Stories By James W Singer
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19th Century
Painting of the Week: John Singer Sargent, Madame X
January 12, 2020Happy Birthday, John Singer Sargent! If you were alive, you would be 164 years old! The world has changed substantially since 12 January 1856, however your legacy has stood enduringly. You are still considered the leading...
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19th Century
Painting of the Week: Ford Madox Brown, The Last of England
December 29, 2019Out of the cold English air comes a man tired from a hard day’s work. He enters his home where his loving wife waits with a hot meal to warm his cold body. They sit in...
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19th Century
Winter in Paris: Gustave Caillebotte, Rooftops in the Snow
December 15, 2019You open your eyes to the early morning light filtering through your windows. You instantly feel the cold air of the bedroom as you see your warm breath rise in clouds above your bed. It is...
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Ancient Egypt
Painting of the Week: Fowling in the Marshes
December 1, 2019Ancient Egypt. The famous land of Tutankhamun evokes popular images of pyramids, mummies, and tombs. It left an artistic heritage that is still admired and appreciated thousands of years later. Tomb paintings are part of this...
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dailyart
Painting of the Week: Fra Filippo Lippi, Madonna and Child with Two Angels
November 17, 2019On the surface, Fra Filippo Lippi’s, Madonna and Child with Two Angels appears to be another typical Renaissance painting of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child. It is beautifully painted in bold colours, smooth lines,...
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Painting of the Week: Sir William Orchardson, The First Cloud
November 3, 2019At first glance, Sir William Orchardson’s The First Cloud is a late Victorian domestic scene that appears to be tranquil, refined, and placid. However, at second view the luxurious elegance exposes the hypocrisy, double-standards, and bankrupted...
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Baroque
Painting of the Week: Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Slaying Holofernes
October 13, 2019Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 – 1656) was the most accomplished female painter of the Italian Baroque. She specialized in Biblical scenes of strong women fulfilling their higher destinies. Her most famous painting, Judith Slaying Holofernes, not only...
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dailyart
Painting of the Week: Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Swing
September 29, 2019Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) was the most prolific French painter of the 18th century. He created over 550 paintings embodying the spirit of the Rococo age. His most famous painting, The Swing, not only captures the humour...
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Painting of the Week: Jean-Antoine Watteau, Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera
September 15, 2019Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684 – 1721) was the most influential French painter of the 18th century. His painting Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera captures the frivolity and sensuousness of Rococo painting, but it also captures the...
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dailyart
Painting of the Week: François Boucher, Madame de Pompadour
September 1, 2019François Boucher (1703 – 1770) was the most celebrated French painter of the 18th century. His painting Madame de Pompadour captures the beautiful mistress of King Louis XV. She is at the height of her courtly...
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