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Taking the Count by Thomas Eakins, 1896

A reproduction of Thomas Eakins’s masterpiece, “Taking the Count” of 1896. The painting is based on boxing matches of 1896 in which the winner waived to the crowd after his victory. The subject of the painting is “Turkey Point” Billy Smith who founght as a featherweight for ten years. Most of the auxiliary members of the audience are friends and relatives of the artist who visited the studio during the creation of the painting. Thomas Eakins was born in Philadelphia in 1844 and studied under Jean-Leon Gerome. He became fascinated by photography and bought his first camera in 1880. He began to photograph models and then use the photographs in creating his paintings. This is not an example of the technique but is representative of the period of the 1890’s when Eakins became interest in studies of the male nude and near-nude. Thomas Eakins died in 1916. The original is in the Yale University Art Gallery.

Between the Rounds by Thomas Eakins, 1898

A reproduction of Thomas Eakins’s masterpiece, “Between the Rounds” of 1898. The painting is based on a boxing match of 1898 in which the winner waived to the crowd after his victory. The subject of the painting is “Turkey Point” Billy Smith who founght as a featherweight for ten years. Most of the auxiliary members of the audience are friends and relatives of the artist who visited the studio during the creation of the painting. Thomas Eakins was born in Philadelphia in 1844 and studied under Jean-Leon Gerome. He became fascinated by photography and bought his first camera in 1880. He began to photograph models and then use the photographs in creating his paintings. This is not an example of the technique but is representative of the period of the 1890’s when Eakins became interest in studies of the male nude and near-nude. Thomas Eakins died in 1916. The original is in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Salutat by Thomas Eakins, 1898

A reproduction of Thomas Eakins’s masterpiece, “Salutat” of 1898. The painting is based on a boxing match of 1898 in which the winner waived to the crowd after his victory. The subject of the painting is “Turkey Point” Billy Smith who founght as a featherweight for ten years. Most of the auxiliary members of the audience are friends and relatives of the artist who visited the studio during the creation of the painting. Thomas Eakins was born in Philadelphia in 1844 and studied under Jean-Leon Gerome. He became fascinated by photography and bought his first camera in 1880. He began to photograph models and then use the photographs in creating his paintings. This is not an example of the technique but is representative of the period of the 1890’s when Eakins became interest in studies of the male nude and near-nude. Thomas Eakins died in 1916. The original is in the Addison Gallery of Amercian Art in Anderover, Massachusetts.

Icarus by Sir William Blake Richmond, 1887

A reproduction of "Icarus" of 1887 by Sir William Blake Richmond. This work was produced when the artist was forty-five years old. He was a third generation English artist and entered the Royal Academy schools at the age of fourteen. He visited Italy three years later and returned for four years in 1861. He often favored Greek mythological subjects and this Icarus, painted when he was forty-five years old, is an excellent example. A year after this production, the artist became an associate of the Royal Academy and became a Knight of the Bath in 1897. Sir William died in 1921 at the age of seventy-nine years.

Stag Night at Sharkey's

This is a reproduction of George Wesley Bellows’ 1909 classic painting showing his signature contribution to art history. This was his use of dark atmospheres out of which is seen bright and roughly lain brushwork vividly depicting human figures in the midst of bold motion and direction. This painting is from the period in which Bellows was making his own name and was stepping out from the shadows of his teachers. Bellows was born in Ohio and moved to New York City at the age of 25. He became associated with the Ashcan School which advocated the painting of contemporary urban life. He won fame in that genre which he retained for the rest of life which ended in 1925. This is an early work which wonderfully displays Bellow's commitment to contemporary American life and recreation.

Dempsey and Firpo

This is a reproduction of George Wesley Bellows’ 1925 classic painting of one of the most dramatic moments of the sport of Boxing. The fight took place before 80,000 fans at the Polo Grounds of New York City on September 14, 1923. The moment captured in the fight occurred towards the end of the first round. By later standards, Firpo would have won the fight with a knockout but Dempsey was helped into the ring and was standing by the time the referee counted nine. Dempsey recovered and knocked Firpo out in the fifty-seven mark of Round Two. Bellows was born in Ohio and moved to New York City at the age of 25. He became associated with the Ashcan School which advocated the painting of contemporary urban life. He won fame in that genre which he retained for the rest of life which ended in 1925. This is an early work which wonderfully displays Bellow's commitment to contemporary American life and recreation.

