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Platz in Argenteuil by Alfred Sisley

Alfred Sisley created Platz in Argenteuil in 1872, which is collected in Orsay Museum in Paris, France now. As an Impressionist, Sisley is considered as the most consistent one who never deviated into figure painting. He was the purest impressionist … Continue reading

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The Beguiling Of Merlin Merlin and Vivien by Edward Burne Jones

Bourne Jones was one of the most important painters of new pre Raphaelite school (also known as Oxford), who was the enthusiastic supporter of the pre Raphaelite ideals and practices. The mysterious elements in the pre Raphaelite art deeply attracted … Continue reading

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The Sleeping Venus by Paul Delvaux

On the town with the clear moonlight, Venus fell asleep. A skeleton and a dress model were looking at her. She made her legs take apart and dreamed of the lure of death. Perhaps it was the combination of this … Continue reading

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Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows by John Constable

Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows was begun to create by John Constable in 1829, which took him four years for completion. This painting is made to memorize his dead wife. This painting is leased to a private person and then exhibited in … Continue reading

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Phryne before the Areopagus by

Phryne before the Areopagus was made by the famous French painter and sculptor Jean-Leon Gerome, whose works fully showed the complexity and contradiction of human nature in front of the beauty. The relevant literature sporadic accounts showed that there was … Continue reading

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The Terrace of the Seraglio by Jean-Leon Gerome

Jean-Leon Gerome was a famous painter and sculptor of France in the 19th century. Seemingly he was inherited from neoclassicism, but actually he was keen on romanticism. Although Gerome was unaware of adding romanticism in his works, the classical rigorously … Continue reading

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Flatford Mill by John Constable

Flatford Mill was made by the famous British landscape painter John Constable between 1816 and 1817. It is a kind of canvas painting, measuring 1016 x 1270 mm. The painting was denoted by Isabel Constable in 1888 and preserved in … Continue reading

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The creation background of The Raft of the Medusa

The Raft of the Medusa was based on the real historical event. In July 1816, the captain Shomare who was born noble was utterly ignorant of sailing knowledge, but he was designated by the French government to drive the Raft … Continue reading

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The Room by Balthus

Balthus devoted his whole life in figure painting and was committed to restoring the realistic style of figure’s body, and gave them the conciseness and everlasting feeling. The theme that Balthus liked was the adolescent boys and girls, portraying them … Continue reading

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The Lake Rus by Issac Levitan

Lake Rus is Russian master Issac Levitan's last large canvas, who is proficient at the landscape of mood, a very emotional interpretation of the Russian landscape. This monumental work is an unfinished painting due to the painter's death. Isaac Levitan … Continue reading

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