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08-23-2018, 05:29 PM
The conception of Perseus by Zeus in the form of a golden rain upon Danae against her dad's wishes.
Danae by Jan Gossaert
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09-26-2018, 09:55 AM
Not fine art but I love it nonetheless.
Quo Vadis (Where are you going?) by British illustrator and comics artist Derek Charles Eyles. He illustrated a lot of boys annuals in the 30's, Robin Hood, Dick Turpin, Westerns, Knights, that sort of thing.
This picture reminds me of when I was a day-dreaming kid and the wealth of possibilities open to me. I hope my own boy feels some of the sense of wonder and adventure I see in this picture for himself.
It's a wonderfully natural and inoffensive image and stirs emotions that any man who was ever truly a boy must recognise, yet you would never see anything like this in a school book today.
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09-26-2018, 01:22 PM
I love the ambiances in these paintings (and the music also) by the French impressionist painter Edouard Cortes. Brilliant how he captures the light/skies in the various city scenes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Édouard_Cortès
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10-05-2018, 05:20 AM
Yeah, it's similar to the earlier one I posted in tone, but I like this too. Basically me as a kid on my bike;
Don Kichote (Don Quixote) by Mateusz Lenart
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10-05-2018, 07:24 AM
This is one of the best threads in the forum
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10-05-2018, 12:58 PM
I thought I was home free. But the golden shower joke found me.
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10-10-2018, 09:26 AM
This one is called
'Drake's Drum' by
John Millar Watt (1895-1975).
Reading up on the artist I'm unsurprised to find that he was another comic artist who had illustrated a lot of the
Look and Learn books I loved so much as a child.
This image describes Sir Francis Drake being re-summoned from his rest to save England in her time of need.
From Wikipedia;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake's_Drum
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Drake’s Drum is a snare drum that Sir Francis Drake took with him when he circumnavigated the world.[1] Shortly before he died he ordered the drum to be taken to Buckland Abbey and vowed that if England were ever in danger and someone was to beat the drum he would return to defend the country.[2] According to legend it can be heard to beat at times when England is at war or significant national events take place
Positive values? Hope, Love, Sacrifice ...
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10-13-2018, 12:10 PM
Not a painting, a photo, but it sure looks like an inspirational painting.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmRT09rnW4E/...rcherphoto
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10-13-2018, 12:29 PM
Very good topic, great pictures.
Here are some from my side that inspire me.
Don't know where this picture is from. The trust in faith and determination speaks to me:
The great wave of Kanagawa, always inspiring for me.
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The last man - the picture is not historical correct but its the last soldier, holding the flag of his sunken ship in the first world war. The story tells the sailor - or sailors prefer to go down with the ship and the waving flag instead of be rescued by the British:
I'm a big warhammer 40k fan, so yeah:
We will stand tall in the sunshine
With the truth upon our side
And if we have to go alone
We'll go alone with pride
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10-13-2018, 12:37 PM
Frank Dicksee – La belle dame sans merci. Its noble and romantic.
Miyamoto Musashi - true warrior sprit and inspiration:
The expression in this knights templer painting is great:
My avatar, the noble knight. Honour, pride, justice:
The end of the days, Ragnarök:
We will stand tall in the sunshine
With the truth upon our side
And if we have to go alone
We'll go alone with pride
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10-15-2018, 02:55 AM
Something I found in my computer.
Soldier and his guard angel
Valkyria
Ancient warrior
Love is strenght
Ancient warrior
Warrior and the beast
I had a friends
And the last one isn´t something historical, but something that very much describes society we are living in:
"Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people."
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10-16-2018, 10:27 AM
Quote: (10-16-2018 08:37 AM)Alsos Wrote:
Edvard Muench, "Portrait of Hans Jaeger”
I saw this hanging next to "The Scream” in Oslo. The calm, masculine reserve is a stark contrast to the emotional incontinence depicted in the far more famous painting.
Just goes to show these guys can really paint when they want to. With a lot of popular artists, checking out their lesser known or early works is the way to go.
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10-16-2018, 04:51 PM
Only a man can appreciate female beauty.
(Detail from Botticelli's Birth of Venus.)
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10-16-2018, 07:04 PM
Basically every artpiece that the G manifesto puts up on his Twitter is amazing.
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10-17-2018, 04:35 AM
@Alsos, that painting by Munch of Hans Jaeger got me curious so I duck-duck-go'd it to find out who the hell Jaeger was. Turns out he was something called a Kristiania Bohemian and believed in the following nine commandments;
Thou shalt write thine own life.
Thou shalt sever thy family roots.
Thou canst not treat thy parents badly enough.
Thou shalt never smite thy neighbor for less than five crowns.
Thou shalt hate and despise all farmers, such as Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.
Thou shalt never wear celluloid cuffs.
Neglect not to make a scandal in the Christiania Theater.
Thou shalt never repent.
Thou shalt take thine own life.
Crazy fuckers. I learn something new on this forum every day.
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10-17-2018, 04:38 AM
Quote: (10-16-2018 07:04 PM)Robert High Hawk Wrote:
Basically every artpiece that the G manifesto puts up on his Twitter is amazing.
Can verify this. Just followed him. Thanks!
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