Man in a Golden Helmet

This reproduction of the famous “Man in a Golden Helmet” is stunning. The original was created in about 1650. It is considered one of the greatest masterpieces of western art. The original is now displayed in the Gemaldengalerie in Berlin.

At the Swimming Hole by Joseph Eduard Sauer

A reproduction of Joseph Eduard Sauer’s masterpiece "At the Swimming Hole" of about 1890. This is the German artist's rendition of a German summer outing of a group of boys. The artist died in 1909 at the age of forty-one years. His work is reminiscent to his contemporaries, American Thomas Eakins and Englishman Henry Scott Tuke.

Midas and Bacchus by Nicolas Poussin

A reproduction of Nicolas Pousson’s masterpiece "Midas and Bacchus" of about 1630. This is theFrench master's rendition of the famous story found in Ovid’s Metamorphoses in which the god Bacchus granted the wish of the king of Phrygia. He desired that everything he touched would turn to gold. Granted, the wish became a curse and Pousson renders the scene when the sorrowful king begs the God to remove the gift. The original is in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, Germany.

The Bathers by John Singer Sargent, 1917

A reproduction of John Singer Sargent’s “Figure Study”, of 1917. Sargent was an American artist born in Italy who studied in Italy, Germany and Italy. He lived less than a year in the United States and was a Realist in an age devoted to Impressionism. He never married and probably his closest relationship was with his fellow painter Helleu. He died in 1925 at the age of sixty-nine years. The work is on display at the Worcester Art Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Patroclus

This early Neoclassical work by Jacques-Louis David was created in 1780. It is now displayed in the Musee Thomas Henry in Cherbourg, France. David was born in 1748 and died in Brussels in 1825.

Sleeping Endymion

This is a reproduction of Sleeping Endymion by Nicolas Guy Brenet. Brenet ended his apprenticeship with Francois Boucher at the age of 26 and two years later went to the Academie de France in Rome. He returned to France three years later and became renown for his precise Neoclassical images. He died in 1792. The image of the sleeping Endymion is typical of the Neoclassical style. The original is at the Worcester Art Museum.

August Blue

A reproduction of a work by Henry Scott Tuke, “August Blue”. This work was completed in about 1894. The artist was a native of Cornwall who died in 1929 at the age of seventy-one years. His twin abiding loves were the sea and boys. This caused quite a stir in Victorian and Edwardian England, but he was nonetheless a member of the Royal Academy.

Diver Five

Fifth in a series of eight works from the Tomb of the Diver. This tomb was created in about 480 Before the Common Era and was discovered in 1968. Troy Caperton has restored eight images taken fromthe tomb and presents them here for your consideration. Any lover of Classical Greece or of the lifestyle of the Ancients will find this series fascinating. In this fifth panel, a couple and a solo man recline on low sofas. All three hold a kylix, or shallow wine-cup. The middle figure is tossing his wine in the game of kottabos. The couple on the left sofa, or kline, are almost certainly a romantic couple.

Diver Four

Fourth in a series of eight works from the Tomb of the Diver. This tomb was created in about 480 Before the Common Era and was discovered in 1968. Troy Caperton has restored eight images taken fromthe tomb and presents them here for your consideration. Any lover of Classical Greece or of the lifestyle of the Ancients will find this series fascinating. In this fourth panel, a man reclines on a kline, a low sofa, turning to the couple next to him. He has lowered his lyre as the song has ended. He appears to be holding an egg in his right hand. This would be perfectly appropriate for the tomb scene in that the egg is a Pythagorean symbol of re-birth.

Mercury

Mercury of 1611 by Hendrick Goltzius who died in 1618 at Haarlem in the Netherlands at the age of fifty-nine years. The painting hangs in the Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem.

Alexander Mosaic

This is the most celebrated ancient mosaic which has survived into the Modern Era. It depicts Alexander’s defeat of the Persian king of kings, Darius III, at the Battle of Issus. The original is 19 feet by 10 feet. It is composed of approximately one million tesserae. It was discovered in the largest house in Pompeii, the House of the Fawn, in a room overlooking the central peristyle garden.

Ignudo Number One of 1511

This is one of the works of the Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo Buonarroti, who died in Rome in 1564 at the age of 89 years, was commissioned by Pope Julius II della Rovere in 1508 to repaint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel which had been frescoed earlier by Piero Matteo d’Amelia with a star-spangled sky. The masterwork was completed between 1508 and 1512.

