Gandalf's Gallery

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February 5, 2015, 3:36 am

Gandalf's Gallery was founded as a non-profit making, educational website dedicated to the exhibition of art. The gallery claims no copyright over the art exhibited. Visitors may, therefore, download...

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Vincenzo Catena - Saint Jerome in his Study [c.1510]

February 6, 2015, 2:12 am

Saint Jerome who translated the Bible into Latin from the original Greek and Hebrew, is shown reading in his study. He is surrounded by books, an inkwell, an unlit candle and a crucifix (which seems...

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Leo Putz - The Rowboat [1912]

February 6, 2015, 2:14 am

Painted in 1912 the present work compares with another smaller version of the same subject on the lake of Hartmannsberg castle in the collection of the Stadtmuseum, Munich. The pose of the model and...

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February 6, 2015, 2:14 am

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Andrea Sacchi - Saints Anthony Abbot and Francis of Assisi [before 1627]

February 7, 2015, 8:57 am

Saint Anthony reads a book and holds his tau-shaped cross; Saint Francis crosses his hands before him, showing his stigmata, and looks heavenwards. This work, and its companion picture Saints Andrew...

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John Constable - Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows

February 7, 2015, 8:59 am

This Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows is a rediscovered preparatory work for one of John Constable’s most celebrated masterpieces, now in the Tate, London. Having established the ideal viewpoint...

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February 7, 2015, 9:00 am

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Rembrandt - Samson and Delilah [1628]

February 8, 2015, 3:26 am

The story of Samson's fatal passion for Delilah is told in the Old Testament (Judges 16:4-6, 16-21). Bribed by his Philistine enemies, she cozens Samson into revealing the source of his supernatural...

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Matthias Stom - Sarah Leading Hagar to Abraham [1637-39]

February 8, 2015, 3:32 am

Matthias Stom's works of the later 1630s, such as that of barren old Sarah bringing her toothsome maid Hagar to a wary, elderly Abraham so that husband and servant can produce a son, exemplify his...

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February 8, 2015, 3:33 am

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Pierre Auguste Renoir - Seine at Argenteuil [1888]

February 9, 2015, 3:08 am

[Barnes Foundation - Oil on canvas, 54 x 65 cm]

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Follower of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot - Seascape with Figures on Cliffs...

February 9, 2015, 3:10 am

Originally attributed to Corot, this seascape was probably painted by one of his followers. This is thought to be a view of the cliffs at Trouville in Normandy, France. The techniques employed and the...

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February 9, 2015, 3:11 am

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Rembrandt - Self Portrait with a Velvet Beret and Gold Chain [1633-36]

February 11, 2015, 1:26 am

This painting has a rejected attribution of possibly painted by Govert Flinck, but the current attribution remains Rembrandt or the studio of Rembrandt.[Gemäldegalerie, Berlin - Oil on oak, 56 x 47 cm]

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Anton Raphael Mengs - Self-Portrait [1779]

February 11, 2015, 1:27 am

[Gemäldegalerie, Berlin - Oil on panel, 57 x 43 cm]

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February 11, 2015, 1:28 am

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Claude Monet - The Sheltered Path [1873]

February 13, 2015, 2:38 am

[Philadelphia Museum of Art - Oil on canvas, 54.1 x 65.7 cm]

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Edgar Degas - Singer in Green [c.1884]

February 13, 2015, 2:39 am

The model for this pastel of about 1884 resembles Marie von Goethem, who posed for Degas's sculpture The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer. Degas' use of vivid yellow, turquoise, and orange is...

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February 13, 2015, 2:40 am

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Adam van Breen - Skating on the Frozen Amstel River [1611]

February 14, 2015, 6:45 am

Van Breen depicted Dutch citizens enjoying a bright wintery day, capturing the excitement when the ice was finally strong enough to welcome skaters. In the foreground are elegant figures dressed in...

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