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Some of the creepy art by Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco de Goya (1746-1828).
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The Magpie by Monet was rejected by the 1869 Paris Salon for its innovative style.
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This rejection led Monet to organize impressionist exhibitions. It’s now considered a masterpiece of early Impressionism.
There is something about snow in the impressionist style that I just find unexplainably beautiful.
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Could anyone play with light on silver as Sir William Nicholson (1872-1949) did. 🩶
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Ivan Aivazovsky was ridiculously good at painting light. It’s hard to believe his canvases aren’t actually illuminated.
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I love great painters of light. Especially light on water. Similarly backlit subjects, the way light interacts with the image and impacts what we see while only backlighting.
I havent read much about him but i feel like he really likes triangles, often we see very sharp triangles in water and the general shape of his subjects too. Hence I added an image of the pyramid. You can also notice it in the water and the building and the people. Just a little theory.
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Witches' Sabbath is one of Francisco de Goya's "Black Paintings," created between 1820 and 1823 on the walls of his home, the Quinta del Sordo. This series of works reflects the artist's dark and pessimistic vision in his final years. In the painting, a large he-goat represents the devil, presiding over a gathering of witches. The work not only depicts a scene of witchcraft but is also a social critique of the ignorance and fanaticism of the era. The painting inspires deep reflection on the darker side of humanity, the fear of the unknown, and madness. It is a testament to Goya's personal anguish and his view of Spanish society as a place dominated by superstition and evil.
Has been used as reference and as an inspiration for a lot of art. The witch by Eggers for example used this image as inspiration for it's ending too. A movie I love and a scene that left me pointing at my screen.
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Beautiful depiction of rain. Incredible how you can feel the rain in such a stylised piece
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Tatsushima’s I Cannot Be a Bride Anymore is a critique of societal pressure on women to marry, and the conflict between personal identity and traditional expectations.
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Not half as great as I am but OK.
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I wanna hear what story everyone sees here.
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The eyes. My god those eyes.
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OK I just posted this from my gallery. There are many reproductions of this and I believe a larger version. Internet issues rn, will check tomorrow.
