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In dealing with the human drama, the paintings in the series embody imagery reflecting various aspects of the entanglement of the relationship between three primary figures that may visually represent Faust, the old scholar who pledges his soul to the devil in exchange for youth and love, Mephistopheles, the Devil's representative who provides ...
Painting Andrea Mantegna: An Old Man and his Grandson: Painting Domenico Ghirlandaio: Pastoral Concert: Painting Titian: Madonna of the Rabbit: Painting Titian: Woman with a Mirror: Painting Titian: Venus and Cupid with a Satyr: Painting Antonio da Correggio: Susanna and the Elders: Painting Tintoretto: La Bella Nani: Painting Paolo Veronese ...
His paintings have a humble quality to them. He used aesthetics to represent men and women as refined in reference to the Bible so as to encourage believers. He kept the humanity of the character in order for the viewers to have something to relate to. His images gave the viewer a renewed faith and hope for a brighter future.
The collection contains roughly 5,500 paintings by 1,400 artists born before 1900, and over 500 named artists are French by birth. For painters with more than two works in the collection, or for paintings by unnamed and unknown artists, see the Louvre website.
Doktor Johannes Faust, Op. 47 (1936, revised 1955) Don Juan und Faust, Op. 75 (1950) Douglas Moore's The Devil and Daniel Webster (1938) Gertrude Stein's Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights (1938 libretto) Igor Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress (1951) Hanns Eisler's Johann Faustus (1952 libretto) Havergal Brian's Faust (1955–56)
Leonidas at Thermopylae is an oil-on-canvas painting by French artist Jacques-Louis David.The work currently hangs in the Louvre in Paris, France.David completed the massive work (3.95 m × 5.31 m) 15 years after he began, working on it from 1799 to 1803 and again in 1813–1814. [1]
In the Venusberg (1901), version on canvas at the Atkinson Art Gallery and Library, Southport; [59] version on board in a private collection [60] The Plague (1902) The Prodigal Daughter (1903) The Sinner (1904), Victoria Art Gallery, Bath; Sentence of Death (1908) The Land Baby (1909) The White Devil (1909)
To the right of the painting, daemons drag terrified women away. The woman in the lower right-hand corner turns to see flames reflected in the eyes of the daemon who holds her from behind, with a look of horrified guilt on her face. [22] Behind her, other women struggle helplessly with the daemons or are carried away unconscious, having fainted ...