After reading the story behind the famous painting, I believe in love again!

How are you going to spend July 4th?

Anyway, I'm at work writing an article

So let's spend it with everyone else. ......

Sharing a set of famous paintings about love

Behind every painting, there's an appealing story

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- The Jewish Bride-

Oil on canvas 121.5 x 166.5

National Gallery of Amsterdam

Analysis: Although there is much debate as to the true identity of the figures in this painting, regardless of who is depicted, the significance and power of this work is that it expresses an emotion that is shared by all - love. Love. The simplicity and freshness of the triangular composition perfectly demonstrates the sublimity and depth of love. The hand of the hero placed on the heroine's chest and the hand of the heroine with deep affection are intertwined in the center of the picture, which is the core of the work's meaning.

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- Raphael and Vernalina -

Ans: Created in 1814, this is an imagined double portrait by the neoclassical master Engel, in which a dark-eyed woman sits in Raphael's lap, transforming Raphael's paintings into a commonplace popular image. Raphael never married, but he had an unrivaled goddess in his heart, his lover, Vernalina. Vernalina in Raphael's life has been very mysterious, she worshiped him, cared for him, loved him, she often stood far away in the painting of Raphael's back, silently watching him paint. She was the inspiration and source of Raphael's art. Rumors that Vernalina was Raphael's lover probably began during the Renaissance, and became more prevalent in the 19th century, becoming a hot topic of public conversation.

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- The Swing -

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Collection of the Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Ans: The Swing depicts a young boy of the flamboyant aristocracy hiding in the bushes to watch a young lady on a swing. One of the young lady's high heels comes off the swing and is thrown out, and the boy is ready to reach out and catch it. Although painted in great detail, this painting represents the artistic interests of the aristocracy at the time. Flirtation is the dominant theme in all of Fragonard's works and, in terms of both content and form, it is far superior to that of his teacher, Boucher. It is true that Fragonard's progressive artistic ideas coexisted with a decadent aristocratic taste. The latter is very much in evidence in the paintings ordered for the nobility, where the frivolous content and the skillful coloring are a "tradition" of painting that Fragonard inherited from Boucher, who "courted women".

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- The Weeping Woman -

Picasso, Spain

Ans: The weeping woman is Dora. The weeping woman is Dora Mar, an accomplished photographic artist from Yugoslavia, who met the 55-year-old master Picasso in 1936 when she was nearly 30 years old, and for nearly a decade thereafter, up to 1946, she was the master's favorite lover. Picasso regarded her as his personal muse and trusted her to protect his work. But, towards the end, Picasso's assessment of the 10-year relationship was that he really had no memories of her except for crying. In the last three years of the 10 years of Mal and Picasso together, in an annoying spring, the charming female painter Félancis. Gino offered the master "The Fifth Spring" and became a goddess on his canvas. At first she pretends not to know, then she holds back, then she cries in secret, and finally she is overwhelmed by the emotional contrast from within, and it seems that she can't stand it any longer. She is determined to try desperately to reclaim the world's most private and unshareable feeling.

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- The Goddess of Beauty and the God of War -

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Paolo Veronese

Ans: The Goddess of Beauty and the God of War is a realist, mythological oil on canvas painting by the Italian painter Paolo Veronese, painted around 1578. The union of Venus, the goddess of beauty, and Mars, the god of war, resulted in the birth of the cherub Eros, who used to fly through the heavens with a bow and arrow and shoot arrows at people in need of love. This painting is gorgeous in color and extremely decorative in image and movement. The beautiful nude body of Venus and the armor and satin battle robes of Mars are in strong contrast. It is a world of the gods, but in reality it reflects a need in the hedonistic desires of the aristocracy of the time, namely sweet love.

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- The Girl with the Pearl Earring -

The Morrisseus Museum

Vermeer

Anatomy: It is the masterpiece of Vermeer, the great Dutch master of the Golden Age. Greta, a girl from a poor family, is recruited to come to the house of the painter Vermeer to work as a maid. At the painter's home, Greta was first exposed to the marvelous world of painting, and these wonderful paintings awakened her potential artistic sensitivity. At the same time, Vermeer was also impressed by Greta's artistic talent and beautiful temperament. Fascinated by Vermeer's artistic talent, Greta was willing to do everything for him, and gradually Greta became a part of Vermeer's works. The Girl with a Pearl Earring is the best testimony of pure love between Vermeer and Greta. It's just that the good life always passes so quickly, and in the end, the painter and the girl were unable to break through the obstacles between them, leaving behind an eternally frustrating story, and a monumental masterpiece.

