La fin du monde - Framed Prints Size:Small - 12x10 inches Cornelis Holsteyn’s Venus and Cupid

Cornelis Holsteyn’s Venus and Cupid Lamenting the Dead Adonis

the present painting depicts the Holy City as it looked around the middle of the nineteenth century

the king of beauty looking for a sunbath :-)WVhOb1lYTjFZbWhoYzJoQVoyMWhhV3d1WTI5dA==

while her hands lie draped on her knees

The works capture the showdown between East and West and the very real threat of the annihilation of humanity in a Third World War and nuclear Armageddon

La fin du monde - Framed Prints Size:Small - 12x10 inches Cornelis Holsteyn’s Venus and CupidWith his highly cerebral Surrealist imagery, Ren Magritte breathed new life into seemingly conventional subject matter. He often painted everyday objects out of context, in juxtapositions forcing the viewer to reconsider things normally taken for granted. Magrittes highly figurative style of Surrealism is often discussed along the work of Salvador Dal and Giorgio de Chirico, and his persistent interrogation of objects has both influenced and paved the