Archive for posts tagged with ‘Metropolitan Museum’


Dec 20 2010

Arcadia by Thomas Eakins, 1883

Academician / American / Eakins / Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc

Arcadia by Thomas Eakins, 1899

A reproduction of Thomas Eakins’s masterpiece, “Arcadia” of about 1883. This is a stylized rustic reverie based on the romanticized notion of Arcadia, the most rural part of Ancient Greece. Like several other works by Eakins, this piece was controversial in those Victorian times. The original is in the Metropolitan Museum o f Art, New York.

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Nov 29 2010

Madame X by John Singer Sargent, 1884

Academician / American / French / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc

Madame X by John Singer Sargent, 1884

A reproduction of a work by John Singer Sargent, “Madame X”.  This masterpiece of 1884 was a scandal in Paris.  Her identity as Madame Gautreau was soon made known and her reputation was shattered.  The artist soon left France never to return.  The masterpiece is now on display at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City.

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