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Even though each panel is smaller than two pieces of paper, one above the other (22.25 x 7.75), the level of detail is incredible - as is the source image (if you have the time to navigate there and zoom in, prepare for amazement)....

"To a greater degree than any earlier painter, Stubbs produced genuinely individual portraits of specific horses, paying intimate attention to details of their form. Minute blemishes, veins, and the muscles flexing just below the surface of the skin are all visible and reproduced with great care and realism. Whistlejacket had...

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“Charles Robert Knight (October 21, 1874 – April 15, 1953) was an American wildlife and paleoartist best known for his detailed paintings of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. His works have been reproduced in many books and are currently on display at several major museums in the United States. One of his most famous...

Darker than most of Matisse’s works - usually vibrant with color and movement. The piece was affected by a depression because he couldn’t support his family. His wife had to get a job. Like many painters, Matisse would only find success posthumously....

From the artist - “Prague is one of the most beautiful cities that I have ever seen. I visited Prague when I learned at school, it was interesting journey. I created this artwork using graphic tools, markers, liners on a cardboard (high quality cardboard with marble crumb).”

cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/5024690...

There are many interpretations of this work, and unfortunately the author was alive long enough to write much about it and react to some of those interpretations....

“Le Grand Cloisonné” (2017), driftwood, linen twine, and wallpaper, 120 x 90 x 5 centimeters

The Rue Montorgueil, like its twin painting The Rue Saint-Denis (Rouen, musée des Beaux-arts), is often thought to depict a 14 July celebration. In fact it was painted on 30 June 1878 for a festival declared that year by the government celebrating “peace and work”. This was one of the events organised for the third...