Friday 23 January 2009

Josefa de Óbidos, O Menino Jesus Salvador do Mundo, 1672

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Baby Jesus, Saviour of the World.

Via Figuration Féminine

Josefa de Óbidos, aka de Ayala, Spanish-born Baroque Era Painter, 1630-1684. She lived in Óbidos, Portugal, most of her life.

Josefa de Óbidos, Sta. Teresa, 1672

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Via Figuration Féminine

Josefa de Óbidos, aka de Ayala, Spanish-born Baroque Era Painter, 1630-1684. She lived in Óbidos, Portugal, most of her life.

Thursday 22 January 2009

Josefa de Óbidos, O Cordeiro Pascal, 1660-70

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Via Figuration Féminine

The Easter Lamb.

Josefa de Óbidos, aka de Ayala, Spanish-born Baroque Era Painter, 1630-1684. She lived in Óbidos, Portugal, most of her life.

Wednesday 21 January 2009

Josefa de Óbidos, A Anunciação, 1676

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The Annunciation.

Via Figuration Féminine.

Josefa de Óbidos, aka de Ayala, Spanish-born Baroque Era Painter, 1630-1684. She lived in Óbidos, Portugal, most of her life.

Tuesday 20 January 2009

Philippe Wolfers, La Fée au Pavon, 1901

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Project for a lamp. Watercolour, gouache.

Scanned from the book "Jugendstil" by Gabriele Fahr-Becker.

From the book:

"The famous Peacock lamp was a true sensation at the Salon National des Beaux-Arts exposition. It's a magnificent example of symbolism in Art Nouveau, but at the same time its concept contradicts every law of functionality."

Philippe Wolfers, 1858–1929.

Sunday 18 January 2009