Sunday, June 19, 2016

WAITING FOR AN ANSWER (1889)

No.19


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

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Saturday, June 18, 2016

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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Thursday, June 9, 2016

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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Wednesday, June 8, 2016

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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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

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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Sunday, June 5, 2016

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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