December 2012
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Inspiration: “Meu Netinho,” by Eliseu Visconti
In 1884, Eliseu Visconti entered the Liceu de Artes e Ofícios do Rio de Janeiro, where studied under Victor Meireles. Parallel to his studies in…
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Inspiration: “Spring,” by Robert Lewis Reid
Robert Lewis Reid was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts and attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston under Otto Grundmann, where he was later…
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Inspiration: “Portrait of Giovinetta Errazuriz,” by Giovanni Boldini
Boldini was born in Ferrara, the son of a painter of religious subjects, and in 1862 went to Florence for six years to study…
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Biography: Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912) was a Dutch-born British painter known for his lavish depictions of classical antiquity, blending meticulous historical research…
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Day of The Dead Masks, Mexico City
The Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico developed from ancient traditions among its pre-Columbian cultures. Rituals celebrating the deaths of ancestors were observed by…