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The Latch

Ans: The Latch is one of a series of four paintings by Fragonard that celebrate love. The image draws on Rembrandt's illuminated light. A strong beam of light in the upper right illuminates the cheating lovers, and a red curtain in the background enhances the drama of the picture, making the viewer appreciate the painting as if they were watching a stage play. In the lower right corner of the picture, there is a bunch of flowers on the ground, obviously the young man is still in a hurry, indicating that he adores his lover for a long time or can't wait to make out with her. The young man has one arm around the limp woman and one hand on the latch of the bedroom door. The woman shyly stops him from doing so, but the resistance is feigned and futile. The artist has emphasized the movement of the figures and the contrast between light and dark. The woman's golden yellow dress and light green skirt show the real texture and softness of silk. Here the artist naturally shows his exploration and interest in color expression methods. The scene of forbidden love between a man and a woman is depicted so vividly and boldly, reflecting the artist's keen observation and skill.

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The Boy with the Pipe

Ans: The Boy with the Pipe Spain Picasso Stef and Betty, two childhood friends. 1905, Picasso's The Boy with the Pipe was completed and collected by Stef's father. The outbreak of war later split them up. After the war, Betty accidentally saw the painting at an auction and won it for $28,000 dollars. After 28 years apart, the two met. Betty unsuccessfully returned the Stevie. Betty left her last words that if, after her death, Steve did not receive the painting, her children could auction it off. After Betty's death, the painting was auctioned off, and Steve secretly won it and accompanied him throughout his life.

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The Card Game

Ans: Balthus specialized in creating emotional and disturbing narrative scenes. Taking his inspiration from the early Renaissance, his subversive, modern interpretation of the finer, more rigorous techniques of the Renaissance is in a class of its own. The Game of Cards expresses the awakening of sexual awareness in the most subtle and delicate symbolism. Both men in the painting extend one hand and retract the other, showing that the man and the woman are y attracted to each other. The girl is not leaning on the backrest of the chair, and her canvas-shod feet show her inner restlessness; while the boy is supported by a low square stool, and his exaggerated body movements, especially his bent left foot, reveal his complicated and uneasy state of mind. The unlit candle in the center of the table is a sacred image, expressing heartfelt wishes and vows, as well as a sexual symbol. But the game of cards has a fateful connotation of chance; they don't know what kind of card each other is going to play, and it's doubtful that each of them even knows his own card. Love is not a game, and fate cannot be predicted by cards.

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- "Birthday" -

The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the United States collection, it was July 7, 1915, that day is the painter Chagall's birthday, but Chagall did not remember that day is his birthday, his fiancée, Bella, with flowers, walking lightly into the studio, the painter was moved by the sudden surprise jumped up and flew into mid-air. The two people in the picture are floating, and the man floats a little higher up and returns to kiss his fiancée affectionately. The window provides a view of the Russian countryside. The red carpet looks like their fiery love and their joyful mood swollen with love and happiness. The artist's presentation is dreamy, and in this painting, the character's black skirt and black pants matched with the red carpet and tablecloth create a passionate and warm atmosphere of love.

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- The Walk -

Ans: The Walk was painted three years after the marriage. At this time, Chagall was immersed in immense happiness, he raised his arms high, pulling his beloved wife, Bella, who was floating in the air, and walking happily on the plains. The painting is therefore brightly colored, especially the red floral cloth in the lower left corner, which fully reflects the festive mood.

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- Lovers under the Lilies -

Ans: Lovers under the Lilies is the fruit of Chagall's passionate love affair with Bella. Under the rich fragrance of lilies, a pair of lovers with red lips, with eyes y entwined, how forgetful and lingering. Her high breasts like a pair of birds of prey beak pecked his chest. He was drunk in this honey-dipped love. Pure inside, eroticism is also beautiful.

