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The Swimming Hole (also known as Swimming and The Old Swimming Hole) is an 1884–85 painting by the American artist Thomas Eakins (1844–1916), Goodrich catalog #190, in the collection of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas.
On a canvas of 146 square feet, this painting was first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1789. The subject is the Roman leader Lucius Junius Brutus, founder of the Roman Republic, contemplating the fate of his sons. They had conspired to overthrow the republic and restore the monarchy, and Brutus himself was compelled to order their deaths. In ...
The paintings feature a variety of tearful children looking morosely straight ahead. They are sometimes called "Gypsy boys" although there is nothing specifically linking them to the Romani people . He was an academically trained painter, working in post-war Venice as painter and restorer, producing the Crying Boy pictures for tourists.
Painting children, in particular represented rebirth and the infinite. Over his career Van Gogh did not make many paintings of children, but those he completed were special to him. During the ten years of Van Gogh's career as a painter, from 1881 to 1890, his work changed and grew richer, particularly in how he used color and techniques ...
This portrait uses oil paint on panel and portrays Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici.It was painted for his father, Cosimo I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.Bronzino was the official painter of the Medici Court from 1532 and did many portraits of Duke Cosimo I and his family.
Before-and-After Photos Show the Sudden Devastation from the L.A. Wildfires. Adam Carlson. ... We are heartbroken of course but with the love of our children and friends we will get through this."
Dwayne Johnson may be known for his muscles, but in order to play the larger-than-life demigod Maui in the upcoming live-action “Moana,” he’s getting a little help from a bodysuit. The actor ...
Bernhard Plockhorst (March 2, 1825 – May 18, 1907) was a German painter and graphic artist. In Germany, Plockhorst is mainly known to experts today, whereas his pictures are still very popular in the United States and their reproductions can be found in many American homes and churches.