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Feb 15 2011
The Forge, Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, ca. 1817
Inspirational prints / Paintings (Reproductions) / Spanish - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of “The Forge” by Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, created between 1815 and 1820. This dramatic work can be seen as a glorification of the harsh work of pre-industrial workers. The pervasive darkness, vigorous brushstrokes and monumental size gives an unusual dignity to the back-breaking labor and is reminiscent of the depiction of the mythological forge of Hephaistos. This stark depiction has little distraction from the coordinated work of the blacksmiths. This masterpiece is in the Frick Collection, New York City.
Oct 23 2010
Morning in the Tropics, 1877, by Frederic Edgar Church
American / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of the masterpiece by Frederic Edgar Church, “Morning in the Tropics” of 1877. This work of Church was the result of his expeditions to South America in 1853 and 1857. He was inspired by Baron Alexander von Humbolt who had explored the region at the end of the previous century. In this painting Church makes use of Luminism which, in American 19th century painting, refers to the use of the depiction of bright light and the minimalization of the effects of brushstrokes. This work is currently at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. Frederic Church was the leading artist of the second generation of the Hudson River School. By the time of this work, he was the most famous contemporary American artist at the age of thirty-four years. He had been a student of Benjamin Cole. As tastes changed after 1865, Church’s popularity with the public began to fade but he continued to paint and was very comfortable due to the significant private wealth of his family. He died in New York City in 1900.
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