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16 Great Sculptors Who Changed the History of Art, from Michelangelo to Rodin

From the ancient Greeks to 20th-century Modernists, this look at 16 famous sculptors is a timeline of the development of Western art.

By Jessica Stewart via @mymodernmet

https://mymodernmet.com/famous-sculptors-art-history/

About sculptures at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=sculpture&submit_search=Go%21

#art #culture #sculpture #books #literature

“Aphrodite of Knidos” Marble, Roman copy after a Greek original of the 4th century by Praxiteles. (Photo: Museo Nazionale Romano di Palazzo Altemps via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)

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“Psyche Revived by the Kiss of Love” by Antonio Canova (Photo: Jean-Pol Grandmont via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)

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moo deng, pixelated (again!) - she bite

#MastoArt #FediArt #PixelArt #Art #Hippopotamus #MooDeng #Animals #Redraw

A Pixel Art Redraw featuring Moo Deng, the Pygmy Hippopotamus from Thailand. In this redraw she's biting the leg of a human, while she has an angry expression. Some action lines are on the side, showing off the part where she bit the human. She Attack, She Bite, but most importantly, She Angy. Palette used is a slightly modified version of NA16.

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A Picture featuring Moo Deng, the Pygmy Hippopotamus from Thailand. In this redraw she's biting the leg of a human. It's important to note that she's not actually hurting them, Moo Deng just tends to play like this.

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**‘[i’m] more than ever convinced of the necessity for social revolution.'**
#art #history: anti-fash author & all round superb goth babe, ethel mannin, was born #otd in 1900. if you fancy a fuller argument about why she's worth your time, see thread below.
#ethelMannin #author #socialist #antifascist #writer #literature #illustration #shrewsburyFC

digital ink illustration of antifascist, socialist writer, ethel mannin.
ethel's looking quite bauhaus here, her hair parted straight down the centre & combed smoothly over her ears & gathered behind her head. she rests her chin in her hand. the background is an abstract deco graphich of semi-circles, jutting angles & lines.
colours are pale peach, black & crimson.

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Backpack. An urban sketch I took ages to do, because I wanted to combine an outdoor sketch with the first Inktober prompt. Drawn on location, at an old bus stop, with details finished at home.

#art #UrbanSketching #MastoArt #InkSketch #inktober2024

A black ink drawing in a small sketchbook with white paper. A brush pen lies along the top edge of the page.

The drawing shows a 20L backpack resting on a wooden bench next to a wooden slat wall.

Text: @srfirehorseart
OCTOBER 2024
BACKPACK

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My cat in golden light wishes you a nice weekend!

Find my new handmade acrylic painting here: https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/cat-in-golden-light-karen-kaspar.html

#MastoArt #art #AYearForArt #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #TraditionalArt #kunst #cats #CatsOfMastodon #caturday #cat #CatLovers #pets #cute #animals #catstodon #WhiskersWednesday #kitty #kittens #katze #gold #CatsOfFediverse #AnimalArt #PetPortrait #BuyIntoArt #ArtForSale #giftideas #handmade #contemporaryArt

Cat in golden light is an acrylic painting in portrait format hand-painted by the artist Karen Kaspar.
The silhouette of a cat is surrounded by brightly coloured autumn leaves, creating a colourful and whimsical atmosphere. The mixture of bright green, purple and orange tones emphasises a feeling of warmth and nature. The cat silhouette is surrounded by glowing warm golden light, which emphasises and highlights the purple silhouette.

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🍟Artist: #FrittenFreddie in City: #Hamburg #Wilhelmsburg Germany 🇩🇪 10/2024 - Title: 🍟Moin! = Morning! ✌🏻- #Art #Streetart #Artist #Pasteup #Fritten #Pommes #Fries #Pixelart #Moin #GoodMorning ! ☕🍟

Streetartwall. A tiny paste-up was glued to a "Dolphin" in the water (a large metal construction made of concrete tubes and metal pipes for mooring or deflecting ships). A wooded bank can be seen in the background. A small drawn head with red, triangular hair and two big googly eyes and a speech bubble with the inscription "Moin" = Good Morning. Incidentally, the head is a bag of French fries with ketchup on top.

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Well I did it, I submitted my photography to the Desert Art Center’s fall jury for exhibition and sale. If they accept, my prints will be available this winter and spring alongside a bunch of other local artists. No matter what happens, I’m proud of myself for taking this step! (Also: curation is haaaard…)

#InfraredPhotography #infrared #PalmSprings #photography #art

An infrared photo of a midcentury-style house in Palm Springs CA, with foliage appearing yellow and the sky appearing dark cyan with most other colors faded out

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A doorway and front yard of a midcentury-style house in Palm Springs CA. The front area is mostly rock with desert plants in the foreground and palm trees in the background all appearing yellow due to the partial infrared spectrum captured by the specially-modified camera

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A photograph of a desert scape in front of a midcentury modern-style house, taken from the road at an angle. The foliage appears pink.

