Monthly Archives: May 2015

Dance, performance and theatre

By Picasso - 'La danse'

By Picasso – ‘La danse’

By Sargent, J. Singer - Dance

By Sargent, J. Singer – Dance

By Toth, Jean - Rosella. The sylphs

By Toth, Jean – Rosella. The sylphs

By Curry, John Steuart - The trapeze artists

By Curry, John Steuart – The trapeze artists

By Manet - Detail of a dancer marking a step

By Manet – Detail of a dancer marking a step

By Kirchner - A couple dancing a rock and roll

By Kirchner – A couple dancing a rock and roll

By Munch - Cabaret

By Munch – Cabaret

By Boldini, Giovanni - Spectators of a concert

By Boldini, Giovanni – Spectators of a concert

By Dufy, R. - Opera

By Dufy, R. – Opera

By Egneus, D. - Two girls dancing

By Egneus, D. – Two girls dancing

By Bridgens, Richard - Black dancers of a party in the countryside

By Bridgens, Richard – Black dancers of a party in the countryside

By Rubissow, Hélène (Elena Rubissova) - A masked oriental dancer

By Rubissow, Hélène (Elena Rubissova) – A masked oriental dancer

By Degas - Ballerina with legs apart

By Degas – Ballerina with legs apart

By Goncharova, Natalia S. - Scenic design for the ballet 'The Bridal'

By Goncharova, Natalia S. – Scenic design for the ballet ‘The Bridal’

By Eula, Joe - Twist dancer in a advertising for a dance floor in Manhattan

By Eula, Joe – Twist dancer in a advertising for a dance floor in Manhattan

By Gauguin - A polynesian dancer

By Gauguin – A polynesian dancer

By Chagall - The dancer of the heart on the belly

By Chagall – The dancer of the heart on the belly

By Raleigh, H. P. - Message in the intermission of the show

By Raleigh, H. P. – Message in the intermission of the show

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Against TTIP

Europe, beware what lies beneath!
Let’s manifest against the United States’ proffer on trading,
called Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
This 2015 june is decisive!

By myself - A young pensive homeless

By myself – A young pensive homeless

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Saints’ day. Magdalene

By De’ Sacchis, Giovanni A. - Mary Magdalene arranging her hair

By De’ Sacchis, Giovanni A. – Mary Magdalene arranging her hair

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Famous people sketched

By Dalí, Salvador - Giacomo Casanova and a mistress

By Dalí, Salvador – Giacomo Casanova and a mistress

By Musset, Alfred de - Portrait of George Sand (real name, Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin)

By Musset, Alfred de – Portrait of George Sand (real name, Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin)

By Toulouse-Lautrec - The general Bonaparte

By Toulouse-Lautrec – The general Bonaparte

By Nerli, C. G. P. - Portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson

By Nerli, C. G. P. – Portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson

By Van Grevenbroeck, J. - Portrait of Marco Polo standing

By Van Grevenbroeck, J. – Portrait of Marco Polo standing

By Clarà, Josep - Isadora Duncan

By Clarà, Josep – Isadora Duncan

By Ciceri, P. L. C. - Caricature of Alexander Dumas (father)

By Ciceri, P. L. C. – Caricature of Alexander Dumas (father)

By Beardsley, Aubrey - Oscar Wilde at work

By Beardsley, Aubrey – Oscar Wilde at work

By Jordaens, Jacob - The marriage of Cleopatra and Mark Anthony

By Jordaens, Jacob – The marriage of Cleopatra and Mark Anthony

By Klinger, Max - Sketch for Nietzsche

By Klinger, Max – Sketch for Nietzsche

By Goya - The Duke of Wellington

By Goya – The Duke of Wellington

By Altman, Nathan - Portrait of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, writing

By Altman, Nathan – Portrait of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, writing

By anonymous artist of 14th century - Depiction of Genghis Khan, the mongol khan of the imperial dynasty Yuan

By anonymous artist of 14th century – Depiction of Genghis Khan, the mongol khan of the imperial dynasty Yuan

By Delacroix - Marcus Tullius Cicero. The roman philosopher, politician, lawyer, orator and consul

By Delacroix – Marcus Tullius Cicero. The roman philosopher, politician, lawyer, orator and consul

By Blake - Three poets, Dante Alighieri, Publius Papinius Statius and Virgil on a perron

By Blake – Three poets, Dante Alighieri, Publius Papinius Statius and Virgil on a perron

By Fragonard - Charlemagne king of the franks during the middle ages

By Fragonard – Charlemagne king of the franks during the middle ages

By Ingres - Labrouste, the great architect

By Ingres – Labrouste, the great architect

By Marstrand, Wilhelm Nicolai - Sketch about Søren Aabye Kierkegaard, the danish philosopher seen in profile

By Marstrand, Wilhelm Nicolai – Sketch about Søren Aabye Kierkegaard, the danish philosopher seen in profile

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Saints’ day. Bernardino of Siena

By anonymous italian artist of16th century - St Bernardino of Siena healing a man wounded by a bull

By anonymous italian artist of16th century – St Bernardino of Siena healing a man wounded by a bull

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Boats, ships, sea, beach, shore and rivers

