Beautiful Art: architecture, paintings, sculptures, etc
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Below a few illustrations from Alphons Mucha, born in Tchequoslovakia at the end of the 19th century and a prominent figure of the "Art Nouveau" movement:
The four seasons
Daydream
The Moon and the Stars:
The four seasons
Daydream
The Moon and the Stars:
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Evelyn De Morgan - Gloria in Excelsis (1893) Gloria in Excelsis is an abbreviation of Gloria in Excelsis Deo, or Glory to God in the highest, the anthem known as the hymn of the angels, so called as these were the first words the angels sang when announcing the birth of Christ to the shepherds (Luke 2: 14). On the surface the title refers to the two angels singing the Gloria. The one on the right holds a scroll emblazoned with the words of the hymn, whilst the left hand angel plucks at a harp. However, it also embodies the deeper message that Christ’s birth will unite angels and men, separated by original sin, and that man may hope to join the heavenly host after death.
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Dagobah Resident
The Coronation of Napoleon, by Jacques-Louis David, the official painter of Napoleon. Depicting his coronation at Notre-Dame de Paris, the painting was started in 1805 and completed in 1807 and has imposing dimensions – it is almost 10 metres (33 ft) wide by a little over 6 metres (20 ft) tall. The work is on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
As you can see, the painting depicts Napoleon crowning the empress Josephine just after the consecration ceremony where Napoleon places himself the crown on his head. That is why the full official title of this painting is Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris on 2 December 1804.
Details of this huge painting are amazing.
Another one from David, The Funeral Games of Patroclus, 1778. Profusion and dramatic sense in this large painting which is 218 centimetres (7 ft) wide by 94 cm (3 ft) tall, showing the funeral games for Patroclus during Trojan War, with his body and Achilles at the foot of the pyre and Hector resting on his chariot on the right.
Added: Thank you so much for this wonderful thread celebrating beauty!
As you can see, the painting depicts Napoleon crowning the empress Josephine just after the consecration ceremony where Napoleon places himself the crown on his head. That is why the full official title of this painting is Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris on 2 December 1804.
Details of this huge painting are amazing.
Another one from David, The Funeral Games of Patroclus, 1778. Profusion and dramatic sense in this large painting which is 218 centimetres (7 ft) wide by 94 cm (3 ft) tall, showing the funeral games for Patroclus during Trojan War, with his body and Achilles at the foot of the pyre and Hector resting on his chariot on the right.
Added: Thank you so much for this wonderful thread celebrating beauty!
