<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:58:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@fineartnow/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The father of French Impressionism - Charles-Francois Daubigny]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear Friends ! Today I would like to present you French Landscape painter Charles-Francois Daubigny ( 1817 – 1878 ), one of the painters of the Barbizon school. Daubigny painted calm, domestic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@fineartnow/the-father-of-french-impressionism-charles-francois-daubigny</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@fineartnow/the-father-of-french-impressionism-charles-francois-daubigny</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2020 18:02:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1HdYsB7fJjuW6meDRuV7r8fXfxUUeJSPqFBz7H34P5VwuNvtNzrHBSjhqDK7ZonxWVGoTag6BMem4VMQHXvCHzbJNDH8sHsStGoSG9hc718w1yUPMZ2wCXkRmAjKqiJ7inXVtQMEN1YrYJAr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Master of Seascapes - Willem van de Velde]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear Friends ! Today I would like to present you Willem van de Velde the Younger ( 1633 – 1707 ), the most famous Dutch painter of seascapes and shipping scenes. Many connoisseurs agree – in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193212/@fineartnow/master-of-seascapes-willem-van-de-velde</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193212/@fineartnow/master-of-seascapes-willem-van-de-velde</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193212]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2020 08:50:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGj7bKbpX3Re3oksLn2ZQ6pnAaMBYWWr1Re5NCPYXQ1u86kP8995LkN586rvEcsynY3Qoi2YftZGMSsH1bcNfFMD8CQ6exdXidebnAK9cwzaPRn2SHgFpXLZc65QvJxq7F5oMJBr4mrCzT3avp24fCpsf35MY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discover the great animal painter Paulus Potter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Dear friends ! Today I would like to present you a Dutch painter Paulus Potter ( 1625 – 1654 ). Although he only lived to the age of 28, Potter made an original contribution to the already established]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193212/@fineartnow/discover-the-great-animal-painter-paulus-potter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193212/@fineartnow/discover-the-great-animal-painter-paulus-potter</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193212]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:16:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGckw8Kp3uJD9Lv1vc5YDa6ybWHnsrEz2yU4x49wuPdbV4JjZy3N1eCXSx9EWFQQc1E4aoBojFZHp8JE6hfKjqVpfkQSd5Ga?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