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Some works of art do not explain themselves. They wait—quietly, stubbornly—until life gives us the key to approach them. This is one such work. Seen through the eyes of a parent, it becomes less about symbolism and more about fear, love, and the fragile hope that those we love will choose to stay.
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Art can be many things, and it is amusing to investigate a bit into expressions that do not always make it to the big galleries.
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The famous artist Édouard Manet and Berthe Morisot may have hidden a love story. And love stories are always interesting to dwell upon. Whatever the nature of their relationship, however, this portrait of Berthe Morisot bear witness of affection on part of the artist.
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A canal can symbolise different kinds of borders. I think it is easy to see what the canal below divides, but you might have different views on the matter.
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August-Pierre Renoir is one of those painters that stands like magnificent examples of that great art is all about. Still, Renoir had doubts about how to best express himself, suggesting to us—the ordinary people—that even the masters don’t see things as clearly as posterity seems to suggest.
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William Blake is an enigmatic person to me. I have to confess, I initially thought he was foremost a poet, but it turns out he executed some rather mysterious pictures. It is hard to imagine how a life such as his must have been.
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I find this to be a highly intriguing painting. The extremely confident protagonist is actually quite inspiring, a painting—I think—to keep in mind when times are low. Each beginning entails new hope, new horizons, and new possibilities.
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The scene in this painting can easily be dismissed as something trivial, as an everyday happening. But (with some imagination) it might just as well serve as a reflection of something deeper.
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It is interesting how motives of painting and photography sometimes blend, and gives rise to seeing both mediums in different ways.
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There is something about the turn of the 19th century that fascinates me. Especially intriguing is it to try to imagine what happened when now famous people met.
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Sometimes I come across paintings that seem to be made with a different brush. Jessica Hayllar must have had an eye for detail.
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This painting by Frédéric Bazille reveals more than an orientalist interior. Beneath its surface lie social hierarchies and a subtle medical observation—details that only emerge when we learn how to look closely.
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Sometimes I become quite overwhelmed with all the things I should have done, all the tiny bits and pieces that demands attention in order to have a private and working
