Fruit Still Life in a Landscape, c. 1872 by Severin Roesen, Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Now that is a selection of fruit.
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Peacock and Fish
Peacock Tile Panel by William De Morgan, Formally The Peacock House now run by the Richmond Fellowship, London.
William De Morgan became involved with the Pre-Raphaelite movement through William Morris. Morris, Burne-Jones and others were interested in medieval decoration for their homes and De Morgan’s tiles were the perfect addition.
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Contortion
An Allegory of Venus and Cupid, c.1550 by Agnolo Bronzino, National Gallery, London.
Bronzino’s style is known as Mannerism, a style of exaggeration and poses. The meaning of the allegory is uncertain but figures such as Time (the old man), Cupid with his wings and Venus holding the golden apple she received from Paris, are easily recognizable.
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Goldie and Bubbles
Leisure Hours by John Everett Millais, The Detroit Institute of Arts.
Late in his career, Millais gave up the idealisim of his youth and the PRB and created very popular and sentimental pieces. He was also quite sought after as a portrait artist for his ability to create beautiful paintings around his subjects.
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Bands of Light
Landscape at Chaponval, 1880 by Camille Pissarro, Musée d’Orsay, Paris.
Pissarro is the only artist to exhibit his work at all the “Impressionist” shows. Throughout his career he remained true to the Impressionist vision of capturing moments in light.
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More Seasonal Themes
William Adolph Bouguereau, Virgin with Angels, 1900.
Bouguereau often included angels, cupids, putti etc in his artwork. His art was very popular during his lifetime and continues to be popular today, as well.
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Merry Christmas
The Adoration of the Magi, c.1445 by Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippi,
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Seasonal Themes
Virgin of the Angels, 1881 by William Adolph Bouguereau, The Getty Museum, Courtesy of Forest Lawn Memorial Park Association.
This painting was restored by the conservation specialists the Getty Museum and in exchange for restoring the work the owner, The Forest Lawn Museum, allowed the Getty to display the work. Bouguereau was very popular during his lifetime and while often panned by critics, remains a popular artist among museum visitors today.
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Adoration on a Large Scale
The Star of Bethlehem, 1888-91 by Edward Burne-Jones, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, UK.
This watercolor was originally a design for a tapestry and is very large roughly 8ft x 12ft and he used a ladder to do the painting.
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Should Have Won
Gloria, 1884 by Thomas Wilmer Dewing, The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Originally an entry for a Christmas Card contest – it is a perfect image for the season.
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