tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451667581816690902024-03-08T12:47:18.195+01:00Old PaintAn old painting a day.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1295125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-30814723245996882482011-04-11T21:45:00.000+01:002014-08-11T09:03:34.720+01:00We're movingThe Google AdSense Team has sent me an email warning me that this blog has pornography and/or adult content. As an example, they referred me to the <a href="http://oldpainting.blogspot.com/search/label/1932">1932 label</a>, where one may find these two paintings:<br />
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<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/3210967211/">François-Emile Barrauda, La seance de peinture, 1932</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gatochy/">Gatochy</a>.</span></div><div class="flickr-yourcomment"></div><br />
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<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12793394@N07/2058330996/">Adamo ed Eva di Tamara de Lempicka</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/12793394@N07/">Giacomo Momo</a>.</span></div><div class="flickr-yourcomment"></div><br />
I was told that unless I remove those images they can not continue to allow me to display ads on that or indeed on any other of my blogs that also contain images of nudity - which is perfectly possible, seeing as I love art. <br />
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I would have liked to contact whoever is the decider in the AdSense team, to inform him/her that neither Tamara de Lempicka nor François-Emile Barrauda were pornographers, nor did they produce anything other than quality content (not to say there is no quality porn) - but the same mind that could not tolerate the sight of these works of art understandably will also not tolerate to be contacted. They appear to be spooked by many things with no rational motive. <br />
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In this the AdSense team is not alone. For example, the team in charge of supervising the content of blogs has become sadly known for its tendency <a href="http://verasbiggayblo.blogspot.com/2011/03/blogger-strikes-again.html">to feel upset over gay sites (including those that, like mine, are not pornographic) deleting them without justifying so to their authors</a> - which makes perfect sense for, in truth, how does one justify a morally indefensible aversion? How does one justify a prejudice? <br />
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Seeing as it's not possible to talk to these people, nor would they understand me if I did, and they'd just get emotionally stressed for nothing if I were to do so; and seeing as I would not wish to cause any more emotional distress to people who already worry themselves so much over things that don't matter, I thought it best to simply transfer all my blogs to Tumblr, something which was very easy to do and not a bother at all. <br />
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The new address is <a href="http://oldpainting.tumblr.com/">Old Paint</a> and there I will continue to do much the same that I've been doing here. So if you've liked it so far, just follow the link.<br />
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I'd like to thank Blogger for having served me so well throughout these years and I hope those responsible for these reprehensible decisions stay on the meds. See you soon! :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-18166247031603736692011-04-10T14:45:00.002+01:002011-04-10T14:47:01.377+01:00Giovanni Battista Langetti, Samson, c.1660<style type="text/css">
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<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandalfsgallery/5596998711/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Giovanni Battista Langetti - Samson [c.1660]</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">, originally uploaded by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandalfsgallery/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gandalf's Gallery</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></span></div><div class="flickr-yourcomment"><a href="http://gandalfsgallery.blogspot.com/2011/04/giovanni-battista-langetti-samson-c1660.html" rel="nofollow">gandalfsgallery.blogspot.com/2011/04/giovanni-battista-la...</a></div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-9265130349174658632011-04-09T15:37:00.002+01:002011-04-09T15:42:39.230+01:00Giorgio Bonelli, Papavero Negro Poppy, 1772-93<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/5520770324/" title="Giorgio Bonelli, Papavero Negro Poppy, 1772-93 by Gatochy, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5520770324_c49b97a6ba_o.jpg" width="466" height="760" alt="Giorgio Bonelli, Papavero Negro Poppy, 1772-93"></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/5520770324/">Giorgio Bonelli, Papavero Negro Poppy, 1772-93</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/">Gatochy</a>.</span></div><p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Via <a href="http://stilllifequickheart.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow">Still Life, Quick Heart</a></p>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-90124520490626868352011-04-08T13:26:00.002+01:002011-04-08T13:34:28.582+01:00N. C. Wyeth, Still Life with Pipe, ca. 1910<style type="text/css">
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<div class="flickr-frame"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/eoskins/5599279198/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" class="flickr-photo" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5024/5599279198_f5d0df96cc.jpg" /></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/eoskins/5599279198/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">‘Still Life with Pipe' ca. 1910 by N. C. Wyeth</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">, originally uploaded by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/eoskins/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Plum leaves</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></span></div><div class="flickr-yourcomment"><i>Via Flickr:</i><br />
