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Dec 10 2010
Bower Meadow by Dante Gabriel Rosetti
British / Inspirational prints / Paintings (Reproductions) / Pre-Raphaelite - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of a work by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, “Bower Meadow” of 1872. This Pre-Raphaelite masterpiece is haunting and seductive. The models in the foreground are Maria Spartali Stillman on the left and Alexa Wilding on the right. The painting has a surrealistic quality with dancing background figures contrasted with musical figures in the foreground at rest. The painting is now displayed in the Manchester City Art Galleries in England.
Oct 14 2010
A Turbaned Oriental by Gabriel Raya Morcillo, ca. 1912
Academician / Paintings (Reproductions) / Spanish - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of Gabriel Raya Morcillo’s “A Turbaned Oriental”. Morcillo was a Spanish Orientalist artist born in 1888. He died at the age of eight-five years. This image is a wonderful depiction of male sensuality that can be found in the cultures deeply imbued with Islamic culture. The original painting is in a private collection.
Jul 26 2010
Venus Verticordia by Dante Gabriel Rossetti of ca. 1866
British / Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of a work by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, “Venus Verticordia”. This Pre-Raphaelite masterpiece of about 1866 is haunting and seductive. The artist composed a poem for the work which is quoted below. It is now displayed in the Rossetti Cotes Art Gallery and Museum in Bournemouth, England.
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