Mercury and Paris

Mercury and Paris of 1745 by Donato Creti who died in 1749 in Bologna at the age of seventy-eight years. The painting currently is on display at the Palazzo d'Accursio, Bologna.

Death of Epaminondas

A wonderful depiction of “The Death of Epaminondas” by Isaak Walraven executed before 1766. Epaminondas was the leader of the Theban Alliance who ended the domination of Sparta over Classical Greece. He was known throughout the Classical Age as the epitome of the good philosophical leader and lover of men. He died in 362 BCE after defeating the Athenians.

Ruby, Gold and Malachite

A reproduction of a work by Henry Scott Tuke, “Ruby, Gold and Malachite”. This work was completed in 1902. The artist was a native of Cornwall who died in 1929 at the age of seventy-one years. His twin abiding loves were the sea and boys. This caused quite a stir in Victorian and Edwardian England, but he was nonetheless a member of the Royal Academy.

Achilles Gives Nestor the Price of Wisdom

This French Neo-classical by Joseph Desire Court depicts a scene from the Iliad in which Achilles consults with the eldest of the Achaeans leaders, Nestor of Pylor.

Dante and Virgil in Hades

Painted 1850. In my opinion he never did better. More elevated, but never better. This painting by the French Neo-classicist William-Adolphe Bouguereau was completed in 1850. It also shows the imagined horrors of the underworld.

Forge of Vulcan

This masterpiece was created in 1630, the work of Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez. The Spanish master artist died in 1660 in Madrid when he was sixty-one years old. This work is now displayed in the Museo de Prado in Madrid.

Hirtenknabe

This is a Classical masterpiece by Franz Lenbach whose title is translated “Young Shepherd” was produced in 1860. The artist was a leading German copyist and produced successful original works as well. He died in 1904. This image depicts a young shepherd drowsily laying in a meadow and is a charming piece. The original is in the Neue Pinakothek, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

In the Sculptors Studio

This is a reproduction of Christian Meyer Ross’s “In the Sculptor’s Studio”. Ross’ work captures the intensity of the sculptor’s work and is a beautiful capture of the passion and intensity which yields work of a divine nature. The original painting is in a private collection.

Human Form

A reproduction of Francis Bacon's “Human Form”, of 1949. This was Bacon’s first nude painting and shows his life-long examination of the human figure in a treatment which is ambiguous and enigmatic. This figure is monumental while the technique is minimalised.

Antinous of Pergamon

This is a reproduction of an image of the statue of the emperor Hadrian’s beloved Antinous found in the ancient city of Pergamon. The statue dates from the first third of the second century of the Common Era. The deified imperial beloved is here depicted as the god of Healing, Asklepios. The young man was originally from the area around Pergamon which is located today in western Turkey.

Homer and Guide

This masterpiece of Adolphe William Bouguereau was created in 1874. It depicts the blind master-poet of Ancient Greece being guided through the paths of the country-side by his sighted boy-guide. In the background figures scoff at the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. This work is in the Milwaukee Art Museum in Wisconsin, USA.

The Sleep of Endymion

This Neoclassical painting was created in 1793 by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson. It is currently displayed in the Louvre in Paris. The painter was born in 1767 and died in 1824 in Paris.

Polites

This is a reproduction of Hippolyte Flandrin’s “Polites Watching the Greeks” of 1832. The artist was born in Lyons in 1809 and studied in Paris under Ingres. In the year of this painting he won the Grand Prix de Rome. He spent the next five years in the papal city and returned to Paris where he enjoyed considerable fame. At the age of fifty-five he returned to Rome where he died of small pox. This early work of the French master has a brooding quality which expressed itself in many of Flandrin’s works. The original is in the Musee d’art Moderne in Saint Etienne.

The Death of Socrates

This French Neo-classical by Jacques Louis David depicts the scene in which Socrates bids his friends and followers farewell before he takes the fatal hemlock that was his lethal sentence from the court of his fellow citizens of Athens.

Neptune's Horses

Neptune's Horses was painted in 1892 by Walter Crane, at the height of the Symbolist Movement. This reproduction by Troy Caperton faithfully captures the god of the sea roaring onto the coast with his horses which are enmeshed in the waves that they mythologically create and interpenetrate.

