Art for the Ages

"A theatre, a literature, an artistic expression that does not speak for its own time has no relevance." Dario Fo -  A theme based art blog focused on 19th and early 20th century art with occasional peeks into the Renaissance period.....

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In the garden - Frederick Frary Fursman - 1909 

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The Tea Party - Pierre Jean Dumont 

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Ladies taking tea - Henry Caro-Delvaille - circa 1902 

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The Cup of Tea - Mary Cassatt (ca. 1880–81)

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Lonely Tea Party - Jean Mannheim - 1916 

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There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation about life.

Lin Yutang

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Teatime - Francisco Masriera y Manovens - 1897 

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The Honeymoon, 1893 - Carl Christian Frederik Jacob Thomsen (1847-1912) —  

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A Cup Of Tea - Charles Haigh Wood - c.1896 

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Tea - Eva Gonzalès

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"Les grandes histoires d'Amour commencent avec du Champagne et terminent avec des tisanes."

Honore de Balzac

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A Lady Taking Tea - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - 1735-1736 

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The Dish of Tea - Valentin Cameron Prinsep

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Girl with a Tray - Philippe Mercier (1689-1760)

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Tea Time - Francois Brunery (1849-1926)

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Tea - George Dunlop Leslie (1865)

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Information about the origins of tea in China, smuggling, East India Company, the London Tea Auction and much more.

Still Life - Tea and Cakes - Albert Samuel Anker (1896)