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The Small Bather

The Small Bather is another famous oil painting by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. It was finished at the time when Ingres was studying at the French Academy in Rome. It experienced the same situation as his another great painting Grande … Continue reading

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The Turkish Bath

Ingres was wiling to call himself as historical artist, because since the founding of Royal College of Painting and Sculpture in the 17th century, the traditional classical followers had been regarded as the highest level of history painting (the first … Continue reading

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Appreciation of The Grande Odalisque

Ingres's art “lofty and solemn” could be reflected by his important work The Grande Odalisque. In the painting, Ingres gave up a lot of unnecessary details and made them unified in the serene, quiet and harmonious atmosphere, like carefully calculated. … Continue reading

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Titian and Giorgione

Titian Vecellio (from 1478 to 1576) was born in a small mountain town in the north of Italy. He used to play truant, he loved to run into de wood to pick up flowers and grasses, and mashed them to … Continue reading

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The Glamorous Veiled Woman

Raphael was one of the most accomplished painters during the European Renaissance Period in Italy. His Madonna portraits were the most commendable and portraits were also out of ordinary, equally received worldwide attentions. The painting The Veiled Woman which is … Continue reading

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Francesco Maria della Rovere

Tiziano Vecellio, also known as Titian, he is the leader of the 16-century Venetian school of the Italian High Renaissance. He is also the greatest Vienna artist of the 16 century, the shaper of the Venetian coloristic and painterly tradition. He … Continue reading

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View of Delft by Johannes Vermeer

View of Delft is a famous oil painting made by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer. Johannes Vermeer was good at painting the domestic interior scenes of middle class life. He was considered as a successful provincial genre painter. Girl with a … Continue reading

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An Interesting Work by Thomas Gainsborough--The Blue Boy

The Blue Boy is a representative painting by Thomas Gainsborough. Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) was a celebrated English painter. He was good at painting portrait and landscapes and his speed with which he applied paint was also admired. He revealed poetic … Continue reading

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Still Life Works of Paul Cezanne

Still Life was made by the famous French painter Paul Cezanne. In 1999, Cezanne’s Still Life was auctioned in New York with a $60500000 price, which made the whole world art fans have a chance to see the works of … Continue reading

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Flora in Titian's Works

 Flora is a representative work of Titian. Flora was the nymph of the Greek mythology. The Italian make the day from April 28 to May 3 as their annual Flora festival, people get together happily to have fun during the … Continue reading

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