Orange Jersey

A reproduction of a work by Henry Scott Tuke, “Orange Jersey”. This work was completed in 1915. The artist was a native of Cornwall who died in 1929 at the age of seventy-one years. His twin abiding loves were the sea and boys. This caused quite a stir in Victorian and Edwardian England, but he was nonetheless a member of the Royal Academy.

Death of Ajax

A reproduction of the rare and classic painting by the French Neo-classical great, Henri Serrur. It was painted in 1820.

Oath of the Horatii

This French Neo-classical by Jacques Louis David depicts a scene from Roman history in which the brother Horatius swear an oath to defend Rome to the death.

Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent

This Swiss Neo-classical by Johann Heinrich Fussli depicts a scene of the Norse god Thor fighting the dragon, or serpent, of Middlegard. This work was created in 1795 when the Swiss artist was fifty-four yearas old. He died in 1825.

Newton

A reproduction of William Blake’s work “Newton”. This work shows the artist’s dislike of scientific enquiry and believed that it was destroying the soul of man. He therefore portrayed Sir Isaac Newton in a contorted position poring over his work and ignoring the surrounding beauties of nature.

Death of Seneca

This beautiful work of the Dutch master Rubens was completed in about 1615. It depicts the scene of Seneca’s suicide in his bath at the orders of the emperor Nero in A. D. 65. Seneca was the son of a philosopher who had exerted considerable influence on the young emperor. This work is currently displayed in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.

Eros et Zeus

This Flemish Neo-classical painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicts a scene from the Greek religion in which Love supplicates the king of Heaven for a favor.

Summer Scene

This is a reproduction of Frederic Bazille’s 1869 masterpiece, “Bathers”. While studying at the studio of Charles Gleyre from 1862 to 1863, the artist met Monet, Renoir, and Alfred Sisley, all of whom would become founding members of the revolutionary Impressionist movement of the late nineteenth century. As Bazille was comparatively wealthy, his studio became a meeting place for the artists. This work depicts a group of young men dressed in swimsuits enjoying a leisurely day in an idyllic setting. The artist transposed figures from drawings done in his studio into an outdoor setting along the banks of a river near Meric.

Young Shepherd

This is a reproduction of Juan Bela y Morales’ “Pastor joven” of 1899. Belda y Morales was a Spanish artist who died in 1944 at the age of seventy-two years. He was a Classical Academic artist and perfectly captures that genre in this wonderfully static depiction of a young shepherd. The original painting is in the Museo de Bellas Artes in Valencia, Spain.

Diver Eight

Eighth in a series of eight works from the Tomb of the Diver. This tomb was created in about 480 Before the Common Era and was discovered in 1968. Troy Caperton has restored eight images taken fromthe tomb and presents them here for your consideration. Any lover of Classical Greece or of the lifestyle of the Ancients will find this series fascinating. In this eighth panel, two guests are perhaps leaving the symposion preceeded by a flute-playing girl. This shows an Etruscan influence and may be an indication or representation of the soul leaving this life for his eternal home.

Bathers

This is a reproduction of Paul Cezanne’s masterpiece, “Bathers”. This Frech master was born in Aix-en-Provence in the south of France in 1839. He went to Paris in 1861 with Emile Zola who appears to have been a mentor to the young man. He had difficulties in becoming recognized but this did happen through the help and influence of Roger Fry in England and Ambroise Vollard and Picasso in France. This “Bathers” was widely acclaimed in its own day. Cezanne died in 1906.

Entry of Alexander

This work by Charles LeBrun was created in about 1664 and is housed in the Louvre in Paris. It depicts the high watermark of the career of the great conqueror, when he marched into the capital of the great Persian Empire. Charles le Brun was born in 1619 and died in 1690 in Paris.

Cupid Chastised

This is a wonderful work of the Renaissance Italian master Bartolomeo Manfredi. The scene depicts a vignette from Apuleius’ Golden Ass, written in the second century of the Common Era. In the story Cupid was whipped mercilessly for disobedience upon the orders of his mother Venus.

Sad Young Man "Jeanne Homme triste dans un train"

Marcel Duchamp’s masterpiece, “Jeune home triste dans un train”, or Sad Young Man in a Train, 1912. This is an abstract depiction. The original is in the Guggenheim Museum, New York.

