The Spanish Singer - Edouard Manet (1860) oil on canvas (cdn.britannica.com)
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George Grosz was a fascinating and viceral painter, deeply scarred and influenced by his experience serving in the first world war, before he was discharged and left with psychiatric problems and a serious drinking problem. Many of his paintings from that period deal explictly with the horrors of war and the human cost...
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The title of the painting is first recorded in 1693, when it was listed in an inventory as Amor Divino e Amor Profano (Divine love and Profane love), and may not represent the original concept at all.
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I’m off for a week’s vacation, I’ve crammed some more pictures today but please feel free to keep posting :)
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