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“Interesting Album Covers” His first ambition was to be a famous artist, but music was his real love. He’s designed many of his own album covers, including “Tea for the Tillerman” (Where Do the Children Play?; Wild World) by Cat Stevens
Polynices asks his father's support in overthrowing his brother. Enraged, Oedipus delivers a curse…each son would die at the hands of the other; “Oedipus Cursing His Son, Polynices” (1786) by Swiss-born painter Henry Fuseli
Flemish painter Gerard Seghers; “The Repentant Magdalen” (c.1627-1630)
The shaft of light symbolizes God’s revelation to Moses of the promised land he was to see but never enter himself; “Moses Shown the Promised Land” by American painter Benjamin West (1801)
“The dominant visual language of European painting from the Renaissance to the 19th century, history paintings were formidable in their monumental scale, ambitious moral lessons, and intricate narratives.” (Michelangelo; "The Fall" (1508-1512)
(2/2) (#6) “Sleeping in Art” British painter Lucian Freud; “Benefits Supervisor Sleeping” (1995)
It is a basic and necessary human function - another state of mind, a unique personal experience that cannot be shared. A temporary period of rest, comfort, rejuvenation, empowerment and escape…
(#7) “Alcohol in Art” German painter Georg Emanuel Opiz; “The Drunkard” (1804)