Oedipus and the Sphynx

This French Neo-classical by Jean Auguste Dominque Ingres depicts the scene in which Oedipus solves the riddle of the Sphynx. Her riddle was "what animal walks on four legs, then two and then three". The answer was Man who crawls on all four as a babe, on two as an adult and on three as an elder with a cane.

Knight Death and the Devil

Reproduction of "Knight, Death and the Devil" by Albrecht Durer of 1513. The original was an engraving and is currently housed in the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany.

Cupidon

This French Neoclassical painting by William Adolphe Bouguereau is a beautiful and realistic image of Cupid or Eros in a modest pose with his famous bow lying at his feet. The work was created in 1875. The artist died in 1905 at the age of eighty years.

Turbaned Oriental

This is a reproduction of Gabriel Raya Morcillo’s “A Turbaned Oriental”. Morcillo was a Spanish Orientalist artist born in 1888. He died at the age of eight-five years. This image is a wonderful depiction of male sensuality that can be found in the cultures deeply imbued with Islamic culture. The original painting is in a private collection.

Rubens Ganymedes

This is a wonder of the Neo-classical period, the Abduction of Ganymede by Peter Paul Rubens. It depicts the capture of the most beautiful boy in the world by the Lord of Heaven who has taken the form of an eagle.

Leonidas at Thermopylai

This French Neo-classical by Jacques Louis David depicts a scene from Greek history in which the Spartans held the pass against the invading Persians.

Capture of Ganymede

This masterpiece of Anton Domenico Gabbiani was created in 1700. It depicts the ascension of Ganymede in the clutches of the eagle-form into which Zeus has transformed himself. This is one of the most Classical of the Italian master’s work of the Baroque Era. This work presently is in the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence, Italy.

School of Plato

This masterpiece by the Belgian Jean Delville was created in 1898. This Symbolist artist who settled in Paris was a student of Theosophy and was heavily influenced by Platonism. The artist died in 1953 at the age of eighty-six years.

Swimming Hole

Thomas Eakins’s masterpiece, “The Swimming Hole, 1885. This is the artist’s most accomplished portrayal of the male nude and depicts himself and five friends on a creek near Philadelphia. The piece was controversial in those Victorian times and the painting was returned by the commissioner and remained in the artist’s possession until his death in 1916. The original is in the Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas.

Narcissus

Created by John William Waterhouse in 1912, this work represents Narcissus who was punished by falling in love with his own reflection. He was trapped by the beauty of his own reflection and died. Yellow narcissus flowers grew there in memory and these are included in the painting.

Charon Ferrying the Shades

This French masterpiece of the the Baroque Era was created between 1735 and 1740, the work of Pierre Subleyras. The French master artist died in 1749 in Rome when he was fifty years old. This work is now displayed in the Louvre in Paris.

Bathing the Red Horse

A reproduction of Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin’s masterpiece “Bathing the Red Horse”, of 1912. This Russian artist studied in St. Petersburg and Moscow and also traveled to Paris and North Africa. This work came during his period of attempting to synthesize Eastern and Western art. He fell out of favor during the Soviet Era and died in 1939 at the age of sixty-one years. This work is currently in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.

Icarus

A reproduction of a work by Lord Frederick Leighton, “Icarus”. This Pre-Raphaelite masterpiece of 1869 is a wonderful depiction of the preparations of Daedelus for the flight of Icarus. We see no foreshadowing of the tragic end of this great experiment. It may be an allegory of the efforts of Man to overcome his natural limitations.

Young Man by the Sea

This is a reproduction of the 1837 masterpiece by Hippolyte Flandrin who died in Paris in 1865 at the age of 55 years. The work is currently at Louvre.

Colossus

This masterpiece by Francisco de Goya was created in about 1811. It depicts a gigantic monster who may results the gargantuan effects of war upon the mass of humanity. The Spanish genius died in Bordeaux, France in 1828 at the age of 82 years. This masterpiece is now in Museo Prado in Madrid.

Body of Hector

This French Neo-classical by Jacques Louis David depicts a scene from the Iliad in which the corpse of Hector lies near the camp of Achilles.

Ganymede Waters Zeus

This Danish Neo-classical masterpiece by Berthel Thorvaldsen depicts a scene of the cup-bearer of God watering his master. It was created in 1817 and is now in the Thorvaldsens Museum in Copenhagen. The artist died in 1844 in Copenhagen at the age of seventy-five years.

