Monthly Archives: May 2013

An American Female Oil Painting Artist-Mary Stevenson Cassatt

Mary Stevenson Cassatt was an outstanding female painter in the United State in the 19th century to early 20th century. She even could be said to be one of the most important American painters. She was born in May 22, … Continue reading

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The Liberty Leading The People By Eugene Delacroix

The Liberty Leading The People was a description of  the war scene including the dead and the injured. But it could not conceal people’s wish for the freedom. This painting used dark colors as the theme and the joint efforts … Continue reading

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Adam And Eve Banished From Paradise

According to his own way, God created a man called Adam with clay. And later God took a rib from Adam to make a spouse named Eve for him. They lived together in the Garden of Eden. And there was … Continue reading

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The Tribute Money

The Tribute Money was a painting of a religious subject large mural (at that time the mural was a very popular style in Italy), which was a representative of the works of Masaccio. Different people and different scenes were true … Continue reading

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The Portrait of the Chouan Rochejaquelin

If in those lady portraits of Ingres, lines were subject to the colors he despised in a way, then in The Portrait of the Chouan Rochejaquelin, the stronger component was not the color, but the sketch deserving more thought. Facing … Continue reading

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The Source

Introduction to The Source The Source was a canvas painting made by the famous neoclassical French painter Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres in 1856. It measured 163 x 80cm (some say 164 x 82 cm), and was preserved in Orsay Le … Continue reading

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Ambassadors Sent By Agamemnon To Urge

Ambassadors Sent By Agamemnon To Urge was historical figure painting made by Ingres with full enthusiasm at the age of 20 years old. And it was also his first official historical figure painting. What the painting depicted was the content … Continue reading

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The Return Of The Prodigal Son

The Return Of The Prodigal Son was made by the the Holland painter Rembrandt. Maybe some people's feelings can only end in sorrow! Sweet love is only flower briefly as the broad-leaved epiphyllous, which is more painful and helpless! Defenders … Continue reading

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The Nightwatch

Introduction to The Nightwatch The Nightwatch was a famous painting of Holland painter Rembrandt in the 17th century. Now it is preserved in the Holland Museum of Amsterdam. This painting depicted the captain and vice-captain (two characters in the painting). … Continue reading

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The Supper at Emmaus

One of Rembrandt's religious painting masterpieces was The Supper At Emmaus. The painting showed that in a village called Emmaus, people were talking about Jesus's murder on the table. At this time, a stranger around them spoke and gave each … Continue reading

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