Monthly Archives: July 2013

Impression Sunrise In Claude Monet's Paintings

Claude Oscar Monet was one of the founders of impressionism, among of which he is the most influential. Monet often digs out the attracting part from the ordinary landscape, the above painting Impression Sunrise is one of them. Monet exhibited Impression … Continue reading

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Rapallo, Boats

The oil painting, Rapallo, Boats , was painted by Wassily Kandinsky in 1905. Wassily Kandinsky is credited with painting the first purely abstract works. A good many of his existing paintings was painted at the beginning of the 20th century. Most … Continue reading

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Barge Haulers On The Volga

The world famous painting Barge Haulers On The Volga is the representative work of Repin. And it was also one of the outstanding representatives of realistic painting that made Ilya Repin become famous. The painting showed: under the hot summer, in a long barren beach, … Continue reading

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Susana And The Elders

This painting was a beautiful painting full of passion and romantic colors, which was one of the representative works of the famous artist Tintoretto. This work was based on a story: Once upon a time there was a woman called … Continue reading

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The Miracle of St Mark Freeing the Slave

The Miracle Of St Mark Freeing the Slave painted a story that happened in an era when the Christian was not recognized: a slave follower was caught by the pagans (in the Christian spirit world, any people who did not believe … Continue reading

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At the Fountain By William-Adolphe Bouguereau

The oil painting, A la Fontaine (At the Fountain), was painted by William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1895. It is a classical painting. William-Adolphe Bouguereau was an excellent painter of human figure. The painting is a good example. In the painting, there … Continue reading

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Flora By Titian

Flora was originally the goddess Flora in Greek mythology. Each year from April 28 to May 3 was designated as Flora Day by Italians, during the festival people gather to enjoy playing together. They used a variety of flowers to … Continue reading

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Spring Flower By Norman Rockwell

The oil painting, Spring Flowers, was painted in 1969 by American artist Norman Rockwell. Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life scenarios. Many of Rockwell’s famous paintings are portraits or figures, such as The Saturday Evening … Continue reading

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Field of Tulips In Holland

In the late 18th century, romanticism came into being for classicism was no longer an ideal way for painters to express their emotions. Romanticism concentrated on emotions rather ration, colors rather than lines, fantasy rather than reality. Those are the differences between … Continue reading

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Oil Painting Annunciation

Annunciation is an early work by Leonardo da Vinci, painted between 1472 and 1475. The life of Virgin Mary was rare known by people, and there were a few records in the "New Testament", among of which the most important … Continue reading

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