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Freedom of Speech was the first of a series of four oil paintings, entitled Four Freedoms, by Norman Rockwell.The works were inspired by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a State of the Union Address, known as Four Freedoms, delivered to the 77th United States Congress on January 6, 1941. [4]
The painting gained attention among contemporary French art critics, and remains one of Flandrin's best-known works, despite being produced relatively early in his career. The subject is an unidentified youth, an "ephebe", [1] who sits nude on a rock with his arms wrapped around his legs and his head resting on his knees, eyes closed. There is ...
The Creation of Adam (Italian: Creazione di Adamo), also known as The Creation of Man, [2]: plate 54 is a fresco painting by Italian artist Michelangelo, which forms part of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, painted c. 1508 –1512. [3] It illustrates the Biblical creation narrative from the Book of Genesis in which God gives life to Adam, the ...
A one-man Stoneham show at the gallery, which included the piece, was reviewed by the art critic at the Los Angeles Times. During the show, the painting was purchased by actor John Marley, [1] notable for his role as Jack Woltz in The Godfather. Some time after Marley's death, the painting was found at the site of an old brewery by an elderly ...
Thomas J Price (born c.1981) is a British sculptor.Reaching Out (2020), Price's first individual full figure representation of a woman, has been shown as part of the art project The Line in the East End of London.
Young Man at His Window (French: Jeune homme à sa fenêtre) [1] is a painting of 1876 by the French Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte (1848–1894). The oil on canvas painting measures 117 by 82 centimetres (46 in × 32 in). [2] It is in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. [3]
The Portrait of a Man Holding a Letter, also known as The Lawyer, is an oil on canvas painting by Italian painter Giovanni Battista Moroni, from 1570-1572. It is held at the National Gallery, in London. It is considered one of the most representative paintings of the artist's maturity. [1] [2] [3]
Seated Man with a Cane is a 1918 oil on canvas painting by the Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani. The painting has been the subject of a complex ownership dispute since 1946. The painting has been the subject of a complex ownership dispute since 1946.