Marius at Maturnae

This masterpiece of the French master Jean-Germain Drouais was created in Rome in 1786. This student of David painted during the height of the French Romantic period. This work depicts the Roman consul Marius turning back a German assassin by sheer force of will. It currently is in the Musee du Louvre in Paris.

Writer Trimming his Pen (larger)

This is a reproduction of Jan Ekels’ “A Writer Trimming his Pen” of 1784. Ekels specialized in sober interiors with a minimal number of figures. He was influenced by French Classicism probably through his living in Paris for a few years. This is a masterpiece of Dutch eighteenth century painting. The original painting is currently in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The artist died on June 4, 1793 at the age of 34 years.

The Flute Player by Hendrick ter Brugghen

A reproduction of the masterpiece by Hendrick ter Brugghen, “The Flute Player” of 1623. This work exemplifies Ter Brugghen’s preference for half-length figures as well as his love of the contrast between bright and somber surfaces. This work is currently in Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, Germany. Hendrick ter Brugghen was a leading Dutch follower of the Italian Michelangelo Caravaggio. He was born in about 1588 and at an early age moved with his family to Utrecht. He was in Rome in 1604 where he was heavily influenced by Caravaggio asd well as Carracci, Domenichino and Reni. He favored half-length figures and strong contrasts between light and dark surfaces. Though he died early in 1629 at the age of 41, his influence was widespread in the next generation of Dutch Masters.

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Automedon with the Horses of Achilles

A reproduction of Henri Regnault’s masterpiece, “Automedon with the Horses of Achilles” of 1868. The artist wsa born in Paris in 1843 and won better acclaim in Rome than he did in France. He became a devotee of the Hispano-Italian school. He traveled in Spain and North Africa before returning to fight in the Franco-Prussian War in which he did in 1871. In this work the artist shows Automedon, the chariot-driver of Achilles. On the day that Patroclos was slain by Hektor, Automedon drove the horses Balios and Xanthos to the rear of the army of the Achaeans so that he could console them. This image depicts Automedon bringing the wildly distraught horses from the battle.

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Nasrcissus by Gyula Benczur

This is a reproduction of the 1881 painting “Narcissus” by Gyula Benczur. This Hungarian artist early won international fame in the 1860’s. Much of his early work was done in Bavaria where he was commissioned by Ludwig II to paint rocco themes. Later he was successful in Prague and Weimar. Late in life he became a favorite in his native Hungary where he died in 1920 at the age of seventy-six. This painting is in the Magyar Nemzeti Galeria (Hungarian National Gallery) in Budapest.

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Summer, 1901 by Karoly Ferenczy

A reproduction of "Summer, 1901" by Károly Ferenczy. He was born in 1862 Vienna and was one of the leading artists of the Nagybánya school of painting. Studying law and economics, he began to deal with painting at the Académie Julian in Paris. In 1889, he moved back to Hungary and between 1893 and 1896 he lived in Munich with his family: There he joined the circle of Simon Hollósy: with whom he moved to Nagybánya in 1896 and became the leading painter of the artist colony. After 1906 he moved to Budapest and became the professor of the College of Fine Arts. He died there in 1917.

Alexandre Thurneyssen als Hirtenknabe

This masterpiece, originally named Alexandre Thurneyssen als Hirtenknabe, was created in 1911 by Auguste Renoir (1841-1919). The work is from the master’s latter years when he lived on a farm near the French Mediterranean coast at Cagnes-sur-Mer. This a fine example of the warm sensuality for which Renoir was known. This painting is currently in the Museum of Art, Providence, Rhode Island.

Gods At Play by Sir William Blake Richmond

This is a reproduction of a work by William Blake Richmond who died in 1921 at the age of eighty-nine years. His career began in 1861 and he was well recieved having studied in England and in Italy. He was knighted in 1897. This work is a beautiful imaginative rendition of the gods of Olympus at play, but we have been unable to find the real name of the work or where it may now be displayed.

Apprehension

A reproduction of a work by Troy Caperton, “Apprehension”. This work was completed in 2008: A vulnerable young man shows his apprehension and is ready to take action should those feelings predict danger.

