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the dark vincent

#vincent van gogh #dutch painter #selfportrait #19th century

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‘Die Freiheit der Malerei: Goya, Fragonard, Tiepolo’

Hamburger Kunsthalle, 2020

#hamburg #kunsthalle #germany #fragonard #tiepolo #goya #painting #18th century #rococo #romanticism

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Danae and Zeus detail from Perseus with the head of Medusa c.1545-1554 by  Benvenuto Cellini

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Here they are! The nine paintings that got the most notes in 2019:

Jessica Hayllar (English, 1858 - 1940): Oriental Poppy and Coleus in a Cloisonné vase, with a fan on a faux bamboo table

Rachel Ruysch (Dutch, 1664 - 1750): A swag of grapes, hollyhocks, irises, mallow, African marigolds, clematis, a horse chestnut and blackberries with butterflies and other insects suspended before a stone arch (1681) 

Marian Ellis Rowan (Australian, 1848 - 1922): Barringtonia (c. 1891) 

Marian Ellis Rowan (Australian, 1848 - 1922): Brunonia australis

Antonietta Brandeis (Czech, 1848 - 1926): Canal in Venice with View of the Back of the Palazzo Rocca 

Kathryn E. Bard Cherry (American, 1860 - 1931): Fish, Fruits, and Flowers (c. 1923) 

Circle of Rachel Ruysch (Dutch, 1664 - 1750): Roses, marigolds and snap dragons on a ledge with a red admiral butterfly 

Johanna Helena Herolt-Graff (German, 1668 - 1723): A poppy in three stages of flowering, with a caterpillar, pupa and a butterfly 

Rachel Ruysch (Dutch, 1664 - 1750): Still life with flowers

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Palazzo Carignano, Turin, Italy,

Photo Credit: Andrea Gigliotti

#palazzo carignani #torino #italy

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Tivoli, Villa d'Este by Iggi Falcon

#villa d’este #tivoli #italy

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#positano #amalficoast #south italy

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Paper Sculpture by artist Felix Semper

#felix semper #paper art #contemporary art

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#lauren bacall

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Frida Kahlo

#frida kahlo #mexico #surrealism #painter #modern art #20th century

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Big, blond and steel blue eyes

Thanks for all Rutger Hauer (1944-2019)

#rutger hauer #dutch actor #rip #turkish delight #soldier of orange #blade runner #the hitcher #ladyhawke #and many more

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Mosaic of Doves-  drinking from a dish from Hadrian’s villa in Tivoli. lt is made from tiny stones in opus vermiculatum technique. Capitoline Museums

#mosaic #doves #musei capitolini #rome #italy #ancient rome

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In 29 BC, after conquering Egypt and visiting Alexander the Great’s tomb in Alexandria, Augustus began construction of his own mausoleum (Mausoleum of Augustus) as a great dynastic sepulchre for himself and his descendants.

#mausoleum #emperor augustus #rome #italy #ancient rome

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Väinö Blomstedt, Francesca, 1897

#väinö blomstedt #francesca #1897 #symbolism #art nouveau #finnish

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Photo by Sukita

#david bowie #japan #masayoshi sukita

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Montecatini Terme, Italy (by Fabrizio Rosticci)

#montecatiniterme #fabrizio rosticci

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‘He/She’, 1978

Photo by © Lynn Goldsmith

Source: Twitter, Spaceboy

#david bowie #1978 #lynn goldsmith #he/she