Lilian Hannah Johnson
Art Researcher
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20th Century • Modernism / Post-Impressionism • Russia
Novgorodians
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20th Century • Art Nouveau / Realism • Russia
The Bolshevik
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20th Century • Realism / Impressionism • Russia
Smiling Girl
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20th Century • Avant-garde / Constructivism • Russia
Billiard Players
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20th Century • Romanticism / Folklore • Russia
The Frog Tsarevna
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20th Century • Symbolism • Russia
The Philosophers
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20th Century • Art Nouveau / Realism • Russia
Shrovetide
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20th Century • Modernism / Post-Impressionism • Russia
Staraya Ruza
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20th Century • Avant-garde / Cubo-Futurism • Russia
St. Basil\'s Cathedral
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20th Century • Avant-garde / Suprematism • Russia
In Café
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20th Century • Avant-garde / Cubo-Futurism • Russia
The Weaver
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20th Century • Art Nouveau / Illustration • Russia
Koschey
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19th Century • Romanticism / Folklore • Russia
Heroes (Bogatyrs)
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19th Century • Impressionism / Realism • Russia
New Snow
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19th Century • Realism / Genre • Russia
At the Doors of a School
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19th Century • Realism • Russia
In A Warm Land
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19th Century • Realism • Russia
Harvest Time (Scythers)
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19th Century • Realism • Russia
Vasily Mirovich Standing over the Body of Ivan VI at Schlusselburg Fortress
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19th Century • Realism • Russia
Overgrown Pond
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19th Century • Realism • Russia
Reading of the 1861 Manifesto
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19th Century • Realism • Russia
Christ in the Desert
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19th Century • Realism / Landscape • Russia
The Rooks Have Arrived
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19th Century • Realism • Russia
The Mermaids
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19th Century • Romanticism / Realism • Russia
The Struggle for the Soul
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19th Century • Romanticism / Genre • Russia
The Anglers
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19th Century • Romanticism / Neoclassicism • Russia
The Last Day of Pompeii
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19th Century • Romanticism • Russia
Moonlit Night in Naples
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19th Century • Romanticism / Genre • Russia
Peeling Beets
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17th Century • Late Medieval / Baroque • Russia
The Archangel Michael Trampling the Devil Underfoot
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15th Century • Medieval / Iconography • Russia
Hodegetria
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15th Century • Byzantine / Medieval • Russia
The Transfiguration of Jesus
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The winter month of Agahana
This painting showcases the architecture of the Mughal dynasty. The art style echoes the vivid colours and bold brushwork of the times.
Wang Xizhi watching geese
The historic style of the artist with blues and greens adds to the novelty of this work of art. The painting is notable in it's beautiful brushwork and textures.
Canbujo con Yndia sale Albaracado / Notentiendo con Yndia sale China
The painting is a reminder of how long the social hierarchy for lineages existed even within colonized countries. Many existing prejudices were further magnified in later times as is seen by this painting.
Small portrait of Luzhu
This painting is a very reverent depiction of Luzhu the woman who remained loyal to her emperor. Her form is depicted in minimal brushstrokes granting her fluidity and life while static.
Paper Boats
This work by Surendranath Ganguly shows a warm, dreamlike painting inspired by Rabindranath Tagore's poem. The minimal details and colours really add to the nostalgic quality of the work.
Babur’s troops defying the enemy at the fort of Qaba
The folio has an interesting composition that focusses on the space dividing the armies. It creates the atmosphere of war while encapsulating the event in a manuscript.
Sa'di in the Rose Garden
The painting is a beautiful illustration of Persian poetry with its bright colours, naturalistic themes and beautiful composition. The Timurid history adds to the varied influence of the Mughal style of painting.
River View
The Japanese inspiration that adds a certain elegance to the painting is very evident in the use of soft brushstrokes of watercolours. The simplicity of the subject of the quiet village also adds to the beauty of this work.
Horse and Groom, from an Album Page
The most interesting aspect here is the similarities this painting holds with the Mughal style of painting. It is clear that this artist's work was a prime inspiration for the later painters in the Mughal Empire especially with respect to folios and animals.
In Quest Of The Beloved
The painting shows a very interesting way of playing with light and shadow. The artist has used washes to create depth in the painting.
The Artist's Sister in the Garb of a Nun
The artist has painted her sister with great care and love. The sister's adoration is also present within her expression. The brushstrokes are masterful and the colours, though neutral, manage to convey the purity of her habit as a nun.
To the temple
At first glance, I assumed it was a black and white photograph and not a painting. The mastery of the artist in depicting the various shades and light in greyscale is incredible. The woman's coy expression has been captured in such amazing detail and with…
At the Crossing (1917)
The painting is unique as the Indian school of art was just beginning to depict the common people at this point. The ink strokes are complex while the image is a simple setting.
Dancers from Malwa perform before Akbar
The point of interest in this painting are the Malwa dancers who are dressed in three tiered flared skirts in the folio. They are centralized as the point of focus along with Akbar who is at the center. The composition and vivid hues are unique…
Portrait of a Chronicler
The artist has portrayed an African-Indian man who seems to be an ambassador or an intellectual due to his possession of Persian calligraphy. The artist has taken great care to translate the respect he feels for the subject and has added details and a stoic,…
A 'huqqa-burdar'
The painting is of a man whose sole duty was to attend to hookah or huqqa. This was painted for the British who were residing in India in the 1800s.
The Abduction of the Sabine Women
The fluidity of the movement in the painting is what makes it stand out. The terror of the women is so visceral that it strikes the heart of the viewer.