N.C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth [American Golden Age Illustrator, 1882-1945] <br />
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Patriarch of three generations of Wyeth-Hurd artists, including son Andrew Wyeth and grandson Jamie Wyeth.<br />
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Oil on canvas.<br />
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Brandywine River Museum <a href="http://brandywine.doetech.net/results.cfm?ParentID=366739&StartRow=11&Display=10&Format=text_image" rel="nofollow">brandywine.doetech.net/results.cfm?ParentID=366739&St...</a></div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-48273014838758483492011-04-07T12:26:00.002+01:002011-04-07T12:29:41.514+01:00Pia Valentinis, Strega<style type="text/css">
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<div class="flickr-frame"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/piaillustratrice/5595816988/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" class="flickr-photo" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5102/5595816988_6053b94c43.jpg" /></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/piaillustratrice/5595816988/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">strega</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">, originally uploaded by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/piaillustratrice/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">pia valentinis</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></span></div><div class="flickr-yourcomment"><a href="http://piavalentinis.blogspot.com/2011/04/strega.html">http://piavalentinis.blogspot.com/2011/04/strega.html</a></div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-65210714238974514602011-04-06T19:15:00.002+01:002011-04-06T19:25:20.619+01:00Hiroshige<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/5520770416/" title="Hiroshige by Gatochy, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5211/5520770416_2303921263_o.jpg" width="473" height="688" alt="Hiroshige"></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/5520770416/">Hiroshige</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/">Gatochy</a>.</span></div><p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-75262170698397120142011-04-05T18:47:00.002+01:002011-04-05T18:49:31.620+01:00Ling Jian, Sweet Bitter, 2007<style type="text/css">
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<div class="flickr-frame"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kraftgenie/5589592156/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" class="flickr-photo" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5103/5589592156_45bef52d32.jpg" /></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kraftgenie/5589592156/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ling Jian, Sweet Bitter, 2007</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">, originally uploaded by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kraftgenie/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">kraftgenie</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></span></div><div class="flickr-yourcomment"></div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-56755957207861654912011-04-04T13:34:00.002+01:002011-04-04T13:37:27.241+01:00Juliette Aristedes, James<style type="text/css">
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<div class="flickr-frame"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandalfsgallery/5588529584/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" class="flickr-photo" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5257/5588529584_03c35db724.jpg" /></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandalfsgallery/5588529584/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Juliette Aristedes - James</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">, originally uploaded by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandalfsgallery/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gandalf's Gallery</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></span></div><div class="flickr-yourcomment"><i>Via Flickr:</i><br />
<a href="http://gandalfsgalleymodern.blogspot.com/2011/04/juliette-aristedes-james.html" rel="nofollow">gandalfsgalleymodern.blogspot.com/2011/04/juliette-ariste...</a></div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-62470269998352814522011-04-03T14:11:00.002+01:002011-04-03T14:30:40.536+01:00Jansson Stegner, Sarabande, 2006<style type="text/css">
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<div class="flickr-frame"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kraftgenie/5585097636/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" class="flickr-photo" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5070/5585097636_92de4d7df8.jpg" /></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kraftgenie/5585097636/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jansson Stegner, Sarabande, 2006</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">, originally uploaded by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kraftgenie/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">kraftgenie</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></span></div><div class="flickr-yourcomment"></div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-89351463581128271482011-04-02T12:40:00.002+00:002011-04-02T12:52:26.608+00:00Jacques le Moyne de Morgues, Dragon Arum with Butterfly, 16th century<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/5520770466/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5132/5520770466_d1aed23e25.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/5520770466/">Jacques le Moyne de Morgues, Dragon Arum with Butterfly, 16th century</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/">Gatochy</a>.</span></div><p class="flickr-yourcomment"> <i>Via Flickr:</i><br />
