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Eduard Manet's iconic & much imitated "Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe" (1862) took it's original composition from 3 figures (detail bottom right) in Marcantonio Raimondi, “The Judgment of Paris” (1510–20) Pic 4. The irony was that putting modern people in classical poses caused offence.
"He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence."
William Blake
Artwork: Pestilence - 1805
Cyclic Return. The art of Takato Yamamoto (1960-) pays homage to the 19th century English tradition of gothic illustrations, typified by Aubrey Beardsley & Arthur Rackham. Beardsley (1872-1898) was, in turn, originally influenced by Japanese woodcuts.
The Dark Arts of Piotr Jabłoński. Jabłoński is a Polish illustrator and concept artist. These are extraordinary digital paintings.
The gorgeous graphite art of Miles Johnston.
You can find him at
@MilesJohnston
Amazing images of the Legendary Antarctic Expedition ship "Endurance" - that became icebound at the Antarctic in 1915. Photographer Frank Hurley took over 500 glass-negative photos. He and explorer Shackleton waded into the crushed wreck to retrieve them. They saved only 120.
"The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals" is Charles Darwin's third major work of evolutionary theory, following "On the Origin of Species" (1859) and "The Descent of Man" (1871). It included photographs by photographic pioneer Oscar Gustav Rejlander.
A criminally overlooked surrealist. The Italian Stanislao Lepri (1905-1980). He was was the Italian consul for the Principality of Monaco but abandoned his career to become a painter. He was the lover of the artist Leonor Fini & lived with her & her other lover for 30 years.
Touched today by the world-weary but compassionate expression of Christ in this El Greco painting from 1600. Salvator Mundi
At the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, UK.
Miniature Dioramas. More often seen in 19th century museums - The diorama was invented by Louis Daguerre and Charles Marie Bouton, first exhibited in Paris in July 1822 & in London on September 29, 1823.The meaning "small-scale replica of a scene, etc." is from 1902.