Male classical art

1899: William Bruce Ellis Ranen, his sisters and their Mother. 1904. 1927. 1937. 1918: 'Pipe Practice.' 1926: 'The garden door.' 1933: 'Hall at Warbrook.' Ca. 1922: 'Hibicus Flower' and 'An Anglo-Indian Student.' Who was this young man? Like Sargent, Ranken was unmarried. Like Ranken, his friend and mentor, John Sargent,...

Alexandre Hesse (1806–1879), Titian's funeral, 1576 (detail), Musée du Louvre, Paris

Today is Feb. 14th! Happy Valentines Day! The concept of LOVE has been explored by many artists throughout history. Some of my own paintings and drawings are based on this theme. Love is a very strong emotion, and is probably as difficult to define as art itself. There are several kinds of love – maternal, patriotism, brotherly, romantic love, etc. Artists have interpreted this emotion in many ways, as seen in these 10 famous paintings and sculptures based on LOVE! Famous LOVE Artwork –…

At the age of twenty-five, 1923. The Honorable Esmond Cecil Harmsworth, later 2nd Viscount Rothermere (29 May 1898 – 12 July 1978), British Conservative politician and press magnate. The son of Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere, who had founded the Daily Mail in partnership with his brother Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, he was educated at Eton and commissioned into the Royal Marine Artillery in World War I. His two older brothers were both killed in action. In 1919…

‘The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog’ was created in 1818 by Caspar David Friedrich in Romanticism style. Find more prominent pieces of allegorical painting at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.

Portrait, by William Bruce Ellis Ranken c. 1920s

Smoking Christopher by A Westerberg, Oil, 10 x 8

I’ve been making gay knights (and ladies) collages on my phone at work (Part two)