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Fuseli Nightmare
June 21, 2023

Fuseli’s Nightmare

The Nightmare, painted by the Swiss artist John Henry Fuseli in 1781, is a dark and enigmatic painting that has been the…

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Noonday Rest
April 28, 2023

Millet’s Noonday Rest

Jean-Francois Millet is considered to be one of the most important and prolific painters of the 19th century. He is best known…

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Sargent’s Repose
April 14, 2023

Sargent’s Repose

John Singer Sargent was an American artist known for his paintings of the Gilded Age. His painting of Repose (french title: Nonchaloir)…

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April 6, 2023

Bouguereau’s Lullaby

William-Adolphe Bouguereau was a 19th century French painter renowned for his academic paintings of nudes, portraits, and scenes from classical mythology. One…

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BORGHESE SLEEPING HERMAPHRODITUS
April 1, 2023

Bernini’s Sleeping Hermaphroditus

The Borghese Sleeping Hermaphroditus is an iconic marble sculpture commissioned by Cardinal Scipione Borghese (hence its name) in the early 17th century….

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dali sleep
March 24, 2023

Dali’s Sleep

Salvador Dali was a renowned surrealist artist whose works often explored the boundaries of the subconscious mind. One of his most iconic…

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Aristotle square
March 19, 2023

Aristotle on sleep

Aristotle, a classical Greek philosopher born in 384 BCE, is one of the most influential thinkers in Western philosophy. He is also…

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February 11, 2023

Who was the Greek god of sleep?

Hypnos was the Greek god of sleep. He was the son of Nyx and Erebus and was joined to Pasithoe. Hypnos was…

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