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Art

“The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.”—Pablo Picasso.

Art Victorian Era 

Mucha Do About Art Nouveau

September 23, 2016July 21, 2017 David James art nouveau, illustration, Painting

The rags to riches story of Czech Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha. Living alone in Paris in 1894, Alphonse Mucha

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Art Victorian Era 

30 Glorious Paintings of 19th-Century Europe

September 7, 2016January 13, 2017 David James 19th century, paintings, Victorian

Have you ever considered taking up painting as a hobby? What would inspire you? How about hiking through the Austrian

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Art Victorian Era 

Victorian Artist Charles Burton Barber Captures the Special Bond Between Children and Pets

August 14, 2016August 2, 2017 David James cats, dogs, paintings, Queen Victoria

Growing up in the popular Victorian family seaside resort of Great Yarmouth, England, it might have been happy childhood memories that helped

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Art Victorian Era 

Parasols—the Essential Accessory for a Lady

July 31, 2016May 20, 2017 David James art, paintings, parasol

On a windy summer’s day in 1875, Claude Monet painted his wife Camille with their son Jean out for a

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Art Victorian Era 

The Art of Café Society

July 22, 2016May 15, 2017 David James art, café, coffee, paintings

Café society was the name given to the “Beautiful People” and “Bright Young Things” who gathered in fashionable cafes in New

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Art Victorian Era 

30 Beautiful Paintings of Village Life Around Norwegian Fjords by Hans Dahl

July 11, 2016August 17, 2019 David James Edvard Grieg, Hans Dahl, Peer Gynt

Hans Dahl (1849 – 1937) was famous for painting breathtaking Norwegian landscapes with sheer-sided fjords and sweeping valleys. Within those

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Art Victorian Era 

16 Albert Lynch Paintings from the Belle Époque

July 8, 2016July 8, 2016 David James Belle Époque, paintings, women in art

Born in Trujillo, Peru, in 1851, Albert Lynch moved to Paris to study at one of the most prestigious and

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Art Victorian Era 

Art for the Day – Daniel Ridgway Knight

June 30, 2016January 21, 2018 David James 19th century, French, paintings, women

More than 100 years ago, high above the banks of the Seine River in Rolleboise, France, Daniel Ridgway Knight set up

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Art Victorian Era 

40 Fine Art Paintings by Émile Vernon

June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 David James children, Emile Vernon, Ladies, paintings, Victorian

Émile Vernon (1872-1919) was a French fine arts painter. Studying at the School of Fine Arts Tours in the Loire

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Art Victorian Era 

Victorian Artist John Brett

June 23, 2016August 16, 2016 David James landscapes, paintings, pre-raphaelite, seascapes

John Brett (1831 – 1902). British. Known for his highly detailed landscapes and influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite movement, John Brett

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Jane Austen There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart. ― Jane Austen.

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