THE FRUIT SELLER (1917)

TODAY'S PAINTING BRINGS THIS SERIES TO AN END

Two new Art Blogs are being planned and details of the starting dates will be announced on

ONE HUNDRED PAINTINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW

and

POETRY _ A  PERSONAL CHOICE

No.50

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A GRECIAN GIRL (1908)

No.49

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DRUSILLA (1906)

No.48

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A TRYST (1912)

No.47

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IDLE MOMENTS (1895)

No.46

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VENUS BINDING HER HAIR (1913)

No.45

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A FAVOURITE POET

No.44

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IONIAN DANCING GIRL (1902)

No.43

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A FAIR REFLECTION (1915)

No.42

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DOLCE FAR NIENTI (Sweet Idleness) 1904

No.41

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SUMMER DAY

No.40

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AN OFFERING TO VENUS (1912)

No.39

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THE TAMBOURINE GIRL (1906)

No.38

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A POMPEIAN LADY (1904)

No.37

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ENDYMION (1893)

No.36

In Greek mythology Endymion was a beautiful youth who spent most of his life in perpetual sleep.

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IN THE TEPIDARIUM (1913)

No.35

Tepidarium = a warm room in ancient Roman baths

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THE BETROTHED (1892)

No.34

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THE SIGNAL (1899)

No.33

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MYRHINNA (1915)

No.32

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SUMMER IDLENESS: DAYDREAMS (1909)

No.31

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THE MIRROR (1899)

No.30

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VIOLETS, SWEET VIOLETS (1906)

No.29

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YES OR NO (1893)

No.28

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UNDER THE BLOSSOM THAT HANGS ON THE BOUGH (1917)

No.27

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THE ORACLE AT DELPHI (1899)

No.26

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THE MELODY (c.1904)

No.25

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LASSITUDE

No.24

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FLABELLIFERA (1905)

No.23

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A PRIESTESS OF BACCHUS (1890)

No.22

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A SUMMER ROSE (bef.1902)

No.21

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IN REALMS OF FANCY (1911)

No.20

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WAITING FOR AN ANSWER (1889)

No.19

It is believed that the man in the painting is a self portrait.

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CAMPASPE (1896)

No.18

Campaspe or Pancaste was a mistress of Alexander the Great and a prominent citizen of Larissa. She was painted by Apelles. In Pliny's Natural History it is recorded that, when Alexander saw the beauty of the nude portrait, he realised that the artist loved Campaspe more than he did. So Alexander kept the portrait and presented Campaspe to Apelles.

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THE JEWEL CASKET (1900)

No.17

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EIGHTY AND EIGHTEEN (1898)

No.16

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FARAWAY THOUGHTS (1892)

No.15

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GIRL IN A YELLOW DRAPE (1901)

No.14

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NERISSA (1906)

No.13

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BLOSSOMING RED ALMOND (c.1912)

No.12

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THE QUIET PET (1906)

No.11

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THE OLD OLD STORY (1903)

No.10

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PLAYTIME (1891)

No.9

The painting showing today on
ONE HUNDRED PAINTINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW
is
THE FEAST OF VENUS by PETER PAUL RUBENS

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IN THE DAYS OF SAPPHO (1904)

No.8

Sappho was a Greek lyric poet, born on the island of Lesbos sometime between 630 and 612 BC. The bulk of her poetry, which was well-known and greatly admired through much of antiquity, has been lost, but her immense reputation has endured.

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ATHENAIS (1908)

No.7

The painting shown today on 

ONE HUNDRED PAINTINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW 

is

STARRY NIGHT

by Van Gogh

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MISCHIEF AND REPOSE (1895)

No.6

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ERATO AT HER LYRE

No.5

Erato, one of the Greek Muses, was the Muse of lyric poetry. Her name may be derived from

the same root as Eros, in which case it would mean "desired" or "lovely."

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THE SWEET SIESTA OF A SUMMER DAY (1891)

No.4

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LYCINNA (1918)

No.3

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SUMMER FLOWERS (1903)

No.2

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YOUTH AND TIME (1901)

No.1

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