Boy Lighting a Pipe

A reproduction of the masterpiece by Hendrick ter Brugghen, “Boy Lighting a Pipe” of 1623. This work exemplifies Ter Brugghen’s preference for half-length figures as well as his love of the contrast between bright and somber surfaces. This work is currently in a private collection. Hendrick ter Brugghen was a leading Dutch follower of the Italian Michelangelo Caravaggio. He was born in about 1588 and at an early age moved with his family to Utrecht. He was in Rome in 1604 where he was heavily influenced by Caravaggio asd well as Carracci, Domenichino and Reni. He favored half-length figures and strong contrasts between light and dark surfaces. Though he died early in 1629 at the age of 41, his influence was widespread in the next generation of Dutch Masters.

Rape of Ivan Mazeppa

A reproduction of "Rape of Ivan Mazeppa" of about 1820 by Theodore Gericault. This French master executed this work while in London when he was twenty-nine years old. This was during a period in which Gericault was refining his efforts to depict the human body. He returned to France where he inspired many young painters, among them Delacroix. He died in Paris in 1824. Ivan Mazeppa was a hero of the Ukraine being hetman of the Left Bank Don Cossacks who was caught up in the power struggles between the Russians, Swedes and Poles in the eighteenth century. This scene depicts an episode in his life immortalized in Lord Byron’s poem of 1818.

Baco Joven by Juan Joaquin Agrasot, 1872

This masterpiece by Juan Joaquin Agrasot was created when the Valencian artist was thirty-five years old. The Young Bacchus is portrayed in a duskier complexion than is usual. It is typical of Agrasot’s Classical style. The artist died in 1919 and this work is displayed in the Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia en su Hisotria in Spain.

Stone Continued

The artist's own comments: "A Self Portrait--Stone Continued... In my corner, safe and secure. Stone around me to protect me and guard me from all but myself."

The Bathers by Henry Scott Tuke, 1889

A reproduction of a work by Henry Scott Tuke, “The Bathers” of 1889. The artist was a native of Cornwall who died in 1929 at the age of seventy-one years. His twin abiding loves were the sea and boys. This caused quite a stir in Victorian and Edwardian England, but he was nonetheless a member of the Royal Academy. Technically, Tuke favored rough, visible brushstrokes, at a time when a smooth, polished finish was favoured by fashionable painters and critics. He had a strong sense of colour and excelled in the depiction of natural light, particularly the soft, fragile sunlight of the English summer. Had his choice of subject matter been more orthodox, Tuke might have become a major name in British painting: as it was he remained a niche painter. This work is a fine example of Tuke’s wonderful work. The original painting is on display in the Leeds Art Gallery in Great Britain.

Apollo Crowning Himself

An artistic print of Antonio Canova’s statue, “Theseus and the Minotaur”. This classic work of 1781 brought Canova to the attention of Europe’s masters of art critique. It began his reputation as “a unique and truly divine man”. The statue is half-life-size and was inspired by an episode in the Metamorphoses in which Apollo crowns himself with a laurel wreath after Daphne has changed into a tree. He stands in contrapposto, a balanced state characterized by the opposition of straight and bent limbs, in a moment of reflection after the dramatic chase.

Club Night by George Wesley Bellows

A reproduction of "Club Night" by George Wesley Bellows of 1907. This wonderful work is also known as "Stag Night at Starkey's" and is an early work of the American Master. Bellows was born in Ohio and moved to New York City at the age of 25. He became associated with the Ashcan School which advocated the painting of contemporary urban life. He won fame in that genre which he retained for the rest of life which ended in 1925. This is an early work which wonderfully displays Bellow's commitment to contemporary American life and recreation.

Mars, God of War, by Velazquez

This masterpiece was created in 1640, the work of Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez. The Spanish master artist died in 1660 in Madrid when he was sixty-one years old. This work is now displayed in the Museo de Prado in Madrid.

Warrior with Spear

A reproduction of "Nude Warrior with a Spear" of 1816 by Theodore Gericault. This French master executed this work while in Rome and Florence when he was twenty-six years old. This was during a period in which Gericault was refining his efforts to depict the human body. He returned to France where he inspired many young painters, among them Delacroix. He died in Paris in 1824.

Auigustus Prima Porta

Photo from my recent trip to Rome (taken by me). This ancient masterpiece was one of the world's first efforts at propoganda in art, an attempt at portraying the the radical Octavian in the guise of a traditional conservative Roman.

