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Mars and Rhea Silvia by Peter Paul Rubens
c. 1616/1617
oil on canvas
Liechtenstein Museum
Jason Martin works not only in color but also in depth. His work is bold – combining sweeping color with texture and form that comes out of the canvas begging to be touched and caressed. His work was recently displayed under the title, “Painting as Sculpture”. VIA
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David Gremard Romero born 1975 is an Mexican-American artist, currently living in Mexico City, dedicated to the painting and craft of Mexica and Pre-Hispanic spirituality.
The central preoccupation unifying all my work is an engagement with the practice of the old masters, particularly those of the Baroque and Rococo periods. Their perfection of craft, their exploration of narrative modes, and their explicit connection to history and politics are a source of continuing fascination and inspiration to my work. Embedding contemporary iconography and themes in a classical figurative craft, I seek to tease out the hidden relationships and continuities between classical art and current culture.
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Denis Sarazhin born in 1982 is a Ukrainian painter. He attended the Kharkov Art and Design Academy, graduating in 2008. Since 2007 he has been a member of Kharkov’s section of the association of Ukraine’s Artists’ Alliance. Sarazhin was awarded the 1st Degree Diploma Award for Excellence in Painting from the Ukrainian Art Academy.
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Of all categories of art, my practice has been focused on self-portraits, which can be most primitive and fundamental yet
extremely tricky. I have been exploring my own unique way of approaching
these propositions.
In the simple processes of painting, this practice has been something
like a navigation system for me to find emotions and ideals that I have
not yet been aware of. I always find two overlapping perspectives in
this process; eyes to observe myself and eyes to see something familiar.
Perhaps one of the most unappealing portraits of the Renaissance is Quentin Massys’s An Old Woman. Scholars have long been perplexed on the nature of the portrait; was this woman real, a study of the grotesque, or was Massys satirizing women who tried too hard to remain young? Recent research indicates that the painting is not a copy of Leonardo’s da Vinci grotesque drawings but rather Da Vinci copied Massys, an unexpected find. Art historians are not the only ones drawn to this work, medical researchers have contributed to the discussion as well. They believe that the woman was suffering from Paget’s disease, bone abnormalities that lead to deformities. Her actual identity, if there is one, remains unknown. The painting is one of the most popular pieces on display in the National Gallery, London.
August Allebé - ‘Nadagen’ - Later Days - 1863
oil on panel, Height: 29 cm (11.4 in). Width: 22 cm (8.7 in).
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Self Portraits - Jan van der Kooi
Dutch b.1957-
Chalk on paper
Jan van der Kooi (born in Groningen, January 16, 1957) is a Dutch painter and drawer in the style of figurative arts. He is often regarded as the best contemporary Dutch drawer and painter.
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“ Sketch for Fall of the Damned (c. 1620) - Peter Paul Rubens
[2nd version on s4h]
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Sketch for Fall of the Damned (c. 1620) - Peter Paul Rubens
[2nd version on s4h]
