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Jul 9 2011
Victory, O Lord !
Academician / British / Millais / Paintings (Reproductions) / Pre-Raphaelite - 11 months ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of “Victory, O Lord!” by John Everett Millais of 1871. It is a depiction of Moses being supported by his brother Aaron and Hur during the battle of Rephidim against the Amalekites as recorded in Exodus 17. Millais was forty-two when he created this masterpiece and was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite School. This work dates from the period in which the artist grew bolder in his use of color and drama and marks a significant transition in his style. He was very influential among British artists and died in 1896. This masterpiece is 141.3 cm wide and 194.7 cm high and is in the Manchester Art Museum in Manchester, England.
Reproduction for sale on Zazzle
Dec 26 2010
Hercules Wrestling with Death, Leighton, 1871
Academician / British / Greco-Roman / Leighton / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This painting depicts the myth of Hercules fighting off Death as he comes for the willing death-victim of King Admetus of Thessaly. Apollo had tricked Death not to take his lover Admetus but only on condition that a voluntary replacement be found for him. After many attempts, the victim was found in the wife of Admetus, Alcestis. The play Alcestis was produced in 438 B.C. and is probably the earliest of nineteen surviving plays of Euripides.
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