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- Dedicated to the Past -

Ans: Chagall's beloved wife, Bella, died in the hospital in 1944 of a bacterial infection, and after years of companionship with the sudden disappearance of the love of his life, Chagall said, "In front of my eyes, everything turned black." This was the greatest mourning of his life, and for nine months Chagall's world lost its color, and he reluctantly painted this "Dedication to the Past" in memory of Péla. This "dark blue" painting expresses the painter's deepest melancholy and weeping soul, and thanks his beloved wife for her lifelong dedication.

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- "Swing for a Couple"

Pierre-Auguste Couture

Ans: This painting "SpringTime" is one of his most famous works. The beauty of the painting is obvious and unquestionable - whether it's the sunlight beating down on the couple through the forest, or the couple on the swing with their eyes looking at each other, it's perfect. ......

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The Kiss

Ans: The Kiss was painted by Gustav Klimt in 1907-1908, and it is one of his most famous paintings. The Kiss is an oil painting by Gustav Klimt from 1907-1908. The work depicts a man and woman standing and embracing and kissing. The man has dark hair and both he and the woman are wearing ornate patterned tunics or cloaks. They are holding each other tightly, the man holding the woman's head and kissing her on the cheek, while the woman, wearing a wreath of flowers, has a closed-eyed look of happiness on her face. They are standing on a field of flowers, which makes the picture full of romantic colors. The painting was well received upon its release. The painting is heavily decorated with geometric motifs such as giant, triangles, and circles - the patterns of the men's and women's clothing, the flowers on the ground, etc. - and the use of color is extremely rich. The use of a large number of small color blocks and geometric forms makes the painting as a whole colorful and very decorative. In particular, the painting also utilizes gold flakes and silver foil as decoration.

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A Morning Walk

Thomas Gainsborough

The National Gallery, London

Ans: A Morning Walk is one of Gainsborough's most famous portraits. It depicts William Hallett and his wife Elizabeth taking an early morning walk. The author of the figure and the scenery together, bright brushwork, color harmony, quite poetic. From the white-haired dog on the left of the picture, Mrs. Harriet's mist-like dress, the decorative feathers on her hat, to William Harriet's wig, and to William Harriet's hair. From the white dog on the left, Mrs. Harriet's misty dress, the decorative feathers on her hat, to William Harriet's wig, as well as the strange landscape that seems to blend into the sky, all are handled with a feather-like lightness. The artist used a large amount of turpentine to dilute the pigment to achieve this light effect. This portrait not only blends the human figure with the natural landscape, but also makes a refreshing break from the stereotypical formula.

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- Romeo and Juliet -

Frank Dixie

Southampton Art Gallery, UK

Ans: The oil painting Romeo and Juliet by the British painter Frank Dixie is currently on display at the Southampton Art Gallery in Southampton, UK, and depicts Romeo and Juliet as a tragic couple before parting after the first night of their wedding. The first night after the wedding of Romeo and Juliet, the tragic lovers before parting in a hurry to kiss, and at that time they did not know that this will also become the last kiss of their love career. The picture is full of bright colors, the characters look very similar, will be a pair of separate lovers on the verge of full of sweetness and reluctance between the sentiments depicted in the wood. British media commented on the results of this vote, "contemporary long gone true romance, but we all have a heart for romance." An art critic pointed out that "the atmosphere created by the paintings makes people feel that death is near and love is not extinguished, and the fact that people favor such works, which have touched many people until now, shows that people in this era still yearn for 'passion and loyalty'".

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- The God of Wine and the Princess Ariadne -

Titian Vecellio

Ans: Bakus, the God of Wine, was the son of Zeus and Cadmus's daughter, Semele, who was struck dead by a thunderbolt and orphaned by Zeus, then by Enoch and Rhea, who taught him to hunt and trained the lions, tigers, and leopards to pull their carts for him. After growing up, Bakus often drove out to play.

One day Barkus and drive out to travel, suddenly saw the girl Ariadne standing on the rocks by the sea, Ariadne is the granddaughter of Zeus and Europa, she had helped the son of the king of Athens Theseus killed the Minotaur, and y in love with Theseus, but the Goddess of Fortune rejected their love, which makes Ariadne very sad, she looked at their loved ones sail away. In the midst of her agony, Bacchus came to her with passion, and it was fate's plan that they fell in love.

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