Via <a href="http://stilllifequickheart.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow">Still Life, Quick Heart</a></p>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-56713497802949064882011-04-01T10:47:00.002+00:002011-04-01T10:53:00.754+00:00John White Alexander, Study in Black and Green, 1906<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/5520770638/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5138/5520770638_b7c4562d21.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/5520770638/">John White Alexander, Study in Black and Green, 1906</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/">Gatochy</a>.</span></div><p class="flickr-yourcomment"> <i>Via Flickr:</i><br />
John White Alexander (1856-1915).<br />
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Via <a href="http://old-world.tumblr.com" rel="nofollow">My old world</a></p>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-25487976777305288752011-03-31T12:03:00.002+00:002011-03-31T12:11:18.918+00:00Julian Alden Weir, At the Piano<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5294/5520178805_16cb7e1e74_o.jpg" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5294/5520178805_48aa0cf48a.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/5520178805/">Julian Alden Weir, At the Piano</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/">Gatochy</a>.</span></div><p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Click image for 579 x 699 size.</p>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-63619932070830768662011-03-30T09:20:00.002+00:002011-03-30T09:25:53.366+00:00Kenneth Frazier, Woman with a rose<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5015/5520770906_91e46e5733_o.jpg" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5015/5520770906_561fcca9c2.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/5520770906/">Kenneth Frazier, Woman with a rose</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/">Gatochy</a>.</span></div><p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Click image for 500 x 677 size. <br />
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Via <a href="http://unrealityart.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow">Unreality Art</a></p>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-11476200452713890042011-03-28T17:20:00.002+00:002011-03-28T17:28:20.033+00:00Konstantin Andreevich Somov<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5098/5520770994_fe784f521d_o.jpg" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5098/5520770994_2f22c116e8.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/5520770994/">Konstantin Andreevich Somov</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/">Gatochy</a>.</span></div><p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Click image for 640 x 471 size. Via <a href="http://lonelyindian.tumblr.com/post/3675163213" rel="nofollow">Lonely Indian</a>.<br />
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Konstantin Andreevich Somov (Russian, 1869-1939).</p>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-73940298490813120522011-03-27T13:05:00.002+00:002011-03-27T14:39:00.169+00:00Andy Warhol, Moonwalk (1, pink), 1987<style type="text/css">
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<div class="flickr-frame"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kraftgenie/5564191290/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" class="flickr-photo" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5225/5564191290_88a9b01aed.jpg" /></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kraftgenie/5564191290/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Andy Warhol, Moonwalk (1, pink), 1987</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">, originally uploaded by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kraftgenie/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">kraftgenie</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></span></div><div class="flickr-yourcomment"></div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-89132578502738145432011-03-26T13:15:00.002+00:002011-03-26T13:19:05.685+00:00Albert Savereys, River, 1930-37<style type="text/css">
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<div class="flickr-frame"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandalfsgallery/5528913592/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" class="flickr-photo" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5291/5528913592_8ffe56dca3.jpg" /></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandalfsgallery/5528913592/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Albert Savereys - River [1930-37]</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">, originally uploaded by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandalfsgallery/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gandalf's Gallery</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></span></div><div class="flickr-yourcomment"><a href="http://gandalfsgallery.blogspot.com/2011/03/albert-savereys-river-1930-37.html">http://gandalfsgallery.blogspot.com/2011/03/albert-savereys-river-1930-37.html</a></div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-24638591131700816622011-03-25T15:51:00.002+00:002011-03-25T15:54:22.889+00:00Koson, 1910<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/5520771086/" title="Koson, 1910 by Gatochy, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5096/5520771086_35bd78b0ab_o.jpg" width="368" height="716" alt="Koson, 1910" /></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/5520771086/">Koson, 1910</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/">Gatochy</a>.</span></div><p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-86688074140615327582011-03-24T16:36:00.002+00:002011-03-24T16:42:00.089+00:00Thomas Hart Benton, Boomtown, 1928<style type="text/css">
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<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kraftgenie/5552916609/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thomas Hart Benton, Boomtown, 1928</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">, originally uploaded by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kraftgenie/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">kraftgenie</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></span></div><div class="flickr-yourcomment"></div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-66620871381556022252011-03-23T16:11:00.002+00:002011-03-23T16:19:15.869+00:00Grant Wood, The Appraisal, 1931<style type="text/css">
