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 is very evident in the lands in which his empire existed. Truly, … Continue reading Alexander the Great 🗿🏛📚
À l’occasion du 2375ème anniversaire de la naissance d’Alexandre le Grand Tête de marbre d’Alexandre III de Macédoine, dit le Grand, au British Museum – L’un des nombreux portraits de marbre d’Alexandre le Grand utilisé par le légendaire conquérant et ses partisans, pendant et après son règne, pour diffuser et immortaliser l’image d’un dirigeant jeune et puissant, souvent associé au concept de divinité. On pense … Continue reading Alexandre le Grand 🗿🏛📚
🇬🇧Nataraja – oil painting on canvas by Bridget Riley, 1993, Tate Modern, London. Inspired by a trip to India and the liveliness of local folk art. The variety, balance ,and complexity of colours are amazing, with up to 20 shades of one colour across the canvas. Choose the colours you like best! The title refers to the Hindu god Shiva, as Lord of the Dance, … Continue reading Nataraja, by Riley 🎨🔶🔷
Femmes de Tahiti – Tahitian Women on the Beach, oil painting by Paul Gauguin, 1891, Musée d’Orsay, Paris. This painting belongs to the early period Paul Gauguin spent in Tahiti, where he wanted “to live there in ecstasy, calm and art.” The painter moved in 1891 to the South Pacific from Paris, escaping the “European fight after money” and to be “finally free”. This double … Continue reading Femmes de Tahiti, by Gauguin 👩🏽⛱🇵🇫
🇬🇧 Norham Castle, Sunrise, oil painting by JMW Turner 1845, Tate Britain, London – This artwork is part of a series of late unfinished paintings that Turner kept in his studio and were bequeathed to the nation upon his death. Although these artworks may seem sketchy and “impressionistic” they represent a trial run by Turner to explore different studies on light and colour and their marketability. … Continue reading Norham Castle, by Turner 🖌🏰🏴
Cage, oil paintings by Gerhard Richter, 2006 – Tate Modern, London – This is a collection of six large oil paintings, conceived as a coherent group, named after the American composer John Cage. . 👨🏽💻♥️📷🎨 Originally posted on my Instagram blog Tate Modern Museums 🏛🖼🗿 Visual Art Continue reading Cage by Gerhard Richter 🖼🖌🎶
🇬🇧🎨 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. 🇮🇹 Struttura ambigua n. 92 🎨 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. 🇫🇷 Structure ambiguë n. 92 🎨 … Continue reading Ambiguous Structure n. 92 🎨🔲🔶
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-49025203-2 window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag(‘js’, new Date()); gtag(‘config’, ‘UA-49025203-2’); August Blue 🎨 by Henry Scott Tuke, 1893, at Tate Britain 👨🏽💻♥️📷🎨 Continue reading August Blue by HS Tuke
Wheatfield with Cypresses – 🎨 by Vincent Van Gogh 1889 – National Gallery, London. 🇬🇧 There are three different versions of this scene painted by Van Gogh in the summer of 1889, while he was spending some time in a mental asylum in Saint-Remy, in the South of France. All paintings depict the view from his room’s window at the asylum. The painting on … Continue reading Wheatfield with Cypresses 🎨🌾🌳
🇬🇧 Breakers on a Flat Beach, 🎨 oil painting on canvas by JMW Turner, 1845 🇮🇹 Frangiflutti su una spiaggia piatta, 🎨 dipinto ad olio su tela di JMW Turner, 1845 🇫🇷 Brise-lames sur une plage plate, 🎨 huile sur toile de JMW Turner, 1845 Tate Britain – London 💂🏼♀️♥️📷🎨📱 Originally posted on my Instagram page Continue reading Breakers on a Flat Beach, by Turner 🌥🌊☁️
