In celebration of Paul Gauguinโs 171st anniversary of his birth, on 7 June 1848 Paul Gauguin started painting relatively late in life, with his first paintings dating to the time when he was working as a stockbroker in Paris. It was only in his mid-thirtyies that he decided to dedicate himself completely to professional painting, after a profund crisis of his marriage with Mette-Sophie Gad, … Continue reading Paul Gauguin ๐๐ผ๐ฌ๐ง
Marking the 2,375th anniversary of Alexander the Great’s birth on 21/7/356 BC Alexander III of Macedon (Alexander the Great) is the single greatest leader in all of history because he lead one of the grandest armies in the world and established one of the largest empires of antiquity. Dozens of the cities which he established still exist today, and the culture he spread and assimilated … Continue reading Alexander the Great ๐ฟ๐๐
๐ฌ๐ง๐จ by Jean-Pierre Yvaral, 1969, acrylic paint on chipboard, Tate Modern, London – Extraordinary optical 3D effect using contrasting colours and geometrical shapes with red and purple tones. ๐ฎ๐น Struttura ambigua n. 92 ๐จ di Jean-Pierre Yvaral, 1969, pittura acrilica su truciolato, Tate Modern, Londra – Straordinario effetto ottico 3D ottenuto con colori contrastanti e forme geometriche sui toni del rosso e porpora. ๐ซ๐ท Structure ambiguรซ n. 92 ๐จ … Continue reading Ambiguous Structure n. 92 ๐จ๐ฒ๐ถ
๐ฌ๐ง Breakers on a Flat Beach,ย ๐จ oil painting on canvas by JMW Turner, 1845 ๐ฎ๐น Frangiflutti su una spiaggia piatta, ๐จ dipinto ad olio su tela di JMW Turner, 1845 ย ๐ซ๐ทย Brise-lames sur une plage plate,ย ๐จย huile sur toile de JMW Turner, 1845 Tate Britain – London ย ๐๐ผโโ๏ธโฅ๏ธ๐ท๐จ๐ฑ Originally posted on my Instagram page Museums I like Visual Art Continue reading Breakers on a Flat Beach, by Turner ๐ฅ๐โ๏ธ
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