Tag Archives: engraving

The other side of Pieter Bruegel

Pieter Bruegel the Elder didn’t do just paintings. I just knew about his other works after read Bruegel’s Proverbs on Giornale Nuovo. In this post you will know the other side of Bruegel. Go read it.

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Théâtre d’Amour

Still talking about new posts, Giornale Nuovo has a new neat post about the book Théâtre d’Amour. Great images, links and interesting post, as usual. Go read it. PS.: yes, the blogs that I read are very good. I have … Continue reading

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William Blake Archive

The William Blake Archive is wonderful if you are searching some information about the artist. There is an online version of The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, his illuminated books, drawings, paintings, engravings and much more information and … Continue reading

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Russian Woman in Engravings and Lithographs

Russian Woman in Engravings and Lithographs The portraits show the ideal female in accordance with how artists of the period from Peter the Great’s days to the latter half of the 19th century saw and represented a feminine beauty. The … Continue reading

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François Nicolas Martinet: Ornithologie

Ornithologie by François Nicolas Martinet François Nicolas Martinet engraved illustrations of birds for books by some of the most influential ornithologists in 18th-century France. Born in 1731, Martinet was trained as an engineer and draftsman. Engraving illustrations for books probably … Continue reading

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Gangantua and Pantagruel

The complete book by François Rabelais: Gargantua and Pantagruel: Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel with Gustave Doré illustrations.

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Gabrielle d’Estrées

This famous paiting is my choice for this week. The painter is unknow, but the informations say that it belongs to the second Fontainebleau School. You can see the picture on Site officiel du musée du Louvre (the way there: … Continue reading

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Os seres imaginários

Jorge Luis Borges foi um grande escritor. Gostando ou não de seus livros, não há como negar a genialidade e a fabulosa imaginação de Borges. Quase todas as pessoas que ouviram falar de Borges se lembram da famosa “Biblioteca de … Continue reading

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Livros antigos e gravuras

Para quem aprecia livros antigos ou belas ilustrações, vale a pena dar um passada por nesse site: Liam’s Pictures from Old Books. Há várias preciosidades por lá, como alguns livros on-line e gravuras maravilhosas, como esta abaixo.

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