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Mar 7 2011
View of the Flower of Greece, 1836 by August Julius Ahiborn
Academician / German / Greco-Roman / Landscape / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of “View of the Flower of Greece” of 1836 by August Julius Ahiborn. This painting by Ahiborn is a copy of the original by Karl Friedrich Schinkel which has been lost. This painting shows ancient Greek workmen constructing a temple capturing when the last block of its frieze is being heaved into place. The Greek inscription quotes Aristotle’s hymn to the virtues of battle. The original painting is 92.5 inches wide and 37 inches high. This masterpiece is in the Alte Nationalgalerie, staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
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Jun 20 2010
Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1653
Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) / Rembrandt - 1 year ago - troycapc
This wonderful work was commissioned by a noble from Sicily and Rembrandt probably executed it to relieve his sever financial straits of his later life. Aristotle is portrayed at the high of his physical and financial success. He is sporting a magnificant chain, the gift from Aristotle’s most prestigious pupil, Alexander the Great.
The work appears to bring to mind the quandry between the rich and the important: What matters most? How can one be certain that one is not selling out?
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