Man, I like this one. It was painted by William Holman Hunt, an English painter. Hunt belonged to a school of art that called itself the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Here is a wiki on the Brotherhood.
Afternoon Tea: The Scapegoat (1854)
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Afternoon Tea: The Women of Algiers in their Apartment (1834)
From Eugene Delacroix, as requested by Jacques Delacroix (no relation):
Afternoon Tea: Diomedes Devoured by his Horses (1866)
This one is just plain crazy, and it’s by the French painter Gustave Moreau. Here is a wiki on the story of Diomedes, by the way. And here is Barry Stocker on ancient Greek thought.
Afternoon Tea: Urvashi and Pururavas (unknown)
From the great Malayi (India) painter Raja Rami Varma:
Varma was one of the first artists in colonial India to blend Western art with Indian traditions. Urvashi and Pururavas is an old Hindu love legend (wiki). And here is a wiki on Varma.
Here is yet another wiki, on the Malayali.
Afternoon Tea: Ahasver (1910)
This beauty is by Ferdinand Hodler, a Swiss painter. Rest assured, there’ll be more from him.
Afternoon Tea: Isaac Newton (1795)
From the British artist and poet William Blake:
I’ve never been a huge fan of English art, but Blake is an obvious exception to the rule when it comes to art out of England. If you expand British art to include its imperial domains, then British art is spectacular, but as for England itself, meh. (William Blake excepted, of course.)
Afternoon Tea: Female Organ Player (1885)
From Gustav Klimt, still my favorite artist of all time…
Afternoon Tea: White Crucifixion (1938)
From the esteemed Jewish French-Belarusian artist (and one of my personal favorites), Marc Chagall:
Afternoon Tea: Last Supper (1903)
From the Russian painter Ilya Repin:
This is a bit different than the traditional “last supper” paintings we are used to, at least here in the States.
Afternoon Tea: Christ on the Sea of Galilee (1854)
From Eugene Delacroix, as requested by Jacques Delacroix:
I could stare at this for hours…
From the Comments: Mexican communist art at San Francisco’s public colleges
My college (City College of San Francisco) has a “Diego Rivera Theater” featuring a mural by the artist that spans the width of the building. It is the cultural asset of which the college is most proud. It is very nice to look at. Here’s a picture.
That’s from David Potts, who teaches philosophy at City College of San Francisco and blogs at Policy of Truth.
I’ve seen the real thing. It’s absolutely beautiful. If you’re doing the tourist thing in San Francisco, or if you live there and are looking for something to do, make sure you hit up CCSF.
Afternoon Tea: Frozen Assets (1931)
This is from the communist Mexican artist Diego Rivera:
Created during the Great Depression, this one is almost too predictable. It’s beauty alone, though, makes it worthy of an afternoon with tea.
Afternoon Tea: Tramps. Homeless. (1894)
From the estimable Russian artist Ilya Repin:
If anybody knows where this is displayed today, please let me know either by email or simply in the ‘comments’ section.
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