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Swiss painter Arnold Böcklin died #OTD 1901. He was heavily influenced by #Romanticism and had a fascination with death #Art #ArtHistory
Emma Hamilton was one thing for Romney, another for Gillray. She died OTD but art keeps her name and image alive.
Ever wondered about #Icelandic art? Check out Einar Hákonarson, born #OTD in 1945. He's one of Iceland's best known figurative #artists
THE SON OF FRANKENSTEIN starring Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff was released #OTD in 1939. #UniversalMonsters
John Singer Sargent was born #OTD in 1856. His archive is at @mfaboston https://t.co/EurWCT2HSl and here he is in a sketch by Henry Tonks.
#Picture #otd: #Sargent's 1879 copy of Apollo from #Velasquez's 'The Forge of Vulcan', in the lovely collection at @russborough house
#OTD 1823 Alfred Russel Wallace was born. We love this hand coloured drawing of a Tree Frog from Sarawak by Wallace
French Philosopher Albert Camus born 7th November 1913 died #OTD 4th January 1960 #existentialism #existentialist #absurdism #frenchphili...
J.R.R. Tolkien born #OTD 1892- besides being a master storyteller Tolkien was also a wonderful illustrator-here are some of The Hobbit 1937
Italian painter Francesco Zuccarelli died #OTD 1788. He was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts @royalacademy #Art #ArtHistory
A Study in Scarlet w/ Francis Ford as #SherlockHolmes opened #OTD 1914. #LostSilentFilm
Russian artist Léon Bakst died #OTD 1924. Pictured below are from his “Sleeping Beauty” series which are located at @WaddesdonManor #Art
#OTD 1772 Jane Austen born: "Pride and Prejudice" Chiswick Press Edition (1894) RUSKIN COLLECTION @MuseumSheffield https://t.co/5Xg8To0yZ0
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes was born #otd in 1824. Come and see his painting 'The Beheading of St John the Baptist' in our blue gallery!
Edvard Munch, born #otd in 1863, painted this night landscape of Åsgårdstrand, a small beach resort south of Oslo. https://t.co/uKag1f7WdK
"I was never the girl next door." —#BettiePage #PopArt #ContemporaryArt #DigitalArt #OTD
Flemish artist (later English court painter) Sir Anthony van Dyck died #OTD 1641. A style of facial hair is named after him #Art #ArtHistory