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Gauguin decided to seek through painting an emotional release, in consequence
of which he reacted against ... the flat painted image as a re-creation of an actual
scene and "Two Tahitian Women," oil on canvas by Paul Gauguin, 1899; in the ...
Gauguin decided to seek through painting an emotional release, in consequence
of which he reacted against ... the flat painted image as a re-creation of an actual
scene and "Two Tahitian Women," oil on canvas by Paul Gauguin, 1899; in the ...
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1482, Siena), painter whose religious paintings maintained the mystical intensity
and conservative style of Gothic decorative painting against the trend,
progressively dominant in the art of 15th-century Tuscany, toward scientific
naturalism and ...
1482, Siena), painter whose religious paintings maintained the mystical intensity
and conservative style of Gothic decorative painting against the trend,
progressively dominant in the art of 15th-century Tuscany, toward scientific
naturalism and ...
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hogchoker 972 Historical and portrait painting. After Thornhill's death, in 1734,
Hogarth reestablished his drawing school on a cooperative basis, and it became
an important arena for artistic discussion and experiment. In 1735, in line with the
...
hogchoker 972 Historical and portrait painting. After Thornhill's death, in 1734,
Hogarth reestablished his drawing school on a cooperative basis, and it became
an important arena for artistic discussion and experiment. In 1735, in line with the
...
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