Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
An alphabetical list of artists who have considered the pig.
Japan, (1866-1924) Pork-Butcher’s Shop (1891), oil on canvas 14.4 x 11.8 in. (36.5 x 30.0 cm.) National Museum of Japan About the Artist Seiki Kuroda, Japanese, (1866-1924), studied art in Paris after first going there to earn a law degree. In Paris he followed a traditional course of study in Academic art and also discovered … Read more
Germany, (fl. 2006-8) Circe (2007), acrylic on canvas 47.3 x 55.2 in. (120 x 140 cm.) © Lilli Ladewig, in artist’s possession About the Artist Lilli Ladewig (fl. 2007) is a German painter. Ladewig has a university degree in math and physics from Freie Universität in Berlin and studies art at the Universität der Künste … Read more
Anonymous – France, (c.1675-1690) 17 cent. Lady’s Fan (c. 1675-1690), mixed media on parchment or vellum Private Collection Editor’s Note: This scene of pig butchering in a village or castle farm setting is reminiscent of other engraved or painted scenes by artists such as Teniers, Ostade and Heyden, or as depicted in various Books of … Read more
Itay, (1447-1500) Madonna and Child with Saint Anthony Abbot and Saint Sigismund (c. 1495), tempera on panel 62.4 x 55.9 in. (158.5 x 142 cm.) National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Editor’s Note: A major part of de’Landi’s activity in his midlife seems to have been devoted to producing panels for private devotion representing the … Read more
Mikhail Larionov, Russian (1881-1964), impressionist painter and designer who also initiated two very important movements: Rayonism (Rayism) and Neo-primitivism.
Flemish, (c. 1430-1493) The Temptation of Saint Anthony (1469), tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, silver paint, and ink on parchment leaf: 5 x 3.5 in. (12.7 x 8.9 cm.) J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles Editor’s Note: This is another elusive pig. In the close up image below, the pig’s head (brown) is visible … Read more
Anonymous – France, (c. 1294) Monkey driving out a wild boar (c. 1294), tempera colors, paint, and ink on parchment Library Sainte-Geneviève, Paris About the Artist Anonymous, French, (c. 1294). This illustration is from “Le pontifical de Guillaume Durand” (ms. 143, fol. 98). A pontifical (Pontificale) is the liturgical book which contains the rites for … Read more
Richard Leblanc (1882-1953), works include: Foire de Lessay. Leblanc was a French painter.
Alan Lee, England (b. 1947), works includes: Circe. Lee is a book illustrator and movie conceptual designer. Watercolor is the most common medium in his work. Lee and John Howe were the lead concept artists of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies, and he worked with Guillermo del Toro to keep continuity of design for the Hobbit films.
British, (1817-1864) The Ghost of Christmas Present original draft version (1843), watercolor intended for Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. London: Chapman and Hall (1843). Editor’s Note: There are two versions of Leech’s work shown here. The first has The Ghost of Christmas Present in a red robe. This is John Leech’s original draft watercolor. Dickens … Read more