Gustave Dore (1832-1883) created the most popular illustrations and engravings in history. He reminds me of the top character actors of all time—you know their work, but you don't know their names. Gustave Dore was the most famous living artist in the world during his lifetime.
Looking for a good translation of "Les Mis"? There are several dozen translations of Victor Hugo's classic novel "Les Miserables." Here's a simple guide to use when finding the best translation to read.
The Best Classical Art Memes for Stoic Souls Singing An Old Tune (April 18, 2023) - Funny memes that "GET IT" and want you to too. Get the latest funniest memes and keep up what is going on in the meme-o-sphere.
Updated. Several paintings of card readers tell fascinating stories. As tarot readers we work with the images in pictures as rich symbols of the human condition. It would be interesting to hear wha…
Sleeping Women in Art -In dreams night and day ~ Dans les rêves nuit et jour
Les malheurs de l'amour: la solitude, la dépendance, le manque. Mais aussi le bonheur de ce sentiment tant recherché sont décris dans ce recueil
Examines the role of the "look" or the "gaze in medieval romance. Discusses concepts within these texts including love at first sight, madness of love, love as divine providence, and love as an elite concept.
Ses scènes fantastiques et ses monstres bizarres l'ont fait apparaître tantôt comme hérétique, tantôt comme révolutionnaire ou même comme un toxicomane... C'est peu de dire qu'il a suscité la controverse. Jérôme Bosch reste l'un des artistes les plus étonnants de l'histoire de l'art occidental.
Nicolas Poussin, Le massacre des Innocents, huile sur toile © Musée Condé Autour de la toile, le silence s'est fait. De ces silences qui viennent nous étourdir,…
The Oscar-winning Brit behind The King’s Speech has turned the world’s most famous musical into a big-screen blockbuster.
Démasquée au début des années 2000, une habile supercherie avait même conduit à faire croire qu’ils formaient une paire ! Retour sur l’histoire…
She spoke with Jesus regularly. She had spiritual visions. She constantly challenged the Christian medieval authorities and somehow survived. This is the little known story of mystic, pilgrim, and self-confessed lech, Margery Kempe.
Artist Vladimir Gusev Moscow, 1957
Museums and art galleries can become an overwhelming experience for the casual visitor. Luckily, some people untangle centuries-old ideas and dumb-down them into language us mortals can understand, too. Previously, we covered museum museum snapchats; now it's time for something else - an array of hilarious art memes. After diving into this list, you might just feel as a highbrow art critic yourself.
William Adolphe Bouguereau [French academic painter, teacher, frescoist & draftsman. 1825 – 1905] Bouguereau was a traditionalist in his realistic genre paintings, often using mythological themes and modern interpretations of classical subjects. Biography and additional artworks: www.artrenewal.org/pages/artist.php?artistid=7 Oil on canvas, Sold bySotheby's Auctions.
Cringe is as cringe does. Even though the internet is full of wonderful things like cat pics, wholesome local news, and articles written by yours truly, it’s also home to the vast and spooky wilderness where you’ll find the most bizarre and cringe-worthy posts. And it’s the members of the ‘Cringetopia’ subreddit that bears the heavy burden of documenting the cringiest examples to share (and publicly mock!) with the world. These cringetopians have a duty to show us what to never ever do while at the same time providing us with some hilariously weird content.
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A cute take on Tiintin!
Under the nom de plume Peteski, Peter Nidzgorski fills his site This isn’t Happiness with deliciously wicked updates on mid-Century panels from love story comic books. It;s collaborate stuff because Nidzgorski invites readers to submit lines which he adds to a panel. Modern love never looked better… … Continue reading "This Isn’t Happiness: Mid-Century Romance Comic Books Updated Into Tales Of Shallow Lives And Empty Sex"
There's something about classical art that just turns me off. Endless portraits of pale and plump aristocrats looking all fancy in the classical paintings, bucolic rural scenes, religious iconography... I can certainly appreciate the skill and relevance back in the pre-photography age, but these days we need a message!
L'arte ha sempre avuto la funzione di essere specchio della società in cui si esprime, ma riesce anche ad ispirare idee e cose straordinarie nel tempo in
On may 15, 1859, a child was born, She was the tenth child from a family of twelve. Her name was Ellen Sadler. there was nothing particularly remarkable about her, or any of the other children. Until Thursday, march 29, 1871, Ellen went to bed as usual. And did'nt wake up.
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Museums and art galleries can become an overwhelming experience for the casual visitor. Luckily, some people untangle centuries-old ideas and dumb-down them into language us mortals can understand, too. Previously, we covered museum museum snapchats; now it's time for something else - an array of hilarious art memes. After diving into this list, you might just feel as a highbrow art critic yourself.
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Temples artistiques, les musées sont des endroits calmes et sérieux où l’art se délecte avec les yeux. Enfin, si vos paupières arrivent à rester ouvertes......
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Blackadder also does a decent job of spicing up these old classics.
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Click on the image to see the detail in a zoomable context. Detail from The Annunciation, Jan van Eyck, 1434-1436
Je ne vais pas alimenter ici le débat sur la femme objet ou sujet, ce n’est juste qu’un prétexte pour présenter quelques illustrations sur le thème de la femme dans la décoration. D’ailleurs je tenterai Lire la suite…
