Marc Chagall, La Pluie, 1911, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA, Cubism

Georges Lemmen, Beach at Heist, 1891, Musee de Orsay, Pointillism

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Big fish eat small fish, 1556, Albertina Gallery, Vienna, Northern Renaissance.

Giorgio de Chirico, Metaphysical Interior with Setting Sun 1971

Giorgio de Chirico. Great Metaphysical Interior. 1917. MOMA. Surrealism

Giorgio de Chirico, The Serenity of the Scholar, 1914. MOMA. Surrealism

Rene Magritte, La Clairvoyance, 1936, Private Collection, Surrealism

Marcantonio Franceshini, Apollo and Diana kill The Python, 1692/1698, Renaissance

Picasso, The Blind Man's Meal, 1903, Moma, Modern

Jean Dunand and Seraphin Soudbinine, Fortissomo screen 1925-26, The MET, Art Deco

                                                                           

Uffizi, Florence, Renaissance

Torso, Pitti Palace, Florence, Sculpture

Michalengelo, David, The Academia, Florence, Sculpture

Henri Moore, Peggy Guggenhein Museum, Venice, Sculpture

Flemmish painting

Jackson Pollock, Naked Man with Knife, 1938-40, Tate Modern, UK, Abstact Expessionism

Oskar Kokoschka, The Tiger, 1926, Oil painting on linen, Belvedere, Vienna, Expressionism

Magritte, A panic in the middle ages,1927, Musee Magritte,Brussels, Surrealism

Oskar Kokoschka, Painter Carl Moll (1861-1945), 1913, Belvedere Vienna, Expressionism.

Replicated panels from Lukhang temple

Panel depicting the disciples of Guru Padmasambhava

Stockholme cityhall murals

 

Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki

Designed by architects and brothers Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen unveiled in 1969.

The Rock Church aptly named after well being literally dugged out from a rock. What amazing design! Panelled sunlight rotates around the hall throughout the day. This church was built in the 60s as evidenced by the 60s aesthetics oozing from every corner. The new concept in design and worship (a small and humble cross and altar) subsequently inspired many churches around the world to model after it. A must for achiteture aficiandos.

Buddha Vairocana from Tang dynasty, 700-800, Metropolitan Museum, New York, Sculpture.

Taken at The Metropolitan Museum

What a fantastic specimen. I used to think that chinese buddhist art is inferior to the nepalese and tibetan... until i learnt tibetan appropriated many styles from China.

Donatello, Mary Magdalene,1453-1455, White poplar wood, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence, Italy, Sculpture, Renaissance.

 Taken at Museo dell'Opera del Duomo. Sculpture made of White popolar wood presumingly for the Baptistery in Flroence.

Carlo Cignani, 1628-1719, The Fall of Man

Taken at the Musuem of Fine Arts, Budapest. Sensual piece

Siena

I had a realisation of the sublime during my trip to Siena. This scene simply captivated me. Totally unexpected. I do not know what Siena is about. I walked up along a hill totally unaware of what to expect and suddenly this view appeared before my eye. The timing couldn't be more perfect; shadowy dusk with all the shades of brown. It was quiet with no tourists. I came to realise how important the perfect moment is. Also beauty is even more so when untainted by expectation.

Alvaro Pirez d'Evora, 1410-1434, The Resurrected Christ, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Early Renaissance.

Look at the the Patina. One of the picture of christ that appeals to me. Taken at Musuem of fine arts, Budapest.

Duccio (attributed) 1255-1315, The Coronation of the Virgin

The way the paint is peeling off makes the piece even more beautiful i think. Also looks like Virgin mary is tearing doesnt it? Taken at Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.

Vaszary Janos, Golgota, 1930s

Again a powerful modern interpretation! And I like how all the colours blends in so well. Taken at Hungarian National Gallery.

Vaszary Janos, Raising of Lazarus, 1912

Taken at Hungarian National Gallery. This is definitely my favourite modern art piece on a religious theme. Modern art seldom depicts religious theme in manner that fascinates me. This certainly does.