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Sisyphus by Franz von Stuck, 1920

German / Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) / Symbolist / Von Stuck - 1 year ago - troycapc

A reproduction of "Sisyphus” by Franz von Stuck. This Art Nouveau German masterpiece was created by Franz von Stuck in 1920. It depicts the Greek mythological figure Sisyphus who, in the realm of Hades, the place of the dead, was sentenced to forever push a stone up a mountain. As he approached the top, the stone would roll down and the task would begin again. For eternity! Franz von Stuck was the foremost of the Symbolist artists in Munich of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He co-founded the Munich Secession which formed a long-lasting rebellion on the part of young artists from the Academic styles of the older generation. He gained great acclaim and in 1905 was raised to the Bavarian aristocracy by King Otto. He died in 1928 mourned as the “last prince of art of Munich’s great days”.

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The Fall of the Titans by Cornelis van Haarlem

Baroque / Dutch / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc

This is a reproduction of Fall of the Titans of 1588 by Cornelis van Haarlem. The original is in the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen. This work celebrates the casting into Tartarus of the Titans after their defeat by their children the Olympians led by Zeus and his brothers Poseidon and Hades. Van Harlem was a leading Dutch Mannerist and had been raised by a painter when his parents fled their native Haarlem when Cornelis was six years old. He stayed in Haarlem where he become a famous artist and quite wealthy through his marriage to the mayor’s daughter. He died in 1638 leaving many masterpieces and a strong tradition of Dutch painting.
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Charon Ferrying the Shades by Pierre Subleyras of ca. 1737

Academician / Baroque / French / Greco-Roman / Italian / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc

This French masterpiece of the the Baroque Era was created between 1735 and 1740, the work of Pierre Subleyras.  The artist won the Grand Prix in 1728 at the age of twenty-nine and went to Rome to study further.  He was admitted to the Accademia di San Luca there.  He became favored by the Papal Curia and his output was prodigious.  Claims are made that exhaustion caused his death in 1749.  This work is a sensitive depiction of the mythical Charon ferrying recently departed souls over the River Styx.  It is now displayed in the Louvre in Paris.
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Lucifer by Franz von Stuck, 1890

Academician / German / Inspirational prints / Paintings (Reproductions) / Symbolist - 1 year ago - troycapc

This is a reproduction of Franz von Stuck’s masterpiece, “Lucifer” of about 1890. The artist won his first acclaim with this painting at the Munich Glass Palace. He went on to become widely recognized for his paintings, sculptures and furniture. He taught at the Munich Academy and is buried in Munich.

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