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May 5 2011
Self Portrait as a Young Man by Rembrandt
Dutch / Paintings (Reproductions) / Rembrandt - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of one of the first self-portraits that Rembrandt executed. He was aboiut twenty-two years old wshen he created the painting. He placed the strong light behind the figure which results in a lack of detail in the face. The young Rembrandt was also experimenting with an unusual treatment of his hair. The original of this masterpiece iis in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and is 18.7 cm wide and 22.6 cm high.
Reproduction for sale on Zazzle
Jan 8 2011
Academic Study from Life by Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida, 1887
Academician / Paintings (Reproductions) / Spanish - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of Joaquin Sorolla’s Academic Study from Life of 1887. In Spanish the title is Academia del natural. It is currently in the Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia en su Historia. Sorolla was born in Valencia in 1863. Orphaned at the age of two, he began studying painting in 1877 and went to Madrid four years later to study in the Museo del Prado. In 1885 he moved to Rome and Paris. He returned to Spain in 1890 and within three years was the acknowledged leader of the Spanish modern movement. He maintained that position with prodigious creativity until he suffered a stroke in 1920. He died three years later.
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