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Jun 7 2011
Tobias Fishing in the Presence of the Archangel Raphael
Impressionist / Italian / Paintings (Reproductions) - 12 months ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of “Tobias Fishing in the Presence of the Archangel Raphael” of 1752 by Francesco Guardi. Francesco Guardi was one of the last of the Venetian school of painting and was forty years old when he produced this masterpiece. His most important works date from the years following this effort and his quick brushwork was to have an influence on the French Impressionists of the following century. He died in 1793, four years before the death of the Venetian Republic. This painting is in the Church of the Angel Raphael in Venice and measures 140 cm wide and 80 cm high.
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Mar 11 2011
View of Saint Peter’s in Caen by William Fowler, II
British / French / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of “View of Saint Peter’s Church” of 1841 by William Fowler the Younger. This English Victorian artist produced this masterpiece when sixteen years old. The precocious young artist was named after his father who was also an artist. He died in 1867. The church of St. Peter’s in Caen was built between 1250 and 1545. The Eastern Apse was built by Hector Sohier between 1518 and 1545. It is a Gothic masterpiece though the last additions show the transition to Renaissance.
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Feb 1 2011
Aurora Borealis by Frederic Edwin Church, 1865
Academician / American / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of Frederic Edwin Church’s “Aurora Borealis” of 1865. Church was a leading figure of the Hudson River School and he produced this masterpiece when he was thirty-nine years old. He studied under Thomas Cole from the age of eighteen and in 1859 became a sensation in New York City with the dramatic presentations of his over-sized masterpieces. This is a wonderful example of his work and with frame measures 83.5 inches by 56.125 inches. Church died in 1900. This masterpiece is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D. C.
Oct 28 2010
Twilight in the Wilderness by Frederic Edgar Church, 1860
American / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of the masterpiece by Frederic Edgar Church, “Twilight in the Wilderness” of 1860. This quintessentially American work has had many interpreters and is a glorious celebration of the American wilderness. The eagle on the left can be seen as a representation of the American icon of the nation; crossed trees in the work may suggest Christianity. The scruffy and twisted pines may represent the imperfect yet strong elements of the landscape. But the entire work is dominated by blazing red clouds of the sky at dusk, surely a reflection of the bloody storm-clouds threatening Church’s homeland, the Civil War which was to break out in the year following this work’s creation. This work is currently at the Cleveland Museum of Art. 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.
Oct 27 2010
Storm in the Mountains by Frederic Edgar Church, 1847
American / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of the masterpiece by Frederic Edgar Church, “Storm in the Mountains” of 1847. This early work of Church was painted when he was twenty-one. He is probably doing homage to his teacher Thomas Cole who also painted blasted trees. This was a common motif among romantics and represents the power of nature and the fragility of life before that power. This work is currently at the Cleveland Museum of Art. 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.
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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