Posts Tagged ‘paintings’

Exploring Europe’s Oldest Known Cave Paintings (Video)

Nestled in the enchanting landscapes of northern Spain, Cantabria stands as a testament to the ancient human quest for expression and understanding. Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Europe Videos Read Later  Source

Iranian Studies Center to unveil Persian paintings inspired by Nezami poetry

TEHRAN – The Iranian Studies Center plans to unveil five Persian paintings produced based on stories from the works of Nezami Ganjavi, the greatest romantic epic poet in classical Persian literature. Source

Paintings by Norwegian Artist Knud Baade

Knud Baade (28 March 1808 – 24 November 1879) was a Norwegian painter, mostly of portraits and landscapes. He was particularly known for his moonlight paintings which are characterized by strong and dramatic contrasts between light and shadow. (read the bio) Share now! Source

Paintings by Scotland’s George Wilson

From National Galleries of Scotland: Born near Cullen in Banffshire, Wilson went to London to study at the Royal Academy and then to the Slade School of Fine Art. There he formed a friendship with the portrait painter J. B. Yeats, with whom he formed an informal artistic group called ‘The Brotherhood’. Members included Edwin […]

Anton Karinger’s Landscape Paintings of Slovenia

Anton Karinger (1829-1870) was a Slovene painter and poet. He was a pupil of Steinfeld in Vienna and is known for landscapes and seascapes, mostly views of Carinthia and the Adriatic coast. His painting View of Mt. Triglav from Bohinj, along with other paintings of Mt. Triglav, became a symbol of the Carinthian Slovene people […]

The Marine Paintings of William Bradford

William Bradford (April 30, 1823 – April 25, 1892) was an American romanticist painter, photographer and explorer, originally from Massachusetts. He is known for his paintings of ships and Arctic seascapes. He published an account of his trips to the north entitled The Arctic regions, illustrated with photographs taken on an art expedition to Greenland; […]

Hidden Wall Paintings Discovered In Tudor Mansion With A Dark Past

Repair and restoration work being carried out at Calverley Old Hall in Yorkshire has led to the stunning discovery of an entire room covered in Tudor paintings from floor to ceiling. Explaining just how incredibly rare the discovery is, Dr Anna Keay, who works at the site, wrote in a statement on the Landmark Trust […]

Lipci’s Prehistoric Rock Paintings: Montenegro’s Primitive Art Site

Prehistoric rock paintings are a true rarity in the Balkan region of southeast Europe. Of course, the region is a hotspot for all kinds of very ancient history, but oddly enough primitive rock paintings seem to be almost non-existent. This is particularly true for the region’s maritime area, in today’s Croatia and Montenegro. For this […]

Iranian artist says teahouse paintings appeal to foreign tourists  

Iranian artist says teahouse paintings appeal to foreign tourists   – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – Iranian artist Narges Eshqi has said that foreign tourists find Iranian teahouse paintings more appealing than do her compatriots. As one of the few Iranian artists who have adopted this style, she showcased her latest paintings at Tehran’s Phi Café in […]

Eduard Veith’s Pretty Portraits, Frescoes and Historical Paintings

From AskArt: Eduard Veith (1856 – 1925) was active/lived in Austria. Eduard Veith is known for Portrait, frescoes, and historical painting. Eduard Veith was born in Vienna, where he attended the art school and was a pupil of Ferdinand Laufberger. He continued his education in Paris. Veith created primarily frescoes, theater curtains as well as […]

Paintings by Austrian Artist Eduard Büchler

Eduard Büchler was an Austrian painter who was born in 1861. I really do not know much more about him than that. He apparently liked painting reclining nudes, landscapes, and reclining nudes in landscapes. Oh, and there is a nice one of Rome burning too. There are some more images of his paintings that you […]

Tribal artists forced to sell vegetables, and paintings on the street during pandemic

Ram Narayan Singh Maravi and his wife Indu Bai Maravi selling vegetables in Bhopal Bhopal: Selling vegetables on Bhopal’s Depot Chouraha with his wife, Gond artist Ram Narayan Singh Maravi always carries a tote bag full of paintings with his brushes and colours, at all times. His heart skips a beat every time a customer […]

Marine Paintings by Théodore Gudin

Jean Antoine Théodore Gudin (15 August 1802 – 11 April 1880) was a French marine painter. Along with Louis-Philippe Crépin, he became one of the first two official Peintres de la Marine in 1830. (Read the whole Wikipedia bio) Lighthouse The shipwreck The Cours-la-Reine Smuggler’s Boat Ships By The Coast The ship on the left […]

Plein Air Paintings of Janus La Cour

Janus Andreas Bartholin la Cour (5 September 1837 – 13 October 1909) was a Danish painter who studied at the Royal Danish Academy and pursued plein air painting in Italy. Full bio [embedded content] Share now! Source

Carl Blechen’s Romantic Paintings of Natural Beauty

Carl Eduard Ferdinand Blechen was a German romantic painter, well known for his landscapes that highlighted the beauty of nature. Biography from Web Gallery of Art: German Romantic painter influenced by Friedrich, whom he probably met in Berlin in 1823. He arrived in Berlin at the age of 16 where he, at the request of […]

