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The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt Van Rijn

Posted on December 4, 2013 by artisoo

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp is an oil painting made by Dutch painter Rembrandt in 1632, which is commissioned by the Amsterdam Guild of Surgeons for their Guild Room. Rembrandt painted it at the age of 26, and … Continue reading →

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Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Hippolyte Delaroche

Posted on December 2, 2013 by artisoo

Napoleon Crossing the Alps is an oil painting on canvas by French artist Hippolyte Delaroche during 1848-1850. It depicts the portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte leading his army through the Alps on a mule in the spring of 1800 during the … Continue reading →

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St George Struggling with the Dragon by Raphael

Posted on November 28, 2013 by artisoo

St. George and the Dragon is a small oil painting on poplar by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael in 1506. It is in the collections of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Raphael had created another version earlier … Continue reading →

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Jupiter and Thetis by Ingres

Posted on November 26, 2013 by artisoo

The Jupiter and Thetis is a huge canvas painting of 8 feet created in 1811 by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, a French neoclassical painter, a student of Jacques-Louis Daivd. It depicts a scene from the Homer’s Iliad, that nymph Thetis … Continue reading →

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Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps by Turner

Posted on November 19, 2013 by artisoo

Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps is an oil painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner in 1812. It depicts the historical story of Hannibal and his soldiers to cross the Maritime Alps on expedition to Rome. The … Continue reading →

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Saskia As Flora 1634 Oil On Canvas by Rembrandt Van Rijn

Posted on November 15, 2013 by artisoo

Saskia as Flora is an oil painting on canvas created by Rembrandt van Rijin in 1634, portraying his beloved wife, Saskia van Uylenburgh as the goddess Flora. It was painted by Rembrandt at the age of 28, a year after … Continue reading →

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Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Gustav Klimt

Posted on November 12, 2013 by artisoo

Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer is a well-known oil painting by Gustav Klimt, who was a famous Austrian symbolism painter that related closely with Vienna Secession movement. At that time, Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer commissioned Klimt to paint it. In Vienna Klimt finished … Continue reading →

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The Surrender Of Breda by Diego Velazquez

Posted on November 8, 2013 by artisoo

The Surrender of Breda is a painting created by the Spanish painter Diego Velazquez in Golden Age during 1634-1635. It was based on a real event in the history. It depicts a graceful moment of Spanish triumph over Dutch Republic … Continue reading →

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Souvenir Of Mortefontaine by Camille Corot

Posted on November 6, 2013 by artisoo

Souvenir de Mortefontaine (Recollection of Mortefontaine) is an oil painting created by French painter Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot in 1864. He was a key figure in landscape painting and the leading painter of the Barbizon school of France in the mid-19th century. … Continue reading →

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The Unequal Marriage by Vasily Pukirev

Posted on November 4, 2013 by artisoo

In 1960s, many great ironic paintings were created to reveal the dark society in Russia, and The Unequal Marriage is a great representative among them. It was made by Vasily Pukirev in1862, a Russian painter and illustrator. The Unequal Marriage … Continue reading →

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