Emile Carolus-Duran: Hébé
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Monday, January 8, 2018
Saturday, January 6, 2018
An Ouled Naïl Tribal Dancer (1895)
Georges Jules Victor Clairin: An Ouled Naïl Tribal Dancer
The Ouled Naïl are Algerian Berber tribespeople famous for their elaborate dress and dances.
Friday, January 5, 2018
Truth Coming out of the Well (1895)
Jean-Léon Gérôme: Truth Coming out of the Well,
Armed with a Whip to Punish Mankind
Monday morning usually greets the world like the woman in this painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme. The figure of truth emerges from a well holding a scourge with which to shame and punish humankind. The image makes literal reference to a saying by the ancient Greek philosopher Democritus (ca. 460 BC – ca. 370 BC): “Truth lies at the bottom of a well." Some have interpreted the painting as a reference to the Dreyfus affair, while others discuss the it in the context of a quote by Gérôme that "thanks to photography, Truth has finally left her well.” – [WTF Art History]
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Monday, January 1, 2018
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