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Lawrence Alma-Tadema 1836-1912 Love's Jewelled Fetter (The Betrothal Ring) Oil on wood Photo is taken by @robertpuffjr This painting transposes to Antiquity Amazone, a novel by Dutch writer Carel Vosmaer (1880), which recounts the adventures of the artist Swart Aisma and his love affair with poetess Marciana van Buren. On the marble terrace of a luxurious villa overlooking the Bay of Naples, Marciana shows a friend her ring, a symbol of Aisma's love for her. The latter is depicted in the portrait hanging behind her, inspired by the Fayum mummy portraits of ancient Egypt. At the top right of the composition, we can recognize the Boy with Thorn statue. (This writeup is taken from the description at the Museum.) Petit Palais, Paris, France 🇫🇷 #historyofart #arthistory #greatworksofart #artmuseum #art #artist #masterpiece #painting #museumvisit #artlover #artists #artblogger #lawrence #alma #tadema (at Petit Palais, musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp1YsiMrztV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I don’t understand #greatworksofart #abstractmodern #finearts #abstrakt #visualartist #futuristic #sciencefiction #greatpainting #entstehungsprozess #processart #lettering #typography #postmodern #postmodernism #s #modernpaintings #modernpainting #mech #modernartwork #contemporaryart #type #SEAK #ClausWinkler #SEAKClausWinkler #greatpaintings #aerosolartist #spacejams #abstractdrawing #spaceships #artcuration (hier: St. Moritz Polo) https://www.instagram.com/p/Chee8WkI63_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

RICHARD BRAKENBURGH Haarlem 1650 - 1702 The Feast of St Nicholas 1685 Photo is taken by: @robertpuffjr This 17th-century scene represents a wealthy family celebrating the typically Dutch feast of St Nicholas. Neither St Nicholas nor his helper 'Pete' are depicted, which was common practice in the 17th century: the holy man stayed out of sight at the time and 'Pete' was not introduced until the 19th century. For this painting Brakenburg took inspiration from his predecessor Jan Steen. Note the little boy on the left, crying because, instead of presents, he has been given the 'roe' (birch rod) in his shoe, for bad behaviour. In the centre we see a woman teasingly waving the boy's shoe at him. On the right another boy is playing happily on his new drum. (This writeup is taken from the description at the museum.) Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, the Netherlands #richard #brakenburgh #richardbrakenburgh #historyofart #artistry #greatworksofart #artmuseum #art #artist #masterpiece #painting #museumvisit #artlover #artists #artblogger (at Frans Hals Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiGxR29rXjh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Paul Delaroche 1797-1856, Paris “Portrait of Horace Delaroche, son of the painter” 1838 Oil on wood Photo is taken by @robertpuffjr The luxurious accessories form a touching contrast with the candor of the model, flanked by a young spaniel who poses as wisely as his master. Heir to a long dynasty of painters, the child is the grandson of Horace Vernet, whose daughter Louise married Paul Delaroche. (This writeup is taken from the description at the Museum.) Petite Palace, Paris, France 🇫🇷 #historyofart #arthistory #greatworksofart #artmuseum #art #artist #masterpiece #painting #museumvisit #artlover #artists #artblogger #paul #delaroche #pauldelaroche #paris #france (at Petit Palais, musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris) https://www.instagram.com/p/CptqlUEr9ft/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Józef Mehoffer 1869-1946 “Portrait of Iza Axentowicz” 1907 Oil on canvas Photo is taken by: @robertpuffjr Izabela Axentowicz, neé Gielgud (1875-1957), was the wife of Teodor Axentowicz, a painter, founding member of the Sztuka Association of Polish Artists and professor at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. Mehoffer often painted likenesses of exquisitely dressed ladies against a background of richly patterned tapestries. In this case, the decorative setting is provided by a killm rug designed by the artist himself, which was part of the décor of the Sztuka Association room at a 1905 exhibition in Munich. The painting's elegance is underscored by the refined array of reds and whites. (This writeup is taken from the description at the museum.) National Museum in Warsaw, Poland 🇵🇱 #historyofart #arthistory #greatworksofart #artmuseum #art #artist #masterpiece #painting #museumvisit #artlover #artists #artblogger #jozef #mehoffer #jozefmehoffer (at Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie) https://www.instagram.com/p/Clu-6aaOB2M/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Marc Chagall 1887-1985 “Lovers in Grey” 1956-1960 Photo is taken by: @robertpuffjr Marc Chagall was a Belarusian-French artist. An early modernist, he was associated with several major artistic styles and created works in a wide range of artistic formats, including painting, drawings, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramics, tapestries and fine art prints. (This writeup is taken from the description at museum.) Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. #kunsthaus #marcchagall #chagall #markchagall #historyofart #arthistory #greatworksofart #artmuseum #art #artist #masterpiece #painting #museumvisit #artlover #artists #artblogger (at Kunsthaus Zürich) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfktqj7rT_J/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Elizabeth Colomba French born 1976 “Armelle” 1997 Oil on canvas Photo is taken by: @robertpuffjr Armelle, a portrait of the artist's cousin, was inspired by John Singer Sargent's Madame X, which hangs nearby. Armelle gazes toward a watercolor painted in the Bahamas by Winslow Homer, Under the Palm Tree (1885, National Gallery of Art). Throughout her art, Colomba centers stories of Black women, drawing on her extensive knowledge of art history and her academic training to subvert Western notions of beauty. As she explains: "I ... start from a story that exists and remake it in a way that is appealing to me, dressing the subjects in a certain way and making it more about my roots, which are a mix of French and Caribbean." (This writeup is taken from the description at the museum.) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA #elizabethcolomba #colomba #historyofart #arthistory #greatworksofart #artmuseum #art #artist #masterpiece #painting #museumvisit #artlover #artists #artblogger (at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch8pmLYLLB7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Henri Matisse French 1869-1954 “Chapel of Saint Joseph, Saint Tropez” 1904 Oil on canvas Photo is taken by: @robertpuffjr At the suggestion of the artist Paul Signac, Matisse spent mid-July through mid-October 1904 in the remote fishing town of Saint-Tropez. Among the many local sites he painted that summer is the seventeenth-century Chapel of Saint Joseph with its panoramic view of the surrounding countryside and Mediterranean Sea. (This writeup is taken from the description at the museum.) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA #historyofart #arthistory #greatworksofart #artmuseum #art #artist #masterpiece #painting #museumvisit #artlover #artists #artblogger #met #metropolitanmuseumofart #henrimatisse #matisse https://www.instagram.com/p/CmAy2IJroI7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=