov (born May 20, 1844 […]
A MASTERPIECE, IN THE HISTORY OF PAINTING (13) TITLE PAINTING: « Gossip« DATED: 1903 MEDIUM: oil on cradled panel SIZE: 90.8 cm (35.7 in); 114.9 cm (45.2 in) CURRENT LOCATION: H.V. Foster, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, acquired circa 1930-35. By descent to the present owner. A private midwestern collection USER (PHOTO): […]
A MASTERPIECE, IN THE HISTORY OF PAINTING (11) TITLE PAINTING: Self-portrait Goya DATED: 1815 MEDIUM: Oil on canvas SIZE: 45.8 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in) CURRENT LOCATION: Prado Museum – Madrid USER (PHOTO): Escarlati Source photo: commons.wikimedia.org License: This work is in the public domain in its […]
A MASTERPIECE, IN THE HISTORY OF PAINTING (10) TITLE PAINTING: Fair Critics DATED: 1887 MEDIUM: Oil on canvas SIZE: 18 x 32 in. (45.7 x 81.3 cm) CURRENT LOCATION: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ( New York – USA ) USER (PHOTO): Crisco 1492 Source photo: commons.wikimedia.org License: […]
A MASTERPIECE, IN THE HISTORY OF PAINTING (9) TITLE PAINTING: The Harvest Dance DATED: 1893 MEDIUM: Oil on canvas SIZE: 48.8 × 80 cm (19.2 × 31.5 in) CURRENT LOCATION: Private collection USER (PHOTO): Micione Source photo: commons.wikimedia.org License: This work is in the public domain Artist: Raffaello […]
A MASTERPIECE, IN THE HISTORY OF PAINTING (7) TITLE PAINTING: The Ninth Wave THEME:u Seascape; With a boat in the foreground, huge waves, and a beautiful sunset. DATED: 1850 MEDIUM: Oil on canvas SIZE: 221 × 332 cm CURRENT LOCATION: Russian Museum, St. Petersburg (Russia) USER (PHOTO): Nona Lohr Source photo: […]
A MASTERPIECE, IN THE HISTORY OF PAINTING (6) Description of the painting Title painting: Napoleon Crossing the Alps In May 1800 Napoleon crossed the Alps, and in June was his victory at Marengo, Italy, over Austria. He is shown on a mule with a peasant leading him over […]