Devastating art

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l´instant ♠ charlotte the widow by daniel murtagh . Daniel creates timeless portraiture which range from painterly to modern. his influences are european films, painting, vintage photographs and music / danielmurtagh.com

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When this pair of allegorical paintings (together with Walters 37.119) was completed in 1872, a Belgian critic wrote: M. Gallait just finished two paintings forming a pendant pair that rank among the best things he has ever done. They are allegories of peace and war, but allegories conceived in a new order of ideas, substituting living reality for imaginary abstractions. . . . The critic concluded with this ringing endorsement: "Peace" and "War" are about to leave for London. Let's hope that…

The "Mona Lisa", "The Last Supper", "Starry Nights", and "Whistler's Mother" are paintings that have inspired and awed people for generations.

It's a devastating affliction that leads some people to wash their hands 20 times a day and turns routine daily tasks into a nightmarish set of life-ruining rituals.