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82Impressionist Art Painters
The Impressionists were painters who were determined to free themselves from the constraints of tradition, and the art establishment of Paris. The works of the Impressionists both puzzled the public and offended the critics of their day. Only...
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80Mary Cassatt- Impressionist
Mary Cassatt- Self Portrait (1878) The families of Robert and Katherine Cassatt had been American pioneers for generations before the two married, but the newlyweds, unlike their forebearers had something different in mind. As members of...
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93Degas' sculpture of The Little Dancer, and Impressionist Paintings of Ballet and Ballerinas in Art.
She was just 14 when Degas immortalised her in Bronze. Now she stands posed for all time, her slight and boyish form, poised and ready to dance. And here we are, standing before her on a sunny June day in Paris, wondering who she was, and what her life became...
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76Impressionists Artists: 5 Facts About 5 Impressionist Artists - An Overview
Learn some interesting things about the Impressionist Artists without getting to bogged down in technical artistic language. This focuses more on their lives than analysing their paintings, although I give plenty of my own opinions.
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83Impressionist Artists: Edgar Degas - 5 Interesting Facts
Edgar Degas was born on the 19th July 1834. He lived longer than most of the other Impressionist artists did, dying in 1917 at the age of 83. Degas is particularly well known for his paintings of ballet dancers and racecourses.
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81Famous Equestrian Paintings and Drawings; Horse Racing and The Horse in Art
Whistlejacket by George Stubbs. Courtesy of Wiki Commons Deep under the ground in caves and tunnels hidden from daylight, our pre-historic ancestors carefully etched images of horses in cave drawings. As early civilisations began to take shape, so...
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75Impressionism Art
The Impressionists were painters in Paris who changed the way art was created, as well as the appreciation of art by the viewing public. The name appears to have been derived from a painting by Claude Monet titled Impression: Sunrise. The birth of...
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72Mastering Artistic Anatomy: Some Wonderful Books
"The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp" by Rembrandt van Rijn Skeletal study by Leonardo da Vinci This Hub is the first of several dedicated to helping you in your quest to draw the human figure. When I look back...
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72Art Through the Ages: Impressionism
People have made art for thousands of years, and from the beginning its style and purpose have been ever changing. The Egyptians used two-dimension pictures to record history and give information, and the Greeks and Romans used art to decorate their...
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69Midnight in Paris - In Search of La Belle Epoque
I saw Midnight in Paris tonight. and I finally experienced what I have been wanting for years--a superbly written Woody Allen script with him forgoing the acting role to concentrate on directing. Allen was able to delightfully explore the...
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