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Sep 4 2010
The Alexander Mosaic, 1st Century BCE, Pompeii
Greco-Roman / Italian / Neoclassical - 3 hours ago - troycapc
This is the most celebrated ancient mosaic which has survived into the Modern Era. It depicts Alexander’s defeat of the Persian king of kings, Darius III, at the Battle of Issus. The original is 19 feet by 10 feet. It is composed of approximately one million tesserae. It was discovered in the largest house in Pompeii, the House of the Fawn, in a room overlooking the central peristyle garden. It is currently in the Museo Archeologico in Naples, Italy.
Sep 3 2010
Sappho by Charles August Mengin of 1877
Academician / French / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 day ago - troycapc
A reproduction of a work by Charles August Mengin, “Sappho”. This Academic masterpiece of 1877 is a wonderful depiction of the greatest poetess of the Classical Age. Charles August Mengin learned from Gecker and Cabanel and began exhibiting at the Paris Salon the year before producing this, his most famous work. He died on April 3, 1933 at the age of eighty years. In this work, Sappho’s sensual and exotic nature is beautifully rendered. The original is in the Manchester Art Gallery in Manchester, England.
Sep 2 2010
Death of St. Sebastian by Mattei Preti, ca. 1660
Inspirational prints / Italian / Paintings (Reproductions) / Renaissance - 2 days ago - troycapc
This masterpiece was created in about 1660, the work of Mattia Preti. The artist died in 1699 La Valleta, Italy when he was eight-six years old. This oil on canvas is now displayed in the Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte in Naples, Italy.
Sep 1 2010
Landscape with Solitary Tree by Caspar David Friedrich of 1822
Paintings (Reproductions) - 3 days ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of Caspar David Friedrich’s “Landscape with Solitary Tree” of 1822. This work represents the quintessence of the German Romantic movement in its concentration on landscapes. This particular artist attempts to lend a poetic nature to his images. His use of trees are symbolic of the strength of the German people in their eternal search for freedom. The artist died in 1840 at the age of sixty-six years and this work is currently housed in the Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
Aug 31 2010
Isle of the Dead by Arnold Brocklin, 1880
Academician / Greco-Roman / Inspirational prints / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) / Symbolist - 4 days ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of Arnold Brocklin’s masterpiece “Isle of the Dead” of 1880. It resides in the Kunstmuseum in Basel, Switzerland. Brocklin was a Swiss Symbolist artist who died in 1901 at the age of 74 years. He was a leading light of his age and this image is typical of his treatment of mythological scenes. This particular work was inspired by the English cemetery in Florence, Italy.
Aug 30 2010
Psyche et L’Amour by William Adolphe Bouguereau, 1889
Academician / Bouguereau / French / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 5 days ago - troycapc
This French Impressionist painting by William Adolphe Bouguereau is a beautiful and realistic image of Eros and Psyche in rapt attention during their ascent into the Heavens. The work was created in 1889. The artist died in 1905 at the age of eighty years.
Aug 29 2010
Portrait of the God from Olympia, 456 BCE
Caperton / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Statuary - 6 days ago - troycapc
Sminthian Apollo, the eternal son, Lord of Delphi and God of Manly Beauty and the Arts. Apollo was the voice of the gods and a favored son of the All-Father Zeus. This portrait is taken from the statue of Lord Apollo which was in the pediment of the temple of Zeus at Olympia in Greece that was built between 472 and 456 BCE.
Aug 28 2010
The Swimming Hole of 1885 by Thomas Eakins
Academician / American / Eakins / Paintings (Reproductions) - 7 days ago - troycapc
Thomas Eakins’s masterpiece, “The Swimming Hole, 1885. This is the artist’s most accomplished portrayal of the male nude and depicts himself and five friends on a creek near Philadelphia. The piece was controversial in those Victorian times and the painting was returned by the commissioner and remained in the artist’s possession until his death in 1916. The original is in the Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas.
Aug 27 2010
Stonehenge by John Constable of 1836
British / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 8 days ago - troycapc
This masterpiece by John Constable was created in 1836. It depicts a scene of Stonehenge as it appeared in the first third of the nineteenth century. John Constable was one of the greatest of the early British Romantic artists. During much of his life his work was more popular in France than in England and he was never financially successful. He finally obtained recognition in 1828 when he was elected to the Royal Academy. This masterpiece is now in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Constable died the year after he painted "Stonehenge".
Aug 26 2010
Map of Texas, California and Oregon 1846
American / Maps and charts - 9 days ago - troycapc
Wonderful map by Samuel Augustus Mitchell of 1846. Published in Philadelphia. This was one of the many maps attributed to Mitchell whose School Atlas published from 1845 to 1857 had a great influence on American cartography. The map was drawn in the last days before the eruption of war between Mexico and the United States and shows the three regions of utmost concern to the citizens of the United States. The Republic of Texas had been founded ten years before by American ex-patriots and there were many Americans also in California and the Oregon Country. The Mexicans were in form control of California and the British were active in Oregon. Many in the United States desired that all three territories be incorporated into the United States.
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