Category Archives: Fine Art

Digital image from Persian manuscript Bahram in Pavillion

This digital image is derived from a vintage art print that reproduced a small illustration from a copy of the illuminated Persian manuscript Khamsa of Nizami dated 1525. The painting Bahram in Pavalion is in the style of the famous … Continue reading

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Rococo beauty The Toilet of Venus by Francois Boucher digital image

Some people find rococo style too sappy sweet, but I’ve always been so fond of it. With blushing health, fresh flowers, playful babes, and soft fabric, this exceptional 1751 painting by French artist Francois Boucher tickles the mind and giggles … Continue reading

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High resolution digital jpeg of Two Bison from Lascaux Cave in France

Cave paintings by prehistoric people are especially marvelous. The human impulse for art predated so many things. Art came before advanced technologies. Perhaps I could say that advanced technology cannot come without art. The creative impulses of people require expression. … Continue reading

Animals, Culture, Fine Art, French, Prehistoric

Beautiful Madonna and Child by Albrecht Durer high resolution stock image

Albrecht Durer is a true titan of Renaissance art. His skill is certainly a talent that deserves to survive the ages as it has. This representation of the Madonna and Child by Durer was a pen and water color done … Continue reading

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Ia Orana Maria by Paul Gauguin high resolution stock art

Available for instant download is a high resolution jpeg of the 1891 painting Ia Orana Maria by French artist Paul Gauguin. The warm colors and the uniquely composed women in the lush tropical landscape are very soothing. The art speaks … Continue reading

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Complex beauty and meaning in The Tempest by Giorgione

The Tempest also known as Soldier and Gypsy offers a beautiful and thought provoking composition. Painted by the Italian Renaissance artist Giorgione in about 1508, this image is deeply powerful. A storm rages over a town in the background. Water … Continue reading

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Flight of Florimell by Washington Ashton filled with fear and imagination

I love old oil paintings full of emotion. The Flight of Florimell by American artist Washington Allston painted in 1819 is one of those works of art that excites my imagination. The barefoot young lady on the gorgeous white horse … Continue reading

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Wolf in the Moonlight by Frederick Remington high resolution jpeg image

Famous American painter and sculptor Frederick Remington painted Wolf in the Moonlight in 1909, the year of his death. This simple portrait of a wild animal is subtle yet stunning. The artist captured the light of the moon on the … Continue reading

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Calumny of Apelles by Italian Renaissance master Botticelli high resolution stock art

The Calumny of Apelles by the Italian Renaissance master Botticelli is almost overwhelming in its complexity. My eyes bounce around all the astounding details. Even the wonderful relief sculptures on the walls absorb my attention with an abundance of lush … Continue reading

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The Storm by Pierre Cot royalty free stock art of man and woman

This royalty free fine art stock image is The Storm by Pierre Cot, originally an 1880 oil painting. The woman looks on at presumably a storm with concern in her eyes. The man beside her seems to have eyes only … Continue reading

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