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Introduction of Nude Descending A Staircase

Posted on June 7, 2013 by artisoo

In 1912, Duchamp created Nude Descending A Staircase, like a time bomb to the art world throw, which became a sensational scandal and caused many discussions of the art circle. The nude had been celebrated in the history of painting … Continue reading →

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L.H.O.O.Q Mona Lisa With Moustache By Marcel Duchamp

Posted on June 3, 2013 by artisoo

L.H.O.O.Q Mona Lisa With Moustache was made by the French painter Marcel Duchamp, which was also known as L.H.O.O.Q. L.H.O.O.Q was the homonym of French word, symbolizing lascivious and dirty; Duchamp regarded Vinci's classic work as the object openly mocking and … Continue reading →

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The Boulevards Under Snow

Posted on March 11, 2013 by artisoo

The famous impressionist painter collector Romanian George Debary spent 210 francs buying Monet’s Sunrise Impression in 1878. Pissarro's  The Boulevards Under Snow also belongs to his private collection. George Debary was a homeopathic doctor and had collected dozens of Pissarro's works. … Continue reading →

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The Background of Oil Painting Vitruvian Man

Posted on January 17, 2013 by artisoo

What inspired Leonardo da Vinci to paint Vitruvian Man was from one paragraph of Ten Chapters of Building Architecture: "The natural center in human body is the navel. Because if the hands and feet were open for the supine position, … Continue reading →

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