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September 14 2012, 11:41am | Comments »
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“The Triumph of Silenus”This sculpture depicts Le Triomphe de Silene, or “The Tripumph of Silenus,” by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887). Silenus was the companion and tutor of the wine god Dionysus, who…
September 6 2011, 12:41pm | Comments »
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Black Artist Completing A Portrait of A White Female AristocratPossibly Brazilian School. First half of the eighteenth century. Oil on canvas. Height: 41″ (104 cm); Width: 32 1/2″ (81.5 cm). 9897 The painting belongs to a small, but…
June 27 2011, 10:58am | Comments »
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Google Art Project: Explore Museums From HomeWith so many art museums to choose from, it can often be hard to decide on just one. Thanks to Google Art Project, you no longer have to. …
March 15 2011, 12:53pm | Comments »
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A Herm Away from HomeThis sculpture is presented as a Grecian herm or boundary-marker. The original Greek herms were depicted exclusively as Hermes, the god of traffic, roads and boundaries. They were…
January 25 2011, 1:34pm | Comments »
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Crimes of the ArtMillions of people enter the world’s museums each year. Some leave only with a map and visitors button, some leave with souvenirs from the gift shops, but some,…
July 27 2010, 12:52pm | Comments »
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The Art of Art HistoryArtists and craftsmen have been producing masterpieces for centuries and it is from contemporaneous writings, describing both the works and the artists responsible, that we get a more…
July 13 2010, 5:28pm | Comments »
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Bust O’ The Irish!John Hogan (1800-1858) was one of Ireland’s greatest sculptors. He was born the son of a carpenter at Tallow, Co. Waterford, and by 1816 was apprenticed to Thomas…
July 8 2010, 3:48pm | Comments »
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Trying our Hand at Deciphering a Mysterious PaintingThis alchemical painting of an open hand dates back to 1633 according to one of the many inscriptions on the canvas. Measuring 49 inches high, 28 inches wide,…
March 31 2010, 2:14pm | Comments »
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