Title: Battle of Grunwald Artist: Jan Matejko Year: 1874 Dimensions: 16'7"x9'9" The Battle of Grunwald is a huge painting 10 feet high and almost 17 feet in length. It's full of figures and action and, because of its size, difficult to uniformly illuminate and photograph. Reproductions tend to miniaturize it to the point that only a couple of highlights … [Read more...] about Battle of Grunwald – Jan Matejko
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The Death of the Stag – Benjamin West
Painter: Benjamin West Date: 1786 Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: Height 3,660 mm (144.09 in) Width 5,210 mm (205.12 in) Current location: Scottish National Gallery Benjamin West PRA (October 10, 1738 – March 11, 1820) was an Anglo-American painter of historical scenes around and after the time of the American War of Independence. He was the second … [Read more...] about The Death of the Stag – Benjamin West
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Fruits and Weapons – Igor Ovsyannykov
Igor Ovsyannykov has tweaked the traditional still life format, although in a very subtle way. So subtle, in fact, that a casual observer would probably dismiss Igor Ovsyannykov's work as typical paintings. Nevertheless, it doesn't even take close inspection to all of a sudden notice the bazooka leaning against a basket of fruit or the rifle lying in front of a … [Read more...] about Fruits and Weapons – Igor Ovsyannykov
The Charge of the Lancers – Umberto Boccioni
Artist: Umberto Boccioni Completion Date: 1915 Place of Creation: Milan, Italy Style: Futurism Genre: genre painting Technique: collage, tempera Material: cardboard Dimensions: 50 x 32 cm Gallery: Collection of Riccardo and Magda Jucker, Milan, Italy The Charge of the Lancers is the only known work by Boccioni that is devoted exclusively to the theme … [Read more...] about The Charge of the Lancers – Umberto Boccioni
