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Monthly Archives: April 2011
The Four Elements: Air by Joachim Beuckelaer
Over the last few days I have featured the set of four paintings by the Flemish artist Joachim Beuckelaer entitled The Four Elements. On the first day the painting was subtitled “Water” and yesterday the subtitle of the painting was … Continue reading
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The Four Elements: Earth by Joachim Beuckelaer
Today I am featuring the second of a set of four paintings entitled The Four Elements. This painting completed by Joachim Buckelaer in 1659 is entitled The Four Elements: Earth. In this painting we are again standing in front of … Continue reading
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The Four Elements: Water by Joachim Beuckelaer
However what is more fascinating and in some ways more bizarre is what we see though the central arch in the background. This is not part of the landscape to the rear of the fish market but is in fact … Continue reading
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The Effects of Intemperance by Jan Steen
I have featured many paintings, mainly by Dutch or Flemish artists, which try and have an embedded moral message in their works of art. Often it is about the dangers of drinking too much, which is a subject painters from … Continue reading
Nymphs by a Fountain by Sir Peter Lely
Peter Lely, a Dutch Baroque painter, was born in Soest, a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, in 1618. He was actually born with the name Pieter van der Faes. His mother Abigael van Vliet came from a wealthy Utrecht family and his … Continue reading
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The Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand by Albrecht Dürer
The Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand by Albrecht Dürer (1508) This picture fascinated me. It is a very disturbing work of art. It was full of everything going on and one could spend ages looking at all the details of the … Continue reading
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The Death of Cleopatra by Guido Cagnacci
The Death of Cleopatra by Guido Cagnacci (1660) My Daily Art Display today features not one but two paintings. Both are by the same artist Guido Cagnacci and both have the same theme, namely, the death of Cleopatra. Guido Cagnacci … Continue reading
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The Art of Painting by Johannes Vermeer
My Daily Art Display starts with a question. Hands up if you have heard of Théopile Thoré sometimes known as Théopile Thoré-Burger. Not too many raised hands. Second question – hands up if you have heard of Joannes Vermeer. Hands are … Continue reading
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St George and the Princess of Trebizond by Pisanello
When I was travelling around Italy last week the one thing I noticed, which was different from here in Great Britain, was the fact that most of the churches were open to visitors even if some, especially in tourist areas, … Continue reading
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Self Portrait by Rosalba Carriera
My featured artist today is the Venetian portraitist Rosalba Carriera. I have chosen her because I saw her painting whilst in Venice and I was greatly moved by it. As I told you yesterday, when I discover a “new” artist … Continue reading