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<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kraftgenie/5552843707/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Grant Wood, The Appraisal, 1931</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">, originally uploaded by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/kraftgenie/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">kraftgenie</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></span></div><div class="flickr-yourcomment"></div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-39745230378827079412011-03-22T19:00:00.002+00:002011-03-22T19:04:41.983+00:00Mary Fedden, Still life with amaryllis and fruit on a chair<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/5520771134/" title="Mary Fedden, Still life with amaryllis and fruit on a chair by Gatochy, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5258/5520771134_dc9dc7c993_o.jpg" width="456" height="550" alt="Mary Fedden, Still life with amaryllis and fruit on a chair" /></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/5520771134/">Mary Fedden, Still life with amaryllis and fruit on a chair</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gatochy/">Gatochy</a>.</span></div><p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Click image for 568 x 800 size. Via <a href="http://www.richard-green.com/" rel="nofollow">Richard Green</a><br />
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Mary Fedden, English, (born 1915).</p>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-84552619267882453612011-03-21T18:38:00.002+00:002011-03-21T18:43:08.631+00:00Johannes Vermeer, A Young Woman Seated at a Virginal, c. 1670-72<style type="text/css">
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<div class="flickr-frame"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26612863@N00/5547181720/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" class="flickr-photo" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5255/5547181720_c84991bd34.jpg" /></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26612863@N00/5547181720/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A Young Woman seated at a Virginal, Johannes Vermeer</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">, originally uploaded by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/26612863@N00/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">greta_g</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></span></div><div class="flickr-yourcomment"></div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-13529897179348478892011-03-20T19:51:00.003+00:002011-03-22T19:02:43.457+00:00Mary Fedden, The Poppy, the Cat & the Compass, 2005<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/5520771212/" title="Mary Fedden, The Poppy, the Cat & the Compass, 2005 by Gatochy, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5300/5520771212_d721a84810_o.jpg" width="430" height="522" alt="Mary Fedden, The Poppy, the Cat & the Compass, 2005" /></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/5520771212/">Mary Fedden, The Poppy, the Cat & the Compass, 2005</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gatochy/">Gatochy</a>.</span></div><p class="flickr-yourcomment">Click image for 609 x 667 size. Via <a href="http://stilllifequickheart.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow">Still Life, Quick Heart</a></p>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-56190819614890040322011-03-19T20:54:00.002+00:002011-03-19T20:59:57.281+00:00Ogata Gekko<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5218/5520179361_3e75e52ccc_o.jpg" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5218/5520179361_0b5b29f9a2.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/5520179361/">Ogata Gekko</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gatochy/">Gatochy</a>.</span></div><p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Click image for 666 x 500 size. Via <a href="http://0rchid-thief.livejournal.com/588871.html" rel="nofollow">0rchid-thief</a></p>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-42991076340763751702011-03-18T19:05:00.002+00:002011-03-18T19:07:31.362+00:00Pietro Liberi, Sleeping Endymion, circa 1660<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5215/5520771512_211b7374dc_o.jpg" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5215/5520771512_9bde99653c.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/5520771512/">Pietro Liberi, Sleeping Endymion, circa 1660</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gatochy/">Gatochy</a>.</span></div><p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Click image for 1024 x 539 size. Via <a href="http://immediategallimaufry.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow">Immediate Gallimaufry</a></p>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145166758181669090.post-82827815054926759592011-03-17T17:56:00.002+00:002011-03-17T17:59:09.645+00:00Giovanni Segantini, Goddess of Love, 1894-97<style type="text/css">
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<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32357038@N08/5534753279/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Segantini, Giovanni (1858-1899) - 1894-97 Goddess of Love (Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Milan, Italy)</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">, originally uploaded by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/32357038@N08/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">RasMarley</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></span></div><div class="flickr-yourcomment">Giovanni Segantini, Italian, Symbolist (1858-1899).</div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648881004009102154noreply@blogger.com0