Liberty Leading the People (French: La Liberté guidant le peuple [la libɛʁte ɡidɑ̃ lə pœpl]) is a painting of the Romantic era by the French artist Eugène Delacroix, commemorating the July Revolution of 1830 that toppled King Charles X. A bare-breasted woman of the people with a Phrygian cap personifying the concept and Goddess of Liberty leads a varied group of people forward over a barricade and the bodies of the fallen, holding aloft the flag of the French Revolution – the tricolour, which again became France's national flag after these events – in one hand and brandishing a bayonetted musket with the other. The figure of Liberty is also viewed as a symbol of France and the French Republic known as Marianne.

The painting is sometimes wrongly thought to depict the French Revolution of 1789.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Leading_the_People

Aristotle with a Bust of Homer (Dutch: Aristoteles bij de buste van Homerus), also known as Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer, is an oil-on-canvas painting by Rembrandt that depicts Aristotle wearing a gold chain and contemplating a sculpted bust of Homer. It was created as a commission for Don Antonio Ruffo's collection. It was bought and sold by several collectors until it was eventually purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The mysterious tone in the painting has led several scholars to different interpretations of Rembrandt's theme.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle_with_a_Bust_of_Homer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembrandt

I love the expression on his face :)

The Utrecht painter Johannes Moreelse worked for a few years in Rome, where he was influenced by the paintings of Caravaggio. He painted scenes in the style of Caravaggio, with unidealised half-length figures and big contrasts between light and dark.

The grinning man in this painting represents Democritus, the laughing philosopher. He is laughing at the vanity of mankind and the transience of the world. Democritus forms a pair with Heraclitus, the weeping philosopher. Moreelse made several versions of the two philosophers.

Museum info:
https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/our-collection/artworks/705-democritus-the-laughing-philosopher/

Ambrose Vollard was a French art dealer who is regarded as one of the most important dealers in French contemporary art at the beginning of the twentieth century. He is credited with being a major supporter and champion of the contemporary artists of his period, providing exposure and emotional support to numerous then-unknown artists, including Paul Cézanne, Aristide Maillol, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Louis Valtat, Pablo Picasso, André Derain, Georges Rouault, Paul Gauguin, and Vincent van Gogh.

Einar Hákonarson (born 14 January 1945, in Reykjavík, Iceland) is one of Iceland's best known artists. He is an expressionistic and figurative painter who brought the figure back into Icelandic painting in 1968.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einar_H%C3%A1konarson

Þórarinn Benedikt Þorláksson (February 14, 1867 – July 10, 1924) was one of Iceland's first contemporary painters, the first Icelander to exhibit paintings in Iceland, and recipient of the first public grant that country made to a painter.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9E%C3%B3rarinn_B._%C3%9Eorl%C3%A1ksson

Abed Abdi (Arabic: عبد عابدي, Hebrew: עבד עאבדי; born February 1942 in Haifa) is a Palestinian painter, graphic designer, sculptor and art lecturer.

Abdi worked as a blacksmith and illustrated Arabic publications that appeared in Israel. After studying in Dresden, Abdi became the first Palestinian to build monumental art on native soil. [citation needed] His allegorical monuments in Galilee, honoring human fortitude and resistance, include a narrative mural depicting Elijah's defiance and survival and a bronze Land Day memorial.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abed_Abdi

https://abedabdi.com/portfolio/lying-down/

Luc Leestemaker (May 18, 1957 – May 18, 2012) was an American abstract expressionist artist who was born in Hilversum, the Netherlands.

Leestemaker was born in Hilversum and raised in Nuenen (Noord-Brabant). In Eindhoven he started the Dutch art collective "Hart Poetry" with his fellows Bart Op het Veld en Mat Verberkt. Together with them he also founded the PR-agency Trains in Eindhoven. After dissoliving both the collective and the agency he went to Amsterdam where he headed Leestemaker & Associates, an Amsterdam-based consulting firm specializing in the arts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc_Leestemaker

Joshua Johnson (c. 1763—c. 1824) was an American painter from the Baltimore, Maryland area of African and European ancestry. Johnson is known for his portrait paintings of prominent Maryland residents and their children.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Johnson_(painter)

Guayasamín, one of the greatest South American artists of the XX century, created this masterpiece following the US-backed Coup d'Etat that happened in Chile in 1973. He tried to depict his pain after learning about what happened in Chile, including the torture and murder of his friends, such as Victor Jara, a famous Chilean songwriter.