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WHAT THE DEVILS

#MastoArt #FediArt #PixelArt #Art #Cats #Animals #Redraw

A Pixel Art Redraw of a Cat, standing in the right side of the canvas that has a perplexed, almost derpy expression, probably shocked by what they just witnessed. I wonder what they saw...

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A Picture of a Cat, standing in the right side of the image that has a perplexed, almost derpy expression, probably shocked by what they just witnessed. Its like all their thoughts were deleted after seeing what they saw.

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#art #history: jazz juggernaut, arthur blakey (born #otd in 1919 to a single mum who died soon after art arrived), was raised by a family friend. he first gravitated toward the piano, but soon found his true groove with the drums & rose up through the ranks playing alongside bebop monsters charlie parker, dizzy gillespie & thelonious monk.
[thread!]
#illustration #artBlakey #jazz #music #drummer #drums

digital ink illustration of a giant of jazz percussion, art blakey.
a suave-looking art gives a cheeky grin from above as he gazes at a viewer below him. his hands grasp drumsticks, of course.
there are grey bubbles decorating the peach background.

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Boozey Buck for Sunday, hope you enjoy! Available here: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/boozey-buck-lisa-s-baker.html

#buck #deer #booze #beer #alcohol #relax #drunk #fun #silly #painting #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #buyintoart #artforsale #wallartforsale #homedecor #mastoart #mastodonart #fediverse #fedigiftshop #sunday #giftideas #canvasprints #artprints

An art print of a buck with large antlers resting its head on a surface next to a glass beer. Art by Lisa S Baker

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Elizabeth Siddal, the Real-Life “Ophelia”

A working-class woman with artistic aspirations of her own, Siddal nearly died of pneumonia after posing for John Everett Millais’s iconic painting.

By: Emily Zarevich via @JSTOR_Daily

https://daily.jstor.org/elizabeth-siddal-the-real-life-ophelia/

About John Everett Millais at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=John+Everett+Millais&submit_search=Go%21

#art #culture #painting

Detail from Ophelia by John Everett Millais, c. 1851 via Wikimedia Commons

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I'm going to stop faffing with it now.

What do you think?

A Winter Depression - acrylic on canvas

#MastoArt #CreativeToots #Art #OriginalArt #FediArt

An abstract painting of a rough seascape and a stormy sky. The colours are cool and muted blues, whites and greys. There is a slither of pink on the horizon.

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Study Shows That Viewing Real Art in Museums Stimulates Brain Much More Than Reproductions.

Art lovers travel far and wide to see their favorite paintings in real life. Surely, they may have seen them dozens of times online or in books, but getting to witness the real thing just hits differently.

By Regina Sienra via @mymodernmet

https://mymodernmet.com/real-art-in-museums-stimulates-brain/

#art #culture #painting

irl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer.

Johannes Vermeer - https://www.mauritshuis.nl/

The painting shows a young girl, dressed in an exotic, turban-like headscarf, with a large, luminous pearl earring dangling from her ear. She gazes over her shoulder, her lips slightly parted as if she's about to speak, and her eyes, wide and clear, seem to engage directly with the viewer. Her pose and expression convey an air of mystery and intimacy, inviting interpretation and speculation.

The background of the painting is dark and neutral, allowing the girl's face and clothing to be the focus. Vermeer’s use of light is extraordinary, with soft highlights accentuating the girl's cheekbones, nose, and the glistening pearl, creating a lifelike, three-dimensional effect.

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Bear Pen Watercolor for Thursday. I thought it would be fun to display in a frame. Have a good one! https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/bear-pen-watercolor-lisa-s-baker.html

#bear #watercolor #pen #framedprints #artprints #canvasprints #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforsale #wallartfrosale #charming #whimsical #buyintoart #square #red #tan #blue #mastoart #mastodonart #fediart #fediverse #fedigiftshop #thursday

A framed print of a bear is depicted using a combination of vibrant watercolor splashes and thin black lines. The colors blend seamlessly, creating an abstract yet recognizable portrayal of the animal. Art by Lisa S Baker.

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Basilica Cistern in Istanbul, built in the 6th century, showcases a vast grid of marble columns rising from shallow waters. Soft lighting accentuates the arches above, while reflections in the still water below create a tranquil, endless depth. Once a vital reservoir, it now offers a serene glimpse into the city’s ancient past.

The ART: https://rebeccaherranen.com/featured/underground-basilica-cistern-rebecca-herranen.html

#istanbul #photography #art #buyintoart #architecture #giftideas #fedigiftshop #wallart #shadows #travel #history

The Basilica Cistern in Istanbul feels like stepping into an underground cathedral of columns. Imagine walking through a vast, cool space with rows of smooth, towering marble pillars stretching into the distance. The air carries a faint dampness, and the ground underfoot feels solid but slightly slick near shallow pools of water. Soft, warm lights gently wash over the columns, casting long shadows and creating a rhythmic pattern of light and darkness. Each pillar is reflected perfectly in the water below, giving the sense of endless pillars stretching downward as well as upward. It’s a place where every step echoes slightly, adding to the atmosphere of quiet reverence in this ancient, hidden world.

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Polish composer and virtuoso pianist Frédéric Chopin died #OTD in 1849.

To this day, Chopin's music remains one of the most widely performed, and an indispensable part of the universal piano repertoire. Along with Franz Liszt, he is the father of modern piano technique and influenced a whole line of modern composers, including Claude Debussy, Alexandre Scriabine, Maurice Ravel and Sergei Rachmaninov.

Books by or about Frédéric Chopin at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric+Chopin&submit_search=Go%21

#books #music #art

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Mother and Daughter Restore Spanish Paintings Using Bacteria

One might assume that a microbiologist in a family of art conservators would mark the end of a long-lasting career heritage. However, this was not the case for Pilar Bosch & her mother, Pilar Roig. Together, this Spanish mother-daughter duo combines their respective art and science expertise to restore 18th-century frescoes, continuing the family tradition.

By Shiori Chen via @mymodernmet
https://mymodernmet.com/bacteria-art-restoration/

#art #microbiology

In Valencia’s Santos Juanes Church, Pilar Roig and her microbiologist daughter, Pilar Bosch, are restoring 18th-century frescoes using bacteria trained to remove glue from past restorations, combining their expertise in art and science.

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French pianist and composer Georges Bizet was born #OTD in 1838.

Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Carmen, become one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the entire opera repertoire.

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/31624

#art #music

Portrait of Georges Bizet (1838–1875): this image has been published in: Meilhac, Henri; Halévy, Ludovic (1895) "Frontispiece" in Carmen: An Opera in Four Acts, New York, United States: G. Schirmer Retrieved on 27 September 2011. Hervey, Arthur (July to December 1896). "Georges Bizet—A Biographical Sketch". The Strand Musical Magazine 4: 195. London, United Kingdom: George Newnes. Retrieved on 2011-09-27.

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Act 1 of the original 1875 production of Bizet's Carmen

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Curly Highland cow portrait - handmade acrylic painting.
Have a great day!

See more here:
https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/curly-highland-cow-portrait-karen-kaspar.html

#cow #highlander #cattle #farm #MastoArt #art #AYearForArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #creativeToots #ArtForSale #handmade #farming #animals #portrait #scottish #animal #painting #schottland

Curly highland cow portrait is a handmade acrylic painting by artist Karen Kaspar.
A shaggy Highland cow with a thick, reddish-brown coat looks directly at the viewer, its long horns extending outward. The background is a solid light blue, contrasting with the textured appearance of the cow's fur.
I painted this portrait in landscape format. This painting is also available in my shop. Here I cropped it to portrait format, so you can choose what best suits your walls.

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Enjoy some spring vibes with my hand painted watercolor painting - Spring meadow with dasies!

See more here:
https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/spring-meadow-with-daisies-watercolor-karen-kaspar.html

#MastoArt #art #AYearForArt #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #watercolor #watercolour #creativeToots #BuyIntoArt #flowers #flower #gardening #garden #floral #nature #NatureLover #bloomscrolling #florespondence #handmade #aquarell #spring #SpringFlowers #wildflowers

Spring meadow with daisies is a hand-painted watercolour painting in landscape format by the artist Karen Kaspar.
A group of white daisies with yellow centres shines out of a meadow with lush green grasses. The background transitions into a dreamy blue sky and gives the impression of a sunny, peaceful meadow.

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Stunning Algarve view showcases cliffs shaped by time, rising boldly over the turquoise Atlantic. Jagged rock formations, rich in earthy tones, contrast beautifully with the soft blues of the sky and sea. Agave plants frame the scene, their spiky leaves guiding the eye toward the shimmering horizon. Soft clouds drifting overhead, it captures the Algarve’s essence.

The ART: https://rebeccaherranen.com/featured/algarve-portugal-cliffs-over-the-atlantic-ocean-rebecca-herranen.html

#portugal #art #photography #nature #ocean #buyintoart #giftideas #fedigiftshop #beach #photo

This scene along the Algarve coast in Portugal feels expansive and serene. Imagine standing on the edge of a rugged cliff, where jagged rock faces drop steeply toward the vast Atlantic Ocean. The air smells fresh with a hint of salt. The rocks underfoot are warm, with rough, uneven textures, and agave plants with broad, pointed leaves grow nearby, their tips sharp to the touch. The ocean below stretches endlessly, its surface shifting gently with ripples. Above, the sky is open, with soft clouds scattered like cotton, filtering sunlight across the landscape. It’s a place where rugged earth meets calm, flowing water, evoking a sense of peace and awe.

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Swiss illustrator Eugène Grasset died #OTD in 1917.

Grasset was an engraver, poster artist, decorator and architect, representative of the Art Nouveau movement. He exercised his talent in all areas of the decorative arts: architecture, decoration, illustration, graphics, furniture, jewelry, stained glass...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Grasset

#art #literature #illustration