Saturday, December 27, 2014

Leonardo Gasser (born 1831)

Leonardo Gasser (born 1831), Italian painter.
Leonardo Gasser, Portrait of a young Italian girl
Leonardo Gasser, A Thoughtful Moment

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Merry Christmas to all

A Merry Christmas to all regular (and occasional) readers of this blog. And some 19th century Christmas-themed art to go with the greetings.

Joseph Clark (1834-1926), A Christmas Dole
William Ewart Lockhart (1846-1900), Old Father Christmas

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky (1839-1915)

Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky (1839-1915), Russian painter.
Konstantin Makovsky, Tamara and the Demon
Konstantin Makovsky, Portrait of Lady, 1870s
Konstantin Makovsky, Charon transfers the souls of the dead over the Styx river, 1861
Konstantin Makovsky, Russian Beauty

Monday, December 22, 2014

Henri Lehmann (1914-1882)

Henri Lehmann (1914-1882), German-born French painter.
Henri Lehmann, title unknown
Henri Lehmann, Study of a Female Nude
Henri Lehmann, St Catherine of Alexandria
Henri Lehmann, Portrait of Cristina Belgiojoso

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Ludwig von Hofmann (1861-1945)

Ludwig von Hofmann (1861-1945), German painter.
Ludwig von Hofmann, title unknown
Ludwig von Hofmann, Idylle Arcadienne

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Conrad Kiesel (1846-1921)

Conrad Kiesel (1846-1921), German painter.
Conrad Kiesel, Woman in White Holding Irises
Conrad Kiesel, In the Studio
Conrad Kiesel, Manuela
Conrad Kiesel, The Lute Player
Conrad Kiesel, At The Window

Sunday, December 14, 2014

Filippo Palizzi (1818-1899)

Filippo Palizzi (1818-1899), Italian painter.
Filippo Palizzi, Gli scavi di Pompei
Filippo Palizzi, Fanciulla sulla roccia a Sorrento, 1871
Filippo Palizzi, Oltre il muro, 1870

Friday, December 12, 2014

Ettore Tito (1859-1941)

Ettore Tito (1859-1941), Italian artist.
Ettore Tito, Con la rosa tra le labbra, 1895
Ettore Tito, La mia rossa, 1888
Ettore Tito, The Birth of Venus, 1903

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Pierre Amédée Marcel-Béronneau (1869-1937)

Pierre Amédée Marcel-Béronneau (1869-1937), French symbolist painter.
Pierre Amédée Marcel-Béronneau (1869-1937)
Pierre Amédée Marcel-Béronneau, painting
Pierre Amédée Marcel-Béronneau, Orphée dans l’Hadès
Pierre Amédée Marcel-Béronneau (1869-1937), Le Songe d’Orphée

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Richard Redgrave (1804 -1888)

Richard Redgrave (1804 -1888), British painter.
Richard Redgrave, Ophelia Weaving Her Garlands, 1842
Richard Redgrave, The Governess

Friday, December 5, 2014

Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson (1837- 1921)


Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson (1837- 1921), Norwegian painter.

Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson, The Letter Writer

Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson, Self Portrait

Monday, December 1, 2014

John Bulloch Souter (1890–1972)

John Bulloch Souter (1890–1972), Scottish painter.

John Bulloch Souter, The Yellow Dress

John Bulloch Souter, Aurelia

John Bulloch Souter, Mrs C. H. Souter
John Bulloch Souter, Mrs Ogilvie, 1914
attributed to John Bulloch Souter, Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, 1911
John Bulloch Souter, Artemis