Author: Artemisia Gentileschi Title: Jael and Sisera Dimensions: 86 × 125 cm Support: Oil on canvas Sisera was a warlord to Jabin, the king of Canaan who had been oppressing the Israelites for many years. But under the leadership of Barak and Deborah the Israelites finally succeed in slaying Jabin's army. Sisera runs and seeks refuge in the tent of … [Read more...] about Jael and Sisera – Artemisia Gentileschi
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Carcass of Beef – Rembrandt
Author: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn Title: Carcass of Beef Location: Musée du Louvre (France - Paris) Dates: 1657 Dimensions: Height: 94 cm (37.01 in.), Width: 67 cm (26.38 in.) Medium: Painting - oil on canvas In his 1655 painting, The Slaughtered Ox, Rembrandt gives us a disturbing image. We come face to face with a giant ox … [Read more...] about Carcass of Beef – Rembrandt
The Night – Max Beckmann
Author: Max Beckmann Dimensions: 133 cm × 153 cm Support: Oil on canvas Interpretation: Three men appear to invade a small, cramped room, where they terrorize the scene. To the left, a man is hung by one of the intruders, and his arm twisted by another. A woman, seemingly the man's wife, is bound to one of the room's supports after … [Read more...] about The Night – Max Beckmann
Violent Passages – Louise Woodard
Title: Violent Passages Author: Louise Woodard Year: 1989 Foundation: National Headache Foundation "Violent Passages" is a time-lapse painting of the artist's migraine sequence as she sees it. Her work focuses on the pain surrounding her eye and the confusion she feels, especially with numbers, as a result of the migraine." (Cited from "Migraine … [Read more...] about Violent Passages – Louise Woodard
Perseus’ Last Duty – Max Beckmann
Author: Max Beckmann Support: Oil on Canvas Year: 1949 Dimensions: H:89.40 W:142.00 cm Location: Cleveland Museum of Art This painting depicts Perseus, a celebrated warrior from Greek mythology whose name derives from the Greek word "to waste, ravage, sack, destroy." Perseus’s most famous feat was cutting off Medusa’s head. Yet, the mass … [Read more...] about Perseus’ Last Duty – Max Beckmann
