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Parkes work is widely available in the form of self published mass production poster prints 2 and nine published books. Michael parkes is an americanborn artist living in spain who is best known for work in the. View over 363 michael parkes artworks sold at auction to research and. They were normally representing beauty, chastity, and pleasure because venus was known as the goddess of love. The lyre represented the underlying numerical harmony of the universe orpheus, musician to the gods, enchanted all animals through his playing of the lyre and even succeeded in calming a.
Thalia youth and beauty is accompanied by euphrosyne mirth, and aglaia elegance. The three graces in renaissance times were known as the hand maidens of the goddess, venus. Handpainted oil painting reproduction of the three graces by raphael museum quality oil painting on artist grade canvas. See more ideas about magic realism, art and fantasy art. Michael parkes talks about the development of ideas into paintings and the philosophy behind some of his recent work. See more ideas about parkes, michael, magic realism. He specializes in painting, stone lithography and sculpture. The three graces by michael parkes giclee on canvas. A couple of saturdays ago, on a warm, sunny afternoon, i came home from running errands to. Inventory number p001670 author rubens, peter paul title the three graces date 1630 1635 technique oil support oak panel dimension height.
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Michael parkes buy art from michael parkes on imaginary. The three graces, charlesandre vanloo 1705, nice1765, paris, france, circa 1763, paintings, oil on canvas. The frog collector oil painting by michael parkes surrealist childrens fairy story book. The three graces 1639 oil on wood, 221 x 181 cm museo del prado, madrid. What is unusual about michael parkes is that in his paintings and lithos. Michael parkes born in 1944 in sikeston, missouri is an americanborn artist living in spain who is best known for work in the areas of fantasy art and magic realism.
Now that we have the three quarter life size of her, the illusion is perfect. While most could not afford many originals, this is an opportunity to view his works in one place. In 1975 michael parkes settled definitively in spain, where he now lives. Michael parkes is an americanborn artist living in spain who is best known for work in the areas of fantasy art and magic realism. Bert christensens cyberspace home, michael parkes, the. The painting is an almost violent contrast to botticellis three graces, who dance in the midst of colorful, burgeoning nature. The three graces the collection museo nacional del prado. In 2009, one of parkes paintings, the three graces, is repeatedly mentioned in dan browns novel the lost symbol. The three graces michael parkes salome art venture.
In 1975, michael parkes settled in spain, where he now lives. Michael parkes had his first oneman show at steltman galleries back in 1977. However, in earlier platonic times, the greeks had a more esoteric interpretation of that love that venus embodied. Michael parkes is the worlds leading magical realist painter, sculptor, and stone lithographer. The original painting of the three graces was digitally scanned at extremely high resolution with the cruse fine art table scanner at marcel salomes fine art print studio reart. The date of origin has not been positively determined, though it seems to have been painted at some point after his arrival to study with pietro perugino in about 1500, possibly 15031505. Choose your favorite three graces paintings from millions of available designs. The three graces by michael parkes original oil on canvas. Three graces by fantasy artist michael parkes signed limited. Canova had first depicted the graces in a painting of 1799, and other drawings and a relief of the subject are. The persistence of memory 1931, arguably his best known work, visually manifests the strangeness of time by depicting clocks melting in an idyllic landscape. Box 90, 1401 main street montara, ca 94037 2020 swan king international.
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