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September 29, 1571: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is born in Milan.

The Italian artist Caravaggio began a painting apprenticeship when he was thirteen under a pupil of Titian. He left for Rome at age twenty, where he painted extensively; by 1600 he had developed the Tenebrist painting style that is still so admired today. During this time, Caravaggio began to build his reputation in Rome as an artistic genius and innovator, painting some of his most famous works- Supper at Emmaus, The Incredulity of Saint Thomas, Crucixion of Saint Peter, Amor Victorious, and many others.

Caravaggio’s style was controversial, divisive, but even in his time, it was hailed as revolutionary. Characterized by meticulous realism, dramatic chiaroscuro, and anti-idealistic naturalism, Caravaggio’s style set the tone of the Baroque movement.

Other links: Martin Scorsese (and others) explains the influence of Caravaggio on his work.

#Caravaggio #Artist

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Edward John Poynter (1836-1919) The Cave of the Storm Nymphs Oil on canvas 1903 110.4 x 145.9 cm Private collection

#Edward Poynter #Greek mythology #painting #20th century

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Fabergé : Peter the Great Egg, 1903

#antique #Fabergé #20th century

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Penitent Magdalene by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1650-1665.

#Bartolomé Esteban Murillo #painting #17th century #baroque

Claude Marie Dubufe (1790–1864), Anne-Louise Alix de Montmorency, with her daughter, ca. 1840.

#Claude Marie Dubufe #painting #portrait #19th Century

Sword of François Ier (1494-1547), roi de France.

Fecit potentiam in brachio suo: He has shown the strength of his arm

#Antique #sword #François Ier #16th century #Renaissance

Charlemagne's throne in the Palatine Chapel, Aix-la-Chapelle.

#Carolingian #Charlemagne #Medieval

Jean Camille Formigé (1845-1926), Coupole du palais des Beaux-Arts, exposition de 1889 au Champ de Mars.

#Jean Camille Formigé #Exposition Universelle #watercolour #19th Century

George Roux, Fête de nuit à l'Exposition universelle de 1889, sous la tour Eiffel.

#painting #Exposition Universelle #George Roux #19th Century

Vue générale de l'Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1889

#colored lithograph #Exposition Universelle #19th Century

Homme à la caméra, vers 1910.

One of the striking features of the collection is some glass plates photographed in 3-D. Today, cinema may be breaking new ground by offering the public a new way to watch films, but it was already possible to look at images using this technique at the beginning of the twentieth century. Nevertheless, you have to wear special glasses to be able to appreciate this original feature!

#photographs #20th century

François Clouet (1515-1572), Odet de Coligny, Cardinal de Chatillon.

#François Clouet #painting #portrait #16th century #Renaissance

François Clouet (1515-1572), Elisabeth d'Autriche, Reine de France, 1571.

#François Clouet #painting #portrait #16th century #Renaissance

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s Ecce Ancilla Domini reminds us of the significance of that day when the angel Gabriel brought the news of the immaculate conception to Mary. Colored in variations of white, the illuminated figures of Gabriel and Mary seem airy and pure.

As the forerunner of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, Rossetti situated himself as one who could at once move art to a new place, while hearkening back to those great artists of the Renaissance. In my mind, Rossetti’s works reveal a concentrated influence and interest in theosophic ideas.

Here, the subjects are blanketed in white, seemingly as a reflection of Divine light, where the angel breaks through to reality with such brightness. The other details in the painting are afterthoughts, apart from the liturgical colors that frame the Virgin. This allows the viewer to concentrate on the exchange between Gabriel and Mary, reminding me of Giotto’s storytelling.

I’m very fond of this painting and I could spend hours comparing Mary’s reaction to that in other famous “Annunciations” in art.

Image is courtesy of the Web Gallery of Art. I highly recommend their site.

#painting #pre-raphaelite #Dante Gabriel Rossetti