Hippolyte Paul Vayson, France (1842-1911), works include: Cochons à la ferme, Shepherd with pigs and geese, La recherche de la truffe and Enfant prodigue gardant les pourceaux. Vayson was a painter and lawyer. He was medalist at the 1875-8 Paris Salons and became a jury member of the Society of French artists (painting section). In 1879 he traveled to Algeria and returned with the label of Orientalist painter. Vayson’s greatest commercial success came from rural subjects and his landscapes, especially his shepherds, shepherdesses, sheep, cows and pigs.
Italy, (1528-1588) Holy Family with Saints Catherine and Anthony Abbot and the Infant John the Baptist (1551), oil on canvas 123.2 x 74.8 in. (313 x 190 cm.) Church of San Francesco della Vigna, Venice Editor’s Note: The Italian master engraver, Agostino Carracci, executed a copy of this work in 1582. About the Artist Paolo … Read more
Luis Rodríguez Vigil (b. 1963), works include: La Maga Circe. Vigil is a Spanish painter. His work has been described as creating discomfort or an uneasiness.
Dutch, (1532-1603) The Temptation of St Antony (1591-94), oil on panel 110.24 x 83.5 in, (280 x 212 cm.) Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Editor’s Note: This painting is a characteristic creation of Vos, it was the centre panel of a triptych and originally decorated the St. Anthony altar of the cathedral in Antwerp. … Read more
Britain, (1866-1942) Le Cochon Obstine (1940), lithograph on paper with a pencil inscription 9.5 x 7.4 in. (24.1 x 18.8 cm.) Private collection Editor’s Note: The pencil inscription reads: “Le Cochon Obstine, S. Curnow Vosper to Miss Vivienne Baker — with good wishes.” Ecstasy (1940), lithograph on paper 8 x 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2 … Read more
Flemish, (fl.1445-1481; d.1481) Saint Anthony (c. 1460s), tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment 10.1 x 6.8 in. (25.7 x 17.3 cm.) J. Paul Getty Museum A Man Slaughtering a Pig; Zodiacal Sign of Capricorn (c. 1460s), tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment 10.1 x 6.8 in. (25.7 x 17.3 cm.) J. … Read more
Canada, (1858-1938) The Enchanted Sty (1915 ), charcoal on buff wove paper 13.5 x 10.6 in. (34.4 x 27 cm.) National Gallery of Canada Woman Feeding Pigs (1915 ), charcoal on buff wove paper 13.5 x 10.6 in. (34.4 x 27 cm.) National Gallery of Canada Little White Pigs and Mother (1911 ), oil on … Read more
United States, (1875-1976) Pig Market, Brittany (c. 1921-23), oil on board 14 x w: 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm.) Private collection About the Artist Martha Walter, United States, (1875-1976), was a plein-air painter of landscapes and a portraitist. Her paintings are characterized by bright, vivid colors and a white pigment saturated with light. Born … Read more
British, (1849-1917) Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses (1891), oil on canvas 36.3 x 58.7 in. (92 x 149 cm.) Oldham Gallery Editor’s Note: Circe sits enthroned, her wand held aloft in her left hand and a cup of some potion in her right. In the mirror behind her we see reflected Odysseus’ ship on … Read more
Germany, (c.1480-1526) Saint Anthony with a leper (c. 1517), woodcut U.S.National Library of Medicinefrom: A Fieldbook of Wound Surgery by Hans Von Gersdorff (1517) Editor’s Note: In this woodcut St. Anthony stands reading from a book as a young man, possibly a leper, with a crutch and a pegged leg support, is appealing to him … Read more
