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11. Metamorphose de Narcisse
Dali: Metamorphose de Narcisse (1937) - Tate Gallery, London
Metamorphosis of Narcissus (1937) is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Spanish surrealist Salvador Dal?. This painting is from Dal?'s Paranoiac-critical period. According to Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a pool.Dali completed this painting in 1937 on his long awaited return to Paris after having had great success in the United States.The painting shows Narcissus sitting in a pool, gazing down. Not far away there is a decaying stone figure which corresponds closely to him but is perceived quite differently; as a hand holding up a bulb or egg from which a Narcissus is growing.
Metamorphosis of Narcissus (1937) is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Spanish surrealist Salvador Dal?. This painting is from Dal?'s Paranoiac-critical period. According to Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a pool.Dali completed this painting in 1937 on his long awaited return to Paris after having had great success in the United States.The painting shows Narcissus sitting in a pool, gazing down. Not far away there is a decaying stone figure which corresponds closely to him but is perceived quite differently; as a hand holding up a bulb or egg from which a Narcissus is growing.
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12. The Last Supper
Leonardo: Il Cenacolo/ The Last Supper (1497) - S.Maria delle Grazie, Milano
The Last Supper is a late 15th century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci. The work is presumed to have been commenced around 1495 and was commissioned as part of a scheme of renovations to the church and its convent buildings by Leonardo's patron Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan. The painting represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John, 13:21. Leonardo has depicted the consternation that occurred among the Twelve Disciples when Jesus announced that one of them would betray him.
The Last Supper is a late 15th century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci. The work is presumed to have been commenced around 1495 and was commissioned as part of a scheme of renovations to the church and its convent buildings by Leonardo's patron Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan. The painting represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John, 13:21. Leonardo has depicted the consternation that occurred among the Twelve Disciples when Jesus announced that one of them would betray him.
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13. Fall of the Damned
Rubens: Fall of the Damned/ Der Hollensturz der Verdammten
The Descent into Hell of the Damned is a painting by Peter Paul Rubens in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich . It was built around 1620 during the Thirty Years' War. The painting has a hell fall on, a traditional motif of Christian art. Of a light beam between the dark clouds of crashes Archangel Michael hurls forth and large amounts of naked bodies down.
The Descent into Hell of the Damned is a painting by Peter Paul Rubens in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich . It was built around 1620 during the Thirty Years' War. The painting has a hell fall on, a traditional motif of Christian art. Of a light beam between the dark clouds of crashes Archangel Michael hurls forth and large amounts of naked bodies down.
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14. Battaglia di San Romano
Uccello: Battaglia di San Romano/Part I (1456) - Uffizi, Firenze
The Battle of San Romano is a triptych of Paolo Uccello mixed technique on wood , dating back to 1438 or so. The painting tells the historic battle between Florence and Siena, the latter allied with the Milanese, of 1 June 1432 .
The Battle of San Romano is a triptych of Paolo Uccello mixed technique on wood , dating back to 1438 or so. The painting tells the historic battle between Florence and Siena, the latter allied with the Milanese, of 1 June 1432 .
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15. Starry Night
Van Gogh: Starry Night (1889) - Museum of Modern Art, New York
Starry Night is a painting by the Dutch post-impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. Painted in June 1889, it depicts the view outside of his sanitarium room window at Saint-R?my-de-Provence (located in southern France) at night, although it was painted from memory during the day. It has been in the permanent collection of the Museum in New York City, part of the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest, since 1941
Starry Night is a painting by the Dutch post-impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. Painted in June 1889, it depicts the view outside of his sanitarium room window at Saint-R?my-de-Provence (located in southern France) at night, although it was painted from memory during the day. It has been in the permanent collection of the Museum in New York City, part of the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest, since 1941
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16. Sposalizio della Vergine
Raffaello: Sposalizio della Vergine (1504) - Piancoteca di Brera, Milano
The Marriage of the Virgin, also known as Lo Sposalizio, is an oil painting by Italian High Renaissance artist Raphael. Completed in 1504 for a Franciscan church in Citt? di Castello, the painting depicts a marriage ceremony between Mary and Joseph. It changed hands several times before settling in 1806 at the Pinacoteca di Brera.
The Marriage of the Virgin, also known as Lo Sposalizio, is an oil painting by Italian High Renaissance artist Raphael. Completed in 1504 for a Franciscan church in Citt? di Castello, the painting depicts a marriage ceremony between Mary and Joseph. It changed hands several times before settling in 1806 at the Pinacoteca di Brera.
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17. Soft Construction with Boiled Beans
Dali: Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (1936) - Museum of Art, Philadelphia
Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (1936) is a painting by Spanish Surrealist Salvador Dal?. Dali made this painting to represent the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. Dali painted this work six months before the Spanish Civil War had even begun and then claimed that he had known the war was going to happen in order to appear to have prophet-like abilities due to "the prophetic power of his subconscious mind."
Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (1936) is a painting by Spanish Surrealist Salvador Dal?. Dali made this painting to represent the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. Dali painted this work six months before the Spanish Civil War had even begun and then claimed that he had known the war was going to happen in order to appear to have prophet-like abilities due to "the prophetic power of his subconscious mind."
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18. Triumph of Death
Bruegel: Triumph of Death (1562) - Prado, Madrid
The painting shows a panorama of an army of skeletons wreaking havoc across a blackened, desolate landscape.The painting shows aspects of everyday life in the mid-sixteenth century. Clothes are clearly depicted, as are pastimes such as playing cards and backgammon. It shows objects such as musical instruments, an early mechanical clock, scenes including a funeral service, and various methods of execution, including the breaking wheel, the gallows, and the headsman.
The painting shows a panorama of an army of skeletons wreaking havoc across a blackened, desolate landscape.The painting shows aspects of everyday life in the mid-sixteenth century. Clothes are clearly depicted, as are pastimes such as playing cards and backgammon. It shows objects such as musical instruments, an early mechanical clock, scenes including a funeral service, and various methods of execution, including the breaking wheel, the gallows, and the headsman.
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19. Nascita di Venere
Botticelli: Nascita di Venere (1485) - Uffizi, Firenze
The Birth of Venus, painting by Sandro Botticelli, he was commissioned to paint the work by the Medici family of Florence, specifically Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici under the influence of his cousin Lorenzo de' Medici, close friend to Botticelli . It depicts the goddess Venus, having emerged from the sea as a fully grown woman, arriving at the sea-shore (which is related to the Venus Anadyomene motif).The painting is on display at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.
The Birth of Venus, painting by Sandro Botticelli, he was commissioned to paint the work by the Medici family of Florence, specifically Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici under the influence of his cousin Lorenzo de' Medici, close friend to Botticelli . It depicts the goddess Venus, having emerged from the sea as a fully grown woman, arriving at the sea-shore (which is related to the Venus Anadyomene motif).The painting is on display at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.
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20. The Adoration of the Magi
Rubens: The Adoration of the Magi, Prado, Madrid
The Adoration of the Magi is the name traditionally given to the Christian subject in the Nativity of Jesus in art in which the three Magi, represented as kings, especially in the West, having found Jesus by following a star, lay before him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, and worship him.
The Adoration of the Magi is the name traditionally given to the Christian subject in the Nativity of Jesus in art in which the three Magi, represented as kings, especially in the West, having found Jesus by following a star, lay before him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, and worship him.
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