Democritus

A reproduction of the masterpiece by Hendrick ter Brugghen, “Democritus” of 1628. This work exemplifies Ter Brugghen’s preference for half-length figures as well as his love of the contrast between bright and somber surfaces. Democritus was the Greek philosopher who laughed at the world and also was the first to come up with the idea of atoms. He was the most influential of the pre-Socratic philosophers and was thoroughly despised by Plato. This work is currently in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Hendrick ter Brugghen was a leading Dutch follower of the Italian Michelangelo Caravaggio. He was born in about 1588 and at an early age moved with his family to Utrecht. He was in Rome in 1604 where he was heavily influenced by Caravaggio asd well as Carracci, Domenichino and Reni. He favored half-length figures and strong contrasts between light and dark surfaces. Though he died early in 1629 at the age of 41, his influence was widespread in the next generation of Dutch Masters.

Orestes and the Furies

This French Neo-classical painting depicts the immediate persecution of Orestes by the Furies. The prince of Argos has just murdered his mother in revenge for her slaying of Orestes' father Agamemnon. By William-Adolphe Bouguereau

July Sun by Henry Scott Tuke

A reproduction of a work by Henry Scott Tuke, “Aquamarine” of 1913. The artist was a native of Cornwall who died in 1929 at the age of seventy-one years. This picture was completed in the year of his death. His twin abiding loves were the sea and boys. This caused quite a stir in Victorian and Edwardian England, but he was nonetheless a member of the Royal Academy. The original of this work is in the Royal Academy of the Arts in London.

Triumphant Achilles

Triumphant Achilles dragging Hector's lifeless body in front of the Gates of Troy. This is a reproduction of a panoramic fresco on the upper level of the main hall of the Achilleion on the island of Corfu built by Empress Elizabeth of Austria in 1890. .

Heraklitus

A reproduction of the masterpiece by Hendrick ter Brugghen, “Heraklitus” of 1628. This work exemplifies Ter Brugghen’s preference for half-length figures as well as his love of the contrast between bright and somber surfaces. Heraklitus was the Greek philosopher who taught that change was the essence of the universe. His famous quote was “you cannot step twice into the same river, for other waters are ever flowing on to you.” This work is currently in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Hendrick ter Brugghen was a leading Dutch follower of the Italian Michelangelo Caravaggio. He was born in about 1588 and at an early age moved with his family to Utrecht. He was in Rome in 1604 where he was heavily influenced by Caravaggio asd well as Carracci, Domenichino and Reni. He favored half-length figures and strong contrasts between light and dark surfaces. Though he died early in 1629 at the age of 41, his influence was widespread in the next generation of Dutch Masters.

Diogenes

This beautiful lost work of the French Neo-classicist Jean Leon Gerome was created in 1860. It depicts the famous Greek philosopher who founded the School of the Cynics, Greek for “dogs.” Diogenes was famous for carrying a lamp in search of an honest man. This work is currently displayed in the Waters Art Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

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The Guardian of Paradise

This is a reproduction of Franz von Stuck's 1889 masterpiece, Der Wachter des Paradieses, for which he won his first acclaim, a gold medal at the Munich Glass Palace.

Diver Two

Second in a series of eight works from the Tomb of the Diver. This tomb was created in about 480 Before the Common Era and was discovered in 1968. Troy Caperton has restored eight images taken fromthe tomb and presents them here for your consideration. Any lover of Classical Greece or of the lifestyle of the Ancients will find this series fascinating. The second panel is taken from the roof of the tomb and depicts a naked boy diving into a pool of water. The images gives the name for the entire tomb. The diver is depicted in flight, almost certainly a metaphor for the journey of the soul from one life to the next, a dive into the unknown, into the purifying eternal waters of the universe. This is perhaps related to the purification symbols of Pythagorean philosophy which preached the reincarnation of the soul.

Barque of Dante by Eugene Delacroix, 1822

This masterpiece was painted by Delacroix when he was twenty-four years old. This was his first work accepted by the Paris Salon and culminated six years in the Ecole des Beaux-Artes. He had been orphaned at the age of sixteen but after this work, Delacroix went from one success to anther. He traveled to England and North Africa and in the latter became fascinated by the Moorish people and their lives. His many depictions of the people of North Africa extended his fame and he became a member of the Academy before his death in 1863.

Antinous as Dionysos

Antinous as Dionysos, 2008. An attempt to re-capture the natural colors of the colossal statue of Antinous in the Museo Pio-Clementino, Sala Rotunda, in Vatican City, Rome.