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Armand Point (1860-1932), Reminiscing by the Pond, oil on canvas, 1893
Girl at the Window, Winter (1931), Mother (1932), Soccer Game (1932) & Gymnasts (1932) are fine examples of his experimentation with dark backgrounds to highlight his subjects. This lighting approach allowed him to focus on silhouette & a more exciting image
Michael Scot, 'the Wizard' (1175-1232), was an alchemist, astrologer, mathematician and translator.
In Cumbrian #folklore he is said to have turned to stone a coven of #witches, which became the stone circle of 'Long Meg and Her Daughters'.
#storytelling #magik #Cumbria
Crimson (#dc143c), LimeGreen (#32cd32), DarkGreen (#006400), Lime (#00ff00), Tan (#d2b48c), LightCoral (#f08080), Sienna (#a0522d), DodgerBlue (#1e90ff)
The Striped Hyena (1831), The Lioness (1832), The Elk (1886) and The Walrus (1879). By painter, Aloys Zötl (1803-1887). #AustrianArt
Illustrations by Canadian artist Jillian Tamaki for IRISH MYTHS AND LEGENDS by Lady Augusta Gregory (1852-1932), Irish dramatist, folklorist, theatre manager who co-founded the Abbey & Irish Literary Theatres with William Butler Yeats & Edward Martyn #folklore #mythologymonday
ANIMAL ART. The Striped #Hyena (1831), The #Lioness (1832), The #Elk (1886), The #Walrus (1879). By Austrian painter, Aloys Zötl (1803-1887). More next Saturday. #Victorian
Lockwood de Forest (1850-1932), "Full Moon Cove at Santa Barbara," 1909, oil on paper laid to canvas, 10" x 14¼", sold for $6250 at @JohnMoranInc #art #artist #antiques #antique #auction #SantaBarbara #moon #fullmoon #cove #California
Fernando Botero (Columbian, b. 1932), Naturaleza Muerta con Cafetera y Frutero, 1973.
Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932), British horticulturist, garden designer, craftswoman, photographer, writer and artist who created over 400 gardens in the UK, Europe and the US #womensart
The Space Quest 3 page is upgraded and now also features twice as many screenshots (all loss-less), more songs (both for SoundBlaster and Roland MT32), a few new Easter Eggs and some other minor enhancements.
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@SlashVohaul, @Wilcofever
Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932), British horticulturist, garden designer, craftswoman, photographer, writer and artist who created over 400 gardens in the UK, Europe and the US #womensart
Fauna Boica oder gemeinnützige Naturgeschichte der Thiere Bayerns (1830-1832), on the mammals of Bavaria, was the 1st volume in J.E. von Reider & C.W. Hahn's series exploring animals of the region. Explore it for #MammalMonday #BHLib via @National_Ag_Lib: https://t.co/A3AbMdeEhD
Today we present hand-colored lithographic plates of flowers from 'Sämmtliche Giftgewächse Deutschlands...' by Eduard Winkler (Berlin: W. Natorff, 1832), Winkler’s seminal work on all the poisonous plants of Germany. Learn more here: https://t.co/Z96lrVEJYw #WednesdayBouquet
Richard Owen's 1st monograph, "Memoir on the pearly nautilus" (1832), described Nautilus pompilius for the 1st time in detail as a comprehensive study in comparative anatomy utilizing both text & illustrations. In #BHLib via @SILibraries: https://t.co/QWQul09h5C #CephalopodWeek
#ILLUSTRATION
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💎 George Barbier (1882–1932), one of the great French illustrators of the early 20th century.