Goddesses and Heroines: Studying the Amazing 19th Century Paintings of Jules Joseph Lefebvre

Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836-1911) Alongside William-Adolphe Bouguereau, his lifetime competitor, Joseph Lefebvre is one of the most celebrated artists from turn-of-the-century France. His depictions of women as romantic and allegorical subjects are just as amazing as Bouguereau’s who, as I said once, should be considered one of the forefathers of contemporary hyper-realism. Unfortunately enough, just […]

FINE ART; ALTERED PAINTINGS

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The Mythological and Allegorical Paintings of Maximilian Pirner

Maximilian Pirner (1853 – 1924) was a Czech artist known for his mythological paintings, which would often involve classical stories from ancient Greece or allegorical subject matter. Some of his paintings were rather “dark,” while others were very beautiful, often with female nudes. He studied both in Prague and Vienna. Share now! Source

The Paintings of Scottish Engineer James Nasmyth

James Nasmyth was one of the leading engineers of the nineteenth century, and his principal inventions were the steam hammer and the pile driver which changed the landscape of the industrial world. He was the son of the landscape painter, Alexander Nasmyth, who taught him drawing. He was an enthusiast for photography from the 1830s […]

Ancient Tanzanian Paintings of Bizarre Humanoids Perplex Experts

Rare, multidimensional art has been discovered in a Tanzanian cave shelter. However, the ritual scenes depicted in the ancient art don’t tally up the traditions of the modern Sandawe people. Archaeologists exploring in Tanzania have discovered rare examples of cave art made by the ancient ancestors of the Sandawe people. These indigenous descendants of the […]

James Salt’s Dream-Like Paintings of Venice

James Salt was a British painter born in 1850, who spent most of his career painting various fantasy scenes around Venice, imbuing them with a rather dream-like quality. This kind of painting is known as a capriccio, which combines real world scenes with imagined elements.

Centuries-old Persian carpets, paintings added to national heritage list

TEHRAN – A total of 25 handmade rugs and carpets along with three oil paintings have been added to Iran’s cultural heritage list. “Variety in texture, colors and patterns as the characteristics of these [handwoven] carpets, which date back to the 10th century AH, the 13th century AH, and the 14th century AH,” said Parham […]

Paintings by Wilhelm Trautschold

Wilhelm Trautschold (1815 – 1877) was a German painter and printmaker. He trained at the Berlin Akademie der Kunste and in Dusseldorf. Trautschold established a reputation as a prolific portrait painter, although he also produced genre pieces and animal paintings. In 1851 he went to Italy, visiting Rome and Florence before returning to Germany. After […]

Eduard von Grützner’s Paintings of Fat, Drunk Monks

From ArtNet: Eduard von Grützner (1846 – 1925) was a German painter best known for his genre scenes of the theater and of monks consuming beer in rowdy groups. I don’t like the subject matter, but appreciate the skill and how we can get a picture of these “holy” drunkards. Not all of these images […]

The Outstanding Medievalist Paintings of Emil Lauffer

Emil Johann Lauffer’s Self-Portrait (1853) from the book ‘Deutsche Arbeit’, Volume 8, page 777 (1909) It seems that Emil Lauffer was not a prolific painter judging by the number of his works which have survived to this day. In spite of this issue I have decided to create a gallery with the most relevant artworks […]

The Colors of the Wind: Hidden Messages of the Chumash Cave Paintings

Take a moment, and close your eyes. Breathe deeply, and inhale the salt of the air and feel the light brush of low-hanging tree branches caressing your face. Feel the rocky ground beneath your toes, prickly but comforting, as you follow the path you’ve walked thousands of times. Step into the darkness of the nearest […]

With provocative paintings, young artist channels pandemic lockdown angst

In a series of daring paintings, Ana Light, a young Jewish artist from California, captures the coronavirus zeitgeist with her four portrayals of semi-nude young women engaged in behaviors unmistakably identifiable with the COVID-19 pandemic, laying bare the anxiety and ennui of a generation unsure of its future. Light, 20, created the works this summer […]

With provocative paintings, young artist channels pandemic lockdown angst

In a series of daring paintings, Ana Light, a young Jewish artist from California, captures the coronavirus zeitgeist with her four portrayals of semi-nude young women engaged in behaviors unmistakably identifiable with the COVID-19 pandemic, laying bare the anxiety and ennui of a generation unsure of its future. Light, 20, created the works this summer […]

With provocative paintings, young artist channels pandemic lockdown angst

In a series of daring paintings, Ana Light, a young Jewish artist from California, captures the coronavirus zeitgeist with her four portrayals of semi-nude young women engaged in behaviors unmistakably identifiable with the COVID-19 pandemic, laying bare the anxiety and ennui of a generation unsure of its future. Light, 20, created the works this summer […]

With provocative paintings, young artist channels pandemic lockdown angst

In a series of daring paintings, Ana Light, a young Jewish artist from California, captures the coronavirus zeitgeist with her four portrayals of semi-nude young women engaged in behaviors unmistakably identifiable with the COVID-19 pandemic, laying bare the anxiety and ennui of a generation unsure of its future. Light, 20, created the works this summer […]

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