This piece is part of a collection called " La edad de la ira " (The Age of Rage), in which he describes through his art the struggles experienced by many cultures due to colonial intervention. I highly invite you to check out his work during this period, since many of the topics he covered are very relevant today.

In these days, Lágrimas de Sangre (Tears of Blood) is what many people experience watching what is currently happening in places like Palestine or, more recently, Lebanon.

"Somos este sur y juntamos nuestras manos"- Ana Tijoux (Somos Sur)

Francis Bacon (28 October 1909 – 28 April 1992) was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his raw, unsettling imagery. Focusing on the human form, his subjects included crucifixions, portraits of popes, self-portraits, and portraits of close friends, with abstracted figures sometimes isolated in geometrical structures. Rejecting various classifications of his work, Bacon said he strove to render "the brutality of fact." He built up a reputation as one of the giants of contemporary art with his unique style.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon_(artist)

Robert Henry De Niro (May 3, 1922 – May 3, 1993), better known as Robert De Niro Sr., was an American abstract expressionist painter and the father of actor Robert De Niro.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_De_Niro_Sr.

Maurice de Vlaminck (4 April 1876 - 11 October 1958) was a French painter. Along with André Derain and Henri Matisse, he is considered one of the principal figures in the Fauve movement, a group of modern artists who from 1904 to 1908 were united in their use of intense colour. Vlaminck was one of the Fauves at the controversial Salon d'Automne exhibition of 1905.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_de_Vlaminck#Artistic_influences

Santiago Rusiñol i Prats (Catalan: [səntiˈaɣu ruziˈɲɔl], Spanish: [santiˈaɣo rusiˈɲol]; Barcelona 25 February 1861 – Aranjuez 13 June 1931) was a Catalan painter, poet, journalist, collector and playwright. He was one of the leaders of the Catalan modernisme movement. He created more than a thousand paintings and wrote numerous works in Catalan and Spanish.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Rusi%C3%B1ol

Batik is a dyeing technique using wax resist. The term is also used to describe patterned textiles created with that technique. Batik is made by drawing or stamping wax on a cloth to prevent colour absorption during the dyeing process. This creates a patterned negative when the wax is removed from the dyed cloth. Artisans may create intricate coloured patterns with multiple cycles of wax application and dyeing. Patterns and motifs vary widely even within countries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batik

Kumurr Peinture acrylique sur toile de Chiphowka Robin Kowspi (peintre Kwoma) Exposition "peintures mythiques de Nouvelle-Guinée" Musée du quai Branly

Translation:

Kumurr Acrylic painting on canvas by Chiphowka Robin Kowspi (Kwoma painter) Exhibition “Mythical paintings of New Guinea” Musée du quai Branly

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinean_art

Painted polyester, 157 x 150 x 63 cm (61 7/8 x 59 1/8 x 24 7/8 in.) Created in 1990, this work is number two of an edition of three.

Niki de Saint Phalle (29 October 1930 – 21 May 2002) was a French-American sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and author of colorful hand-illustrated books. Widely noted as one of the few female monumental sculptors, Saint Phalle was also known for her social commitment and work.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niki_de_Saint_Phalle

Lithograph 22,5x16,5 cm

Alfred Manessier (5 December 1911, Saint-Ouen – 1 August 1993, Orléans) was a non-figurative French painter, stained glass artist, and tapestry designer, part of the new School of Paris and the Salon de Mai.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Manessier

Ninger would buy bond paper from Crane & Company, in Dalton, Massachusetts, cut it to the same size as the $50 and $100 United States Notes he was copying, then soak the paper in a dilute coffee solution. He would align the paper over a genuine banknote, place the two on a piece of glass, and trace the resulting image. He used a camel’s hair brush to put colors on the note, imitated the silk threads with red and blue inks, and suggested rather than duplicated the intricate geometric lathework. Notably, he omitted the line crediting the Bureau of Engraving and Printing from all of his bills, and some of them were also missing the counterfeiting warning. When asked why he omitted the Bureau of Engraving and Printing credit on his bills, Ninger responded, "Because dey [sic] didn't make dem [sic]."

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