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Jun 18 2011
The Flight of Aeneas from Troy
Baroque / Greco-Roman / Italian / Paintings (Reproductions) - 11 months ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of “The Flight of Aeneas from Troy” of 1598 by Frederico Barocci. The artist was seventy-two when he painted this composition for Cardinale della Rovere. It was gifted to Cardinale Scipione before 1613 when it enetered the Borghese collection. The work displayed Barocci’s ability to portray natural movement as well as a natural anti-heroic depiction of human delicacy. The scene is from Greco-Roman mythology showing the escape of Aeneas, his father, wife and son from the destruction of the city of Troy. Barocci had been born in Urbino as Federico Fiori, Il Baroccio, the ox-cart, was a nick-name. He died in 1612 at the age of about eighty-six years.
Reproduction for sale on Zazzle
Jan 16 2011
Sun through Winter Trees, Caperton, 2011
American / Caperton / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This a reproduction of Troy Caperton’s “Sun through Winter Trees” of 2011. This is a capture of those magical moments when sunlight interacts with the winter environment and creates the most dazzling effects.
Jan 15 2011
Cascading Water over Rocks, Caperton, 2010
American / Caperton / Contemporary / Inspirational prints / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This a reproduction of “Cascading Water over Rocks” of 2010. This is an attempt to capture the raging force of water forcefully flowing over rocks on its journey to the sea. This rushing stream may date back in time to the age when Thera, as Santorini was known in Classical Times, was the center of the Atlantean civilization. It is inspired by a recent visit to Santorini in the Aegean.
Dec 25 2010
Framed Original Painting, Road Less Travelled, Caperton, 2010
American / Caperton / Contemporary / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
Original Art Painting on Canvas: This is a reproduction of “Road Less Travelled” of 2010, a depiction of a country lane used the express the beauty of a rural setting near the time of the rising of the sun, the early morning before the brightness of a country day washes away Nature’s vivid colors.
This is a real painting, stretched and framed and is 20 inches wide and 16 inches tall. The Plein Aire Mahogany frame is three inches wide on each side.
Dec 17 2010
Poem to Prometheus by Troy Caperton, 2010
American / Caperton / Greco-Roman / Inspirational prints / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of Troy Caperton’s work, “Poem to Prometheus”, a devotional work that combines an image of the eagle sent to torment Prometheus for his having given Fire to mankind in defiance of the deathless gods.
I will sing of the sacrifice of Prometheus,
Holy Forethought who suffered for aeons
For bringing to feeble Man the gift of Fire
Which warms us all on every frozen night.
Dec 16 2010
Achilles gives Nestor the Prize for Wisdom by Joseph Desire Court, 1821
French / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of the classic painting by the French Neo-classical great, Joseph Desire Court who was born in 1797 Rouen. He painted the work when he was twenty-four when he won the Prix de Rome. He died in 1865 Paris. The story of the prize for wisdom is found in the Odyssey of Homer when Achilles gives the prize to the elder advisor to the Achaeans at the funeral games of Achilles’ lover Patroclus. Agamemnon looks on as the prize is given. The painting is at the Mesee des Beaux Arts in Rouen, France.
Dec 15 2010
The Death of Ajax by Henri Serrur, 1820
Academician / French / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of the classic painting by the French Neo-classical great, Henri Auguste Calixte Cesar Serrur. It was painted in 1820 when the artist was twenty-six years old. He died in 1865. The story of the death of Ajax is not related in the Iliad and is motivated by the hero’s shame at having lost the argument over the armor of Patroklos which he lost to Odysseus. Ajax felt cheated by the gods whom he cursed before killing himself. He was worshiped as a hero in his native Salamis and at Athens.
Dec 2 2010
Walnut Creek, November, 2010, Troy Caperton
American / Caperton / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction by Troy Caperton’s “Walnut Creek, Austin" of November, 2010. This work is based on a photograph which strives to show how lovely Austin parklands can be in the month of November. Granted, we’re having a mild autumn.
Dec 1 2010
Alpine Village, 2006, Troy Caperton
American / Caperton / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction by Troy Caperton of “Alpine Village”, 2006. This work is based on a view of a village in the Alps. It strives to capture the wonder of the landscape of the Alps, whether in France, Germany, Switzerland or Italy.
Nov 28 2010
Storm at Sunset by Troy Caperton, 2007
American / Caperton / Contemporary / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of Troy Caperton’s “Storm at Sunset” of 2007. This dramatic seascape captures a moment in the dramatic course of nature over the earth and sea.
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