Showing posts with label love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label love. Show all posts

31.8.15

Love by J.-H. Fragonard

French artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) used love as the theme for his paintings.

O francês Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) utilizou o amor como tema das suas pinturas.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806)-‘the progress of love: the love crowned’-oil on canvas-ca 1773    New York-Frick collection

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806)-’the progress of love: the love meeting’-oil on canvas-1773    New York-Frick collection

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806)-’the progress of love: the pursuit’-oil on canvas-1773    New York-Frick collection

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806)-’the progress of love: the confession of love’-oil on canvas-1771    New York-Frick collection

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806)-‘the fountain of love’-oil on canvas-1785    London-Wallace collection


7.3.10

Prehistoric Venus

Venus of Willendorf, Vienna's Natural History Museum (safe)


«Facies exorat amorem»; «A beautiful face attracts love»; «A beleza da face atrai o amor». Ovide; Amores, 3, 11

Tribute to women of all time.
Homenagem às mulheres de todos os tempos.




6.3.10

Love and marriage


Love between Venus and Anquises, fresco by Annibale Carracci, Roma Palazzo Farnese


Wedding: D. Eleanor (daughter of King Afonso V) with Frederick III, king of the Holy Roman Empire in the presence of Pius II, fresco, Library Pinturicchio Siena del Duomo

Casamento de D. Leonor (filha de D. Afonso V) com Frederico III, rei do Sacro Império Romano-Germânico na presença de Pio II  pintura a fresco
Pinturicchio Siena Biblioteca del Duomo