June 2015
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Biography: Frederick Childe Hassam
Frederick Childe Hassam, an emblematic figure of American Impressionism, was born on October 17, 1859, in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. His artistic…
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The Gloriette in Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace
Walking towards the Gloriette, this is the right side of the structure. *** The largest and probably best-known gloriette is in…
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Inspiration: “Pikkusisloaan Ruokkiva Poika,” by Helena Schjerfbeck
In Paris, Schjerfbeck painted with Helena Westermarck, then left to study with Léon Bonnat at Mme Trélat de Vigny’s studio. In 1881 she…
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Biography: George Romney
George Romney, born on December 15, 1734, in Beckside, Dalton-in-Furness, England, was a leading portrait painter of the 18th-century British art…
