Artist: Melanie Rothman Support: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 48" x 48" Ideology is a double-edged sword; it is the driving force for the most compassionate acts, and the most despicable. The frightening ability of ideology to be used as a justification for any action is the cornerstone of modern day terrorism. With the consciousness held mute, any action is … [Read more...] about Revelations – Melanie Rothman
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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
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
Death of Silence – Angela Dufresne
Artist: Angela Dufresne Title: Death of Silence or Jean-Louis Trintignant Year: 2013 Support: oil on canvas Dimensions: 10 by 13 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Monya Rowe Gallery, New York. Angela Dufresne (born 1969) is a painter originally from Connecticut who is based in Brooklyn. Dufresne received a BFA in 1991 from the Kansas City Art Institute and … [Read more...] about Death of Silence – Angela Dufresne
Salome with the Head of John the Baptist – Caravaggio
Artist: Caravaggio Year: 1609 Type: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 116 cm × 140 cm (46 in × 55 in) Location: Palacio Real de Madrid The early Caravaggio biographer Giovanni Bellori, writing in 1672, records the artist sending a Salome with the Head of John the Baptist from Naples to the Grand … [Read more...] about Salome with the Head of John the Baptist – Caravaggio
