Historical painting

Auguste Toulmouche 1829-1890 Frankrijk

In the life of the great Francisco Goya, there was a period when he became a recluse. The bright master of the Romantic era fenced off the world and created his "Black Paintings", fourteen frescoes that Goya painted on the walls of his own house. He depicted "Saturn Devouring His Son" in his dining room.

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Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun made the rich look beautiful, before and after the French Revolution. Now she has a show of her own at the Met.

Richard Buckner 1812-1883 Engeland

Nathan Shipley is using artificial intelligence to bring historical figures to life, in ways we've never seen before. Most of these figures lived far before the advent of photography, so there are no photographic records of them, only paintings and drawings. His clever use of AI is making these figures photorealistic for the first time.

First Earrings Bedtime The Cauld Blast Guardian Angels Motherly Love The Child’s Grave Prenez Garde Young Girl Holding Posies Girl In Red Kerchief With Her Tambourine Head Of A Girl

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“Honrai as mulheres ! Elas traçam e tecem Rosas celestes na vida terrestre, Traçam os laços felizes do amor. E na graça de seus véus decentes Nutrem vigilantes o fogo eterno De belos sentime…