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Frits Thaulow, born #OnThisDay in 1847, was a #Norwegian #Impressionist #painter known for his landscapes & realistic depictions of water.
📷 Credit: @WikiCommons, "Winter at the River Simoa" by #FritsThaulow, 1883.
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Born #onthisday1581 Domenichino Italian #Baroque #painter belonging to Bolognese School Work is illustrative of classic-idealist art form popular at the time & intended to surpass imperfections of nature by developing an Idealised Concept of Beauty by drawing on ancient concept
Happy 1st Anniversary of Craig of the Creek episode “Fall Anthology” 🍂🎉 it aired on @cartoonnetwork in October 20, 2020 🌳🎊 I love how Craig remembers some of his favorite Fall moments for a school project. #CraigOfTheCreek #OnThisDay
This majestic seascape is by the Dutch painter, #AelbertCuyp, who was born #onthisday 1620.
In this work, Cuyp depicts the Maas, the busy inland waterway that connected his native Dordrect (visible on the right) to Rotterdam.
Find it on display in our East Galleries.
In case you don't know which game to play today, remember that Terranigma turns 26 today #onthisdayreleased #terranigma #snes
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Umberto Boccioni - Elasticity (Elasticità), 1912
#art #arthistory #ArtLovers #DonneInArte #painting #museum #culture #ArteYArt #ScrivoArte #DonneAmiche #Artwit #ontheblog #TweeterWorld #OnThisDay #futurism #Italian #BornOnThisDay
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Umberto Boccioni - Elasticity (Elasticità), 1912
#art #arthistory #ArtLovers #DonneInArte #painting #museum #culture #ArteYArt #ScrivoArte #DonneAmiche #Artwit #ontheblog #TweeterWorld #OnThisDay #futurism #Italian #BornOnThisDay
Umberto Boccioni, born #OnThisDay in 1882, was an #Italian #painter & sculptor that helped to shape the defining aesthetic of the #Futurism art movement.
📷 Credit: @googlearts, "Carica di lancieri" by #UmbertoBoccioni, 1915.
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Born #onthisday1919 Stanislav Halpern Polish Australian #painter & #sculptor Known for bold semi-abstract works exploring street life Later experimented with pure abstraction #Expressionistic #portraiture after travelling in Europe Friend & fellow artist Arthur Boyd praised work
Born #onthisday1620 Aelbert Cuyp prominent Dutch #painter during their Golden Age specializing in #landscapes Became famous for masterful detailed large-scale paintings of Dutch riverside scenes capturing shimmering golden rays of early morning or late afternoon light
October 19, 1752: Benjamin Franklin described his famous “kite experiment” in the Pennsylvania Gazette.
Portrait by Travis Simpkins
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#BenjaminFranklin #KiteExperiment #Philadelphia #history #onthisdayinhistory #Electricity #Inventor #Invention #Science
The prolific 17th-18th century portrait painter Godfrey Kneller died #OnThisDay 1723. He was court painter for the British Monarchy, 1689-1723, during which time he painted 10 reigning European monarchs and 8 portraits collectively known as the Hampton Court Beauties.
Happy birthday and deathday to 17th-century polymath Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682). See our Browne related content here, including essays by @HoooAW and Claire Preston: https://t.co/JuvT5YOnY3 #OnThisDay #OTD
Happy 1st Anniversary of Craig of the Creek Halloween special episode “Trick or Creek” 🌳🎉🎃 it aired on @cartoonnetwork in October 19, 2020 👻🎊 I love this episode where Craig and his friends is on a mission to collect candy #CraigOfTheCreek #OnThisDay
Did you know polymath Sir Thomas Browne was not only born #OnThisDay 1605 but actually died on his 77th birthday in 1682?
Browne lived in Norwich from 1637 until his death. His home is depicted in this watercolour ‘The Residence of Sir Thomas Browne’ by A.W. Howlings (1900).
Portrait, history painter and Royal Academician Henry Singleton was born #OnThisDay 1766. His painting about the Storming of the Bastille (1792) is the only British work offering an heroic view of the attack.
Born #OnThisDay in 1634, Luca Giordano was an #Italian late-#Baroque #painter & printmaker known primarily for his detailed, ethereal religious paintings.
📷 Credit: @WikiCommons, "Dream of Solomon" by #LucaGiordano, 1694-95.
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Born #onthisday1978 Sigrid Holmwood British/Swedish artist known for #paintings examining historical art practices via historical re-enactments of a painter of peasant life using traditional materials referencing 16th century #genrepainting & 19th century #Impressionism
Born #onthisday1962 Bruno Dutot French-born Australian #painter emigrated to Australia in 1987 & infused Sydney with French style by painting walls Artistic style evolved from red dress he drew in Paris to public mural of 'Oucha' a woman with cat he is best known for
OnThisDay 18Oct1863 Felix Nadar's second ascent in Le Géant that turns into a disaster worse than his first ascent on 4Oct1863. Learn more: https://t.co/Yci5joVUla #MondayBlogs