Art is Life

Blog of an art lover and art historian. About all things beautiful in life, art and nature, which is the greatest artist of all.

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the dark vincent

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‘Die Freiheit der Malerei: Goya, Fragonard, Tiepolo’

Hamburger Kunsthalle, 2020

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Danae and Zeus detail from Perseus with the head of Medusa c.1545-1554 by  Benvenuto Cellini

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Here they are! The nine paintings that got the most notes in 2019:

Jessica Hayllar (English, 1858 - 1940): Oriental Poppy and Coleus in a Cloisonné vase, with a fan on a faux bamboo table

Rachel Ruysch (Dutch, 1664 - 1750): A swag of grapes, hollyhocks, irises, mallow, African marigolds, clematis, a horse chestnut and blackberries with butterflies and other insects suspended before a stone arch (1681) 

Marian Ellis Rowan (Australian, 1848 - 1922): Barringtonia (c. 1891) 

Marian Ellis Rowan (Australian, 1848 - 1922): Brunonia australis

Antonietta Brandeis (Czech, 1848 - 1926): Canal in Venice with View of the Back of the Palazzo Rocca 

Kathryn E. Bard Cherry (American, 1860 - 1931): Fish, Fruits, and Flowers (c. 1923) 

Circle of Rachel Ruysch (Dutch, 1664 - 1750): Roses, marigolds and snap dragons on a ledge with a red admiral butterfly 

Johanna Helena Herolt-Graff (German, 1668 - 1723): A poppy in three stages of flowering, with a caterpillar, pupa and a butterfly 

Rachel Ruysch (Dutch, 1664 - 1750): Still life with flowers

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Palazzo Carignano, Turin, Italy,

Photo Credit: Andrea Gigliotti

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Tivoli, Villa d'Este by Iggi Falcon

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Paper Sculpture by artist Felix Semper

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Frida Kahlo

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Big, blond and steel blue eyes

Thanks for all Rutger Hauer (1944-2019)

In Memoriam: Rutger Hauer, Golden Globe Winner, 1944-2019

“…Like tears in the rain…” few actors have likely been as indelibly identified with lines spoken by one of their characters as Rutger Hauer

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Mosaic of Doves-  drinking from a dish from Hadrian’s villa in Tivoli. lt is made from tiny stones in opus vermiculatum technique. Capitoline Museums

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In 29 BC, after conquering Egypt and visiting Alexander the Great’s tomb in Alexandria, Augustus began construction of his own mausoleum (Mausoleum of Augustus) as a great dynastic sepulchre for himself and his descendants.

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Väinö Blomstedt, Francesca, 1897

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Photo by Sukita

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Montecatini Terme, Italy (by Fabrizio Rosticci)

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‘He/She’, 1978

Photo by © Lynn Goldsmith

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