Ferdinand Keller was a German history painter concerned with genre and symbolism. His work is richly textured, atmospheric, and at times masterfully dark. His ode to Swiss symbolist Böcklin

" Salomé ". 2009

Dark style animated images.

Since the Renaissance, any reference to music in painting had been interpreted as a symbol of love. Here, the sexual overtones are quite explicit; the violinist's vulgar hand gesture, lewd expression and clamorous laugh clearly point at a female counterpart, who would surely have been the subject of the painting's pendant. [Sotheby’s, New York - Oil on canvas, 81 x 64.2 cm]

Anselm Feuerbach - one of the leading German painters🎨 of the mid-19th century working in a Romantic style of Classicism. After studying art at the Düsseldorf Academy and in Munich, he went twice to Paris, where he worked in the studio of Thomas Couture🎨 and was influenced by Gustave Courbet🎨 and Eugène Delacroix🎨.

A new art show explores the stories behind the faces we see.

Andrew Wyeth [American Contemporary Realist Painter, 1917-2009] Second of four generations of Wyeths artists. The best known of the Wyeths, Andrew Wyeth was taught by his father, artist and illustrator N.C. Wyeth. Andrew Wyeth is father of Jamie Wyeth, third generation contemporary realist painter. Official website for Andrew Wyeth: www.andrewwyeth.com/index.html

Nikephoros Lytras (1832-1904) The Kiss, c. 1878 oil on canvas (Collection of the Euripidis Koutlidis Foundation) --- Νικηφόρος Λύτρας (1832-1904) Το φίλημα, π. 1878 λάδι σε μουσαμά (Συλλογή Ιδρύματος Ευριπίδη Κουτλίδη)

La Petite Amazone Guerre et Paix Portrait Of A Girl – Delphine Dumont

Frans Hals was a Dutch Golden Age painter especially famous for portraiture. He is notable for his loose painterly brushwork, and helped introduce this lively style of painting into Dutch art. Hals was also instrumental in the evolution of 17th century group portraiture.

Nikolaos Gyzis (1842-1901) Peek-a-Boo, 1882 oil on canvas (Anonymous donation in memory of Dimitrios Tzirakopoulos --- Νικόλαος Γύζης (1842-1901) Κούκου, 1882 λάδι σε μουσαμά (Δωρεά ανωνύμου στη μνήμη Δημητρίου Τζιρακόπουλου)

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Albert Samuel Anker [Swiss painter 1831-1910] Ancher been called the "national painter" of Switzerland because of his enduringly popular depictions of 19th-century Swiss village life. Biography: da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ancher Oil on canvas

Details (#1) of Half-Length Portrait of a Roman Woman (1862/1866), by Anselm Feuerbach.

This exhibition explores aestheticism – an artistic movement that sought to escape the ugliness and materialism of the Victorian era by creating a new kind of art and beauty

Frederick Sandys - “Medea” (detail)

Tuesday June 5, 2012 - I was hoping to see a couple performances of MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at New York City Ballet this week but as it turns out, tonight's was my final show of the season. An all-star cast...