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Giuseppe Arcimboldo - AirAirGiuseppe Arcimboldo

About the Artist and his Masterpiece

Giuseppe Arcimboldo, an Italian painter born in 1527, is renowned for his imaginative composite portraits. His painting Air, created in 1566, is part ...

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Sir John Everett Millais - Autumn LeavesAutumn LeavesSir John Everett Millais

A Masterpiece of Transience and Beauty

John Everett Millais's Autumn Leaves (1856) is a captivating oil painting that embodies the ephemeral beauty of nature during the transitional se...

City Art Gallery (Manchester, United Kingdom)
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Giuseppe Arcimboldo - The LibrarianThe LibrarianGiuseppe Arcimboldo

A Masterpiece of Abstract Art in the 16th Century

Giuseppe Arcimboldo, an Italian artist from the Renaissance period, created a series of paintings called 'The Four Elements' in 1566. Among these masterpieces is 'The Librarian', which is currently housed at Skokloster Castle in Swe...

Skoklosters Slott (Sweden)
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Giuseppe Arcimboldo - AutumnAutumnGiuseppe Arcimboldo

Size and Media

'Autumn' is an oil painting on canvas, measuring 36 x 27 5/8 inches (91.4 x 70.2 cm). This stunning piece of art was created in 1572 by the renowned artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo.

Style and Date

This masterpiece is a perfect example of Mannerism, a style that ...

Art Museum (Denver, United States)
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Titian Ramsey Peale Ii - Portrait of a Lady and Her DaughterPortrait of a Lady and Her DaughterTitian Ramsey Peale Ii

The complicated history of this painting illustrates a possible outcome when a work is left unfinished in a great artist’s studio. The identity of the woman and her daughter, a rare pairing in Venetian painting of the time, is unknown, although it may be that the two were part of Titian’s own family...

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Jean Baptiste Camille Corot - The Burning of Sodom (formerly -The Destruction of Sodom-)The Burning of Sodom (formerly "The Destruction of Sodom")Jean Baptiste Camille Corot

This Old Testament scene shows an angel in the sky hurling fire and brimstone down upon Sodom, to destroy the city for its wickedness. At the left, another angel leads Lot and his two daughters to safety. Behind them, Lot's wife, who looked back in regret despite a warning, has become a pillar of sa...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, United States Of America)
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Walter Dendy Sadler - FridayFridayWalter Dendy Sadler

This is one of a group of mildly satirical paintings by Sadler showing the domestic life of monks and friars which date from about 1865-90. Sadler depicts Dominican friars entertaining two Franciscans to a meal. Friday in religious life is traditionally a day of fasting, or at least the day in which...

Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool, United Kingdom)

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