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Tag Archives: Romanticism
Winter Landscape with koek en zopie at night by Andreas Schelfhout
In my last blog I looked at the life of Johan Jongkind. His initial artistic tuition came when he attended the Drawing Academy of The Hague and it was here that he was taught by Andreas Schelfhout. Having looked at … Continue reading
Posted in Andreas Schelfhout, Art, Art Blog, Art display, Dutch painters, Landscape paintings, Winterscape
Tagged Andreas Schelfhout, Art, Art Blog, Art History, Dutch painters, Landscape artists, Romanticism, Winter Landscape with Cake and Zopie at night by Andreas Schelfhout, Winter landscapes
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A Primitive City by Edward Calvert
When I wander around various galleries, I am often lost in wonderment when I stand in front of a massive painting. I can remember when I was in Venice last year and visited the Accademia Galleries and stood before the … Continue reading
Disappointed Love by Francis Danby
Francis Danby was an English painter, born in 1793, in a small village near Waterford, Ireland, where his father owned a farm. When he was fourteen years of age his father died and he along with his mother and twin … Continue reading
The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife by Daniel Maclise
Today I am moving from France to Ireland for my featured artist. I will be looking at the life of the Irish painter Daniel Maclise and one of his historical paintings which will allow me to take you back in … Continue reading
Susanna at her Bath by Francesco Hayez
For an artist to have two favourite subjects for his paintings, biblical stories and female nudity, one would have thought combining the two would be somewhat difficult, if not risky. However my featured artist today, the leading Romantic painter and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Art Blog, Art display, Art History, Artemisia Gentileschi, Francesco Hayez, Religious paintings, Romanticism, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, Art Blog, Art History, Artemisia Gentileschi, Francesco Hayez, Italian Painters, Mary Magdalene, Nudity in art, Romanticism, Susanna and the Elders, Susanna at her Bath by Hayez
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Winter Landscapes by Caspar David Friedrich
When I visited the National Gallery in London last week I knew I only had an hour to spare so decided to try and sensibly limit what I wanted to see rather than rush around trying to see as much … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Art Blog, Art display, Art History, Casper David Friedrich, German artists, Romanticism
Tagged Art, Art Blog, Art History, Caspar David Friedrich, German painter, Romanticism, Winter Landscape by Caspar David Friedrich, Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich
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The Reader of Novels by Antoine Wiertz
In recent posts I have looked at the works of William Etty, which featured nudity and the controversy they caused. I have also recently looked at works by William Blake the subjects of which caused many to question his mental … Continue reading
Self Portrait by Tommaso Minardi
From a French Modernist painter I am moving to an Italian Romantic painter. Today I am featuring Tommaso Minardi and looking at his painting entitled Self Portrait, which he painted in 1807. Tommaso Minardi was born in Faenza in 1787, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Art Blog, Art display, Art History, Italian artists, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Romantics, Tommaso Minardi
Tagged Art, Art Blog, Art History, Henri Murger, Italian artist, La Boheme, Neoclassicism, Puccini, Romanticism, Tommaso Minardi
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Crossing at the Schreckenstein by Ludwig Richter
About five or six years ago I was fortunate enough to be having a short break in Europe and one of my journeys was from Dresden to Prague, partly by boat on the river Elbe and partly by train. The … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Art Blog, Art display, Art History, German artists, Ludwig Richter, Romantics
Tagged Art, Art Blog, Art History, Dresden, German painter, Ludwig Richter, River Elbe, Romantic painter, Romanticism, Screckenstein
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