By Nolde, Emil - Deep blue sea under yellow-violet sky

By Nolde, Emil – Deep blue sea under yellow-violet sky

By Van Gogh - Fisher's' boat

By Van Gogh – Fisher’s’ boat

By Sargent, J. Singer - Ships in the port

By Sargent, J. Singer – Ships in the port

By Guardi, Francesco - Sketch of two gondoliers

By Guardi, Francesco – Sketch of two gondoliers

By Monet - Boats at Thames river

By Monet – Boats at Thames river

By Friedrich - The Greifswalder harbour

By Friedrich – The Greifswalder harbour

By Whistler, McNeill - At the Venetian Lagoon

By Whistler, McNeill – At the Venetian Lagoon

By Turner - A watercolor of three mackerel

By Turner – A watercolor of three mackerel

By Renoir - Young woman in a boat

By Renoir – Young woman in a boat

By Constable - Coastal landscape

By Constable – Coastal landscape

By Munch - At Saint-Cloud quarter in Paris

By Munch – At Saint-Cloud quarter in Paris

By Morisot, Berthe - On the riverbank, in Paris

By Morisot, Berthe – On the riverbank, in Paris

By Della Bella, Stefano - Harbour's scene

By Della Bella, Stefano – Harbour’s scene

By Meheut, Mathurin - Sketches of trawlers

By Meheut, Mathurin – Sketches of trawlers

By Sell Cotman, J. - Boats docked next to the ruins of a chapel

By Sell Cotman, J. – Boats docked next to the ruins of a chapel

By Van Doesburg, Theo - A young weaver seated on a pier

By Van Doesburg, Theo – A young weaver seated on a pier

By Vernier, Emile L. - Fishing boats

By Vernier, Emile L. – Fishing boats

By myself - Coastal dunes

By myself – Coastal dunes

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Relationships

By Picasso - Two resting women

By Picasso – Two resting women

By Altdorfer - A seated couple in the countryside

By Altdorfer – A seated couple in the countryside

By Munch - Vampire

By Munch – Vampire

By Toulouse-Lautrec - The proposal

By Toulouse-Lautrec – The proposal

By Cézanne -The strain of love

By Cézanne -The strain of love

By the called Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet. 15th century. 'Arre horse'. The henpecked husband

By the called Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet. 15th century. ‘Arre horse’. The henpecked husband

By unknown master of an indian manuscript. 17 th century. - Leyli visits Majnun in the grove

By unknown master of an indian manuscript. 17 th century. – Leyli visits Majnun in the grove

By Kirchner - Lovers beside bed

By Kirchner – Lovers beside bed

By Goya - A dummy jolted on a blanket during a party for women

By Goya – A dummy jolted on a blanket during a party for women

By Hockney - Two boys in bed

By Hockney – Two boys in bed

y Grosz, G. - Relations between german women and men during the Weimar Republic

y Grosz, G. – Relations between german women and men during the Weimar Republic

By Rodin - Woman kissing the breast of her lover

By Rodin – Woman kissing the breast of her lover

By Picasso - Minotaur and bullfighter offering with two nymphs

By Picasso – Minotaur and bullfighter offering with two nymphs

By Khakhar, Bhupen - Matters of the heart

By Khakhar, Bhupen – Matters of the heart

By Bellmer, Hans - Two loving females

By Bellmer, Hans – Two loving females

By Fuseli - Delight of a man and three women

By Fuseli – Delight of a man and three women

By Beardsley, Aubrey - Sex strike of Lysistrata and Lampitó. Depiction after the classic greek comedy by Aristophanes. 5th century BC.

By Beardsley, Aubrey – Sex strike of Lysistrata and Lampitó. Depiction after the classic greek comedy by Aristophanes. 5th century BC.

By Eisen - Asian caresses

By Eisen – Asian caresses

By Haring - Untitled

By Haring – Untitled

By Warhol - Love

By Warhol – Love

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Plants, trees, botanical and still life

By Van Gogh - Greenery and walker

By Van Gogh – Greenery and walker

By Picasso - Still-life with fan

By Picasso – Still-life with fan

By Warhol - A bouquet

By Warhol – A bouquet

By Gris, Juan - Still-life with cocktail and tobacco

By Gris, Juan – Still-life with cocktail and tobacco

By Von Jawlensky, Alexej -  My window

By Von Jawlensky, Alexej – My window

By Avery, Milton - Sketch of a tree

By Avery, Milton – Sketch of a tree

By Bison, Giuseppe B. - A bouquet of roses and peonies

By Bison, Giuseppe B. – A bouquet of roses and peonies

By Van Huysum - Nosegay with little cupids

By Van Huysum – Nosegay with little cupids

By Mondrian, Piet - A  blooming apple tree

By Mondrian, Piet – A blooming apple tree

By Palmieri, Pietro G. - Landscape with figures in a storm

By Palmieri, Pietro G. – Landscape with figures in a storm

By Cézanne - Still-life

By Cézanne – Still-life

By Shishkin, I. Ivanovich - Sketch of bushes on the slope

By Shishkin, I. Ivanovich – Sketch of bushes on the slope

By Kokoschka - Oskar  -  Cherry branch

By Kokoschka – Oskar – Cherry branch

By Mackintosh, Charles R. - Unknown title

By Mackintosh, Charles R. – Unknown title

By Matisse - Flowers Verve

By Matisse – Flowers Verve

By Dürer -Tuft of cowslips

By Dürer -Tuft of cowslips

By Harpignies, Henri J. - Two vases of flowers

By Harpignies, Henri J. – Two vases of flowers

By Konan, Tanigami - Study of plants and flowers

By Konan, Tanigami – Study of plants and flowers

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The events of this week in Baltimore (U.S.)

By Guston, Philip - Reminding american racism's cruelties

By Guston, Philip – Reminding american racism’s cruelties

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