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Gibbous Moon (1980)

Gibbous Moon (1980) by Paterson Ewen. Source.

Rosa Bonheur

Today is the 199th birthday of French animal painter Rosa Bonheur. Source.

Artemisia Gentileschi as Saint Catherine

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Penry Williams

Penry Williams, Tiber with the temple of Hercules Victor, Santa Maria in Cosmedin, and the Ponte Rotto seen from the covent of San Barto (c. 1827). Source. Also.

Frenchwomen Haying, by Julien Dupré

Julien Dupré (1851 - 1910). Source.

Alison Watt

Portrait painter Alison Watt was born in Greenock in 1963. She painted this self-portrait with a teacup on her head in 1987. Source.

Seren Morgan Jones

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Allegory of Carthage by Pesellino

This illustration from a 15th-century manuscript of Silius Italicus' epic Punica is way better than the poem. Source.

The Vale of the White Horse

The Vale of the White Horse, c. 1939, by Eric Ravilious. Source.

Death of Raphael

The death of Raphael on April 6th, 1520 was a favourite theme among nineteenth-century artists who were not as good as him. Source. See also.