Hernan Cortes
The iconographic style of the Spanish conquistador shows some level of hubris that these colonizers held within ranks. The piety serves as a mask to hide their bloodshed of the colonized.
Woman with a Pumpkin
I was surprised initially that the artist was of Japanese origin as the style reminded me of European Renaissance. The colours used are blended together in a way that makes the woman blend into the background, not unlike an icon painting in the Renaissance without…
The Man
The artist has managed to capture the form of man by breaking down the form and constructing it with shapes. The combination of modern abstract art and Indian traditional art techniques make this piece a truly unique one.
The Arrival of the Turkey from Goa
This painting highlights the prosperity of the Mughal Empire with the presence of the gold leaf surrounding the turkey. The importing of unusual animals also shows how Jahangir held great curiosity for these new and unfamiliar things.
The Palace of the Pandava Brothers Set Ablaze
This painting is a study of the complexity of light and shadow. Fire is the main figure in this composition and everything else pales in its might by comparison. The buildings are mere shades of their true forms and are covered in shadows.
Hemu kneels captured before Akbar and Bairam Khan
The artist has made sure to depict the elephants with precision, their presence indicating war. The magnanimous nature of Akbar's kingdom is the prime aspect of the painting.
Hulagu Khan giving a feast and dispensing favor upon the amirs and princes
Akbar's commissioned paintings always include the iconic vibrant colour palette that is found even in later Indian art. The paintings are also structured in a very interesting way creating multiple shapes within its composition with the most noble figure at the centre.
Tritons and Nereids
This painting mimics the form of ancient Greek vases or tapestries that usually laid out an entire myth or the creation of natural phenomena or mythical creatures such as these. Every figure is in a state of motion and their movement is fluid, mimicking the…
Holy Family (Doni Tondo)
This painting by Michelangelo is a prime example of the Renaissance style of painting. Both Joseph and Mary's gaze being upon the holy child makes Jesus the centre of the painting as the viewer follows their eyes. The colour palette is unified and vibrant to…
The Poet in The Shadow of Thought
This painting is the depiction of the poet's inner self. He masterfully uses shadow and light as tools to show the darkness he feels inside of him. The man in the painting looks deep in thought, and his expression is exaggerated to show his introspection.
A King while Hunting accidentally shoots a Woodcutter
The painting shows a side of the monarchy that is often swept under the rug. The painting represents the minorities and those who suffer under the rule of the monarchy with or without the knowledge of the king.
Dhobi Talao
The painting is very deliberate in its stillness. The cows add to this by being the reminders of an agrarian and slow-moving past within the developing city of Bombay. There is also a surreal quality brought about by the soft fading colours of the grass…
Bird Fantastic
Rabindranath Tagore has managed to capture the form of a bird using ink and only with the lines of the negative spaces left in between. It is a masterful work of surrealism and a study of form and what shape makes the bird a recognizable…
The Crucifixion
This painting is very reminiscent of the Mughal style of paintings and it shows how the European Christian iconography was influential in their time. Jesus is depicted as an older man with greying hair and the people looking on are dressed in European fashion. This…
A Forlorn Lover
The woman waiting for her lover, who is usually the nayika or heroine, is a trope frequently found across historical Indian poetry. This painting illustrates that trope beautifully, reflecting the anxiety and solitude she remains in, until her lover reunites with her.
Allegorical Figure of Fame
The softness of the chalk combined with the gouache creates a very ethereal form for the humanization of Fame. It also conveys how fame is often a fickle, quick-changing, and flowing figure in one's hands, slipping through our grasp very easily.
Akbar's Forces Besieging Ranthambhor Fort
The illustrations of war in the Akbarnama manuscript are always vivid and drawn with a breathtaking amount of scale to show the intensity of the war. The images are always scattered and chaotic showing the true confusing nature of war. The contrast in the ways…
The Good Shepherd as the Mystical Lamb
The first thing that stood out to me were the lambs on either side of Christ that at first resembled fingers. In their placement, it could be that they represent the hands of God holding His sacrificial son within his palms. The use of lambs…
Dead Christ with Angels
This painting is striking in its use of light and shadow. The sensuality of Christ's body is typical of the Italian Renaissance as the human ideas of pleasure were mixed among the euphoria of being a part of the divine. The body of Christ is…
Portrait of an officer
The contrast of light and shadow, typical of the Baroque period is the highlight in this painting. The browns and grays of the colour palette force the viewer's eye to land on the face of the officer who is watching on, serenely. One of the…
Duryodhana and Salya
The existence of this painting is evidence of the secularism present within the Mughal courts. The narrative of the Mahabharata was translated into Persian and named Razmnama so that the Persian speaking Muslims of the court could understand the important texts of Hinduism and this…
Jehangir forbids eating meat
The beauty of the painted document lies in the amount of history it holds. It is also an important depiction of the way the decrees of the Mughals were recorded. In this particular case their secularism is made known by the way Emperor Jahangir had…
Bambini che studiano
The artist shows the Spadini children studying in a way that can only be described as tender. The innocence of the children contracted by their somber focus on their studies makes for a very interesting composition. The brushstrokes are soft and blurred such that they…
An Old Man and His Young Wife Before Religious Arbitrators
The painting highlights the pivotal scene in the story where the moral is provided to the reader. The painter Daulat manages to capture individual expressions with vivid colours and a realistic style. The painting also shows the diversity of the court by having the African…
The Dream of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
As in the description says, the painting gives a warm dream-like feeling that is further enriched by the use of stark contrast of light and shadow. The essence of the Baroque painting is captured here in a classic manner and can be seen in the…