July 2005
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Biography: Alexandre Cabanel
Alexandre Cabanel (1823–1889) was a French academic painter known for his polished and meticulously executed historical, mythological, and allegorical paintings. He…
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The Antipodean Movement: Australia Against Modernism
The Antipodean Movement was a bold artistic rebellion that shook the Australian art world in the late 1950s. At a time…
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Inspiration: “In The Orchard Spring,” by William Brymner
Born in Greenock, Scotland, the son of Douglas Brymner the first Dominion Archivist and Jean Thomson, he moved with his family to Melbourne, Canada East in 1857. In 1864, his…
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Inspiration: “Portrait of the Artist’s Son,” by Eero Järnefelt
He was the son of General Alexander Järnefelt and Baroness Elisabeth Järnefelt (née Clodt von Jürgensburg). Several of his eight siblings also became well-known: Kasper (a literary critic), Arvid (a judge…
