Portrait of a Bearded Man
Greek, Pergamon
ca. 150 BCE
“An older man with a short beard confronts the viewer with an intense gaze and furrowed brow. The head belongs to a larger category of portraiture that arose in the wake of Alexander the Great: portraits of Hellenistic rulers. Designed as propaganda to legitimize the ruler and emphasize dynastic connections, these portraits are often highly idealized images of their subjects, bearing an intentional similarity to each other. Yet, with the bump in his nose, his square jaw, and the folds between his cheek and mouth, this portrait captures this man’s individuality.”
Interior Detail. John Blatteau. American b.1943 architect. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com
Wassily Kandinsky - Quiet Importance (oil on canvas,
1929)
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Almond Tree in Blossom (Interpretation in Red),
Artist Vincent van Gogh
Year 1890
Almond Blossom, 1890
Artist Vincent van Gogh
Year 1890
Red Poppies - William Wendt , 1898
American, 1865–1946
Oil on canvas, 40.64 cm (16 in.), 50.8 cm (20 in.)
Sonoya Mizuno | ph. Kate Friend
Olympia Le-Tan FW15
Arthur Hacker, Fire Fancies, 1865
Night and Her Daughter Sleep 1902 Mary L. Macomber Born: Fall River, Massachusetts 1861 Died: Boston, Massachusetts 1916
