Executions in painting: execution art
Paul Delaroche. Execution of Lady Jane Grey.
At all times, painters have been attracted to subjects associated with extreme situations and vivid emotional disturbances, capable of emphasizing both the highest and lowest manifestations of human
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The first Christmas cards
Christmas card Merry Return Christmas Comes But Once a Year, circa 1850, from the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
In 1843, Henry Cole, inspired by the then widespread “universal” cards (in which the sender could include the recipient’s name, event, greeting and signature), commissioned artist John Calcott
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Painting Dido Founder of Carthage by William Turner
William Turner. Dido, Founder of Carthage, 1815
The painting “Dido Founder of Carthage” by William Turner was created by the artist based on the “Aeneid” – the famous work of the Roman poet Virgil. Majestic
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Painting Pine Tree at Saint Tropez by Paul Signac
Paul Signac. Painting “Pine Berto. Saint Tropez, 1909.
Pine Tree at Saint Tropez by Paul Signac – perception of the surrounding world through the bright colors of pointillism “Pine Berto. Saint-Tropez” – a painting by Paul
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Portrait of Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna with her daughter Maria
Painting “Portrait of Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna with her daughter Maria”, 1830.
Portrait of Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna with her daughter Maria by Karl Pavlovich Bryullov is a skillfully executed commission from a young painter Portrait of Grand Duchess Elena
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Painting Conquest of Siberia by Ermak Timofeevich
Vasily Surikov. Painting “Conquest of Siberia by Ermak Timofeevich”, 1895.
Painting Conquest of Siberia by Ermak Timofeevich by Vasily Surikov is a dramatic battle reflected by the author with historical accuracy “The Conquest of Siberia by Ermak Timofeevich”
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Painting Night by Arkhip Kuindzhi
Arkhip Kuindzhi. Painting “Night”, 1905 1908.
Painting Night by Arkhip Kuindzhi – a lyrical testament of the master of philosophical landscape “Night” is a famous painting by Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi, painted at the end
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The Papal Palace Avignon by Paul Signac
Paul Signac. Painting Papal Palace, Avignon, 1900s
The painting “Papal Palace Avignon” by Paul Signac is an amazing sunset tale, a symbol of a bygone era of papal rule The Papal Palace Avignon is a
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Fresco in the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo Buonarroti
Fresco in the Sistine Chapel 1508 1512
Fresco in the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo Buonarroti is a symbol of the superiority of the divine world over the earthly “Painting of the vault of the Sistine
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Portrait of the Artist Shishkin Ivan by Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy
Ivan Kramskoy. Painting Portrait of the artist Ivan Shishkin 1873.
The painting “Portrait of the Artist I. Shishkin” by Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy is a living image of the painter who dedicated his work to Russian nature “Portrait of
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