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  2. Children's Games (Bruegel) - Wikipedia

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    This painting, mentioned for the first time by Karel van Mander in 1604, was acquired in 1594 by Archduke Ernest of Austria. It was suggested that it was the first in a projected series of paintings representing the Ages of Man, in which Children's Games would have stood for Youth. If that was Bruegel's intention, it is unlikely that the series ...

  3. Paintings of Children (Van Gogh series) - Wikipedia

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    Like the painting First Steps, the painting Night or Evening: The Watch depicts happy life of a rural family: father, mother and child. Here the image seems bathed in yellow light like that of the Holy Family. [37] A lamp casts long shadows of many colors on the floor of the humble cottage. The painting includes soft shades of green and purple.

  4. Portrait of the Artist's Mother at the Age of 63 - Wikipedia

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    Melencolia I, Albrecht Dürer, engraving, 1514. The art historian Christa Grössinger described the drawing as the "most affecting of all" of Dürer's portraits. [9] David Price wrote of its "rough depiction of her flesh emaciated by old age", and "existential piety in the cast of Barbara Dürer's right eye, which, almost unnaturally, directs her vision heavenward."

  5. Review: Photorealist painting finally gets due respect. MOCA ...

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    Choosing to make a detailed painting of a photograph itself created an abstraction — if “abstract” is defined as the quality of dealing with an idea, rather than an event. Somehow, that ...

  6. Portrait of the Artist's Mother (Van Gogh) - Wikipedia

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    Van Gogh's introduction to art was through his mother, herself an amateur artist. After years of strained relations with family members, Van Gogh excitedly shared some of his works he thought his mother would appreciate most, of flowers and natural settings. In this painting, Van Gogh captures his mother's dignified and proud nature.

  7. George Stubbs dog painting expected to sell for up to $2.5 ...

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    A painting by British artist George Stubbs is expected to sell for up to £2 million ($2.5 million) in London next week, as it comes to auction for the first time in more than 50 years.. The 18th ...

  8. A 2-year-old artist is selling his paintings for as much as ...

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    The diminutive da Vinci enjoys a growing global fan base of art appreciators — not to mention serious buyers. A 2-year-old artist is selling his paintings for as much as $7,000 — and ...

  9. Virgin and Child with Four Angels - Wikipedia

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    Painted for private devotion, it shows a full-length Mary holding Jesus. Mother and son are surrounded by four angels; the two above Mary are adorned with large colourful wings and hold a golden crown, symbolising her role as Queen of Heaven [4] while another two, each bearing large wings, sit on either side of her playing a harp and lute respectively.