Historical Artworks thread

[Dremora]

Post historical artworks here. Can be anything depicting a period before the early 1900's or so, basically.

These three were drawn by the Bulgarian artist Vasil Goranov. The first painting depicts the Battle of Adrianople in the year 1205, the second one is a battle between Romans and Thracians, the third one is Bachkovo Monastery in Bulgaria which is almost a thousand years old.

 

[baqqrih]

This one’s by Caspar David Friedrich (if you’ve ever seen that painting of the feller in the coat standing above the clouds on a mountain with his back turned, he’s the painter of that). It’s called “Two Men Contemplating the Moon.” I like the color of it, the tranquil setting, and its simple situation; two fellers of an earlier era, probably on a hike or a hunt, looking at the moon while they’re taking a rest. Reminds me of memories hiking with my father.

 

[Seraphim]

The Triumph of Death. I find it to be a haunting yet fascinating depiction of mortality.

 

[1Based Frog1]

I've always liked Ivan the Terrible and His Son. The raw emotion and distress in Ivan's face, and the vulnerability of his son make it feel real and tragic.

 

[Spas]

Kosovka devojka (kosovo maiden) famous Serbian painting depicting a woman aiding to fallen soldiers at Kosovo with water and wine, 1389

 

[UendeligKamp]

wanderer above the mist, certified chud classic. kinda boring choice but its so apt

 

[Weebhunter3000]

wanderer above the mist, certified chud classic. kinda boring choice but its so apt

I’ve always liked this one ever since I saw it in middle school.

I don’t know this painting’s name as I saved it from another site, but it looks cool.

 

[doedoedoe]

i've always liked the oath of the horatii

 

[Dremora]

Mother Mary with the child Jesus by none other than Adolf Hitler. Everyone here probably already knows this one but I felt like posting it.

 

[Swede Immigrant]

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I've always liked Ivan the Terrible and His Son. The raw emotion and distress in Ivan's face, and the vulnerability of his son make it feel real and tragic.

That’s creepy.

Picture Gallery with Views of Modern Rome, by Giovanni Paolo Pannini. I can’t imagine how long it took to paint this.

 

[Waco]

The Drowned 1867
first time I was this image as a child I thought it went hard, still do

 

[Dremora]

Miniature of a woman holding a flower, 16th century, from the Safavid period in Iran. Always liked this one for some reason.

 

[panchito]

That’s creepy.

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Picture Gallery with Views of Modern Rome, by Giovanni Paolo Pannini. I can’t imagine how long it took to paint this.

roman excellency

 

[Dremora]

Kur'an Okuyan Kız (Girl Reading a Quran) by Osman Hamdi Bey, 1880. I heard someone in London paid millions to buy this painting.