Private Art

Ivan Aivazovsky "Chaos (The Creation)" 1841 #Aivazovsky

Michael Stroj "Judith with Holofernes head" 1740 #Stroj

Karl Heilmayer "Venice, Full Moon over Santa Maria Salute" 1897 #Heilmayer

Christian Molsted "Battle of Køge Bay" 1886 #Molsted

Austen Henry Layard 1817-1894 #Layard

"It is a great thing to be enabled to bring back to the memory of mankind such long-forgotten forms of art and civilization." — Austen Henry Layard

British archaeologist who uncovered the ancient Assyrian cities of Nimrud and Nineveh in Mesopotamia during the 1840s-1850s. His excavations revealed spectacular palace reliefs, winged bulls, and cuneiform tablets that revolutionized understanding of Assyrian civilization. Layard's dramatic discoveries and bestselling books about his adventures captured Victorian imagination and established Near Eastern archaeology as a major field. He later served as a diplomat and politician while his findings became centerpieces of the British Museum.

Jozef Van Lerius "Girl from Dalarna" 1875 #Lerius

Van Lerius painted this Swedish maiden during the height of European fascination with regional folk cultures, when artists traveled far from home to capture disappearing traditions. The girl's contemplative gaze and carefully rendered costume details reveal the Belgian painter's academic training, transforming ethnographic documentation into intimate portraiture that elevated peasant subjects to salon-worthy status. More artworks by this artist: #Lerius@privateart Boost the channel: t.me/boost/privateart

Vasili Pukirev "The Unequal Marriage" 1862 #Pukirev

Charles Caryl Coleman "Still life" 1887 #Coleman

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema 1836 - 1912 #AlmaTadema Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema was a Dutch-born British painter renowned for his meticulous depictions of luxury and decadence in ancient Rome. His work became so influential in shaping popular imagination of classical antiquity that Hollywood filmmakers, including Cecil B. DeMille, used his paintings as reference for epic films like "Cleopatra" and "The Ten Commandments." Despite falling into obscurity after his death, a single painting sold for just £265 in 1960 later resold for $35 million in 2010.

Adelsteen Normann "Landscape" 1890 #Normann

Normann became known as the "Fjord Professor" in Berlin, where he established his studio and introduced German Kaiser Wilhelm II to Norway's majestic coastlines, sparking the emperor's lifelong obsession with the country. This 1890 landscape exemplifies his ability to balance topographical accuracy with romantic atmosphere, creating scenes that functioned almost as visual travel brochures for wealthy Europeans seeking sublime natural experiences. His commercial success was so remarkable that he eventually built a villa in Norway using proceeds from paintings sold to German collectors enchanted by his luminous depictions of northern light. More artworks by this artist: #Normann@privateart Boost the channel: t.me/boost/privateart

Carl Spitzweg "Hermit Mending His Nets" 1855 #Spitzweg

Vittorio Reggianini "Reading an Art journal" 1890 #Reggianini

Paul Jamin "The Brenn and his share of the booty" 1893 #Jamin

Carl Saltzmann "Leander’s Tower And The Old City Beyond, Constantinople" 1877 #Saltzmann

The Tower of Leander, rising from its small island in the Bosphorus, had captivated travelers for centuries with legends of doomed lovers and tragic fate. Saltzmann positioned his easel to capture the delicate interplay between this solitary sentinel and the sprawling Ottoman cityscape behind it, creating a meditation on isolation within proximity. His rendering transforms architectural documentation into atmospheric poetry, where the evening mist blurs the boundary between water and sky. More artworks by this artist: #Saltzmann@privateart Boost the channel: t.me/boost/privateart

Alexander Rothaug "Amazon after the fight" 1912 #Rothaug

Richard Gilkey "Bay Fields" 1978 #Gilkey

Federico Andreotti "An Afternoon Tea" 1900 #Andreotti

Zeno of Citium 334-262 BCE #Citium

"Man conquers the world by conquering himself." — Zeno of Citium

Zeno of Citium founded Stoicism, one of the most influential philosophical schools of ancient Greece and Rome. Born in Cyprus, he established his school in Athens at the Stoa Poikile (painted porch), from which Stoicism derives its name. His teachings on virtue, logic, and living in harmony with nature profoundly shaped Western philosophical thought for centuries, influencing figures from Marcus Aurelius to modern cognitive behavioral therapy.

Peter von Hess "Battle of Berezina" 1844 #Hess

Commissioned by King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Peter von Hess traveled to Russia in the 1830s to study the actual battlefields and landscapes where Napoleon's army met its doom. The artist interviewed veterans from both sides and sketched the terrain along the Berezina River, bringing an unusual documentary precision to this Romantic-era battle painting. His meticulous research transformed what could have been mere propaganda into a haunting visual chronicle of military disaster. More artworks by this artist: #Hess@privateart Boost the channel: t.me/boost/privateart

Filippo Indoni "The amorous encounter" 1770 #Indoni