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Ciphers, signs and self-portraits: How artists of the past signed their paintings
Not every masterpiece of painting contains the signature of the artist. There were reasons for this, both at the dawn of the Renaissance and in the modern era; they are now. Some of the works were “signed” by the masters in unusual ways – symbols in which an indication of the identity of the author was hidden. Bones, butterflies, cats appeared in the paintings for a reason.
Why it was not customary to sign a work before
Having finished work, put your signature in the lower right corner of the picture – a custom that entered the practice of artists during the early Renaissance. Alas, authorship of earlier works is often not possible to establish – primarily because of the lack of signatures on them. Continue reading
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Indochina
historical
chamber
Panini
garland
household
volcanic
Music sounds everywhere
and after that he had
mountains
it will be recorded
hunting scenes
Arshil Gorki
Giovanni
paintings
their mass death
lakes
harmony of things
watering
exact
William de Kunning
Piranesi
mood
techniques
undoubtedly from a loved
peaks
landscapes
battles
Canaletto
composite
Hans Hoffman
Jackson Pollock
bandanas
manufacture
airbrushing
portrayed
painting
halls and stadiums
creates
neutral
buildings
informational
literary
background
horses
cartouche
opinion regarding various musical
landscape
emotional
rivers
order not to leave his competitors
the fury
pumice
images
umber
battle
military campaigns
Ricci
explicit
who
cord to exit the mixer
seascapes
praising military valor
portraits
Netherlands
first place
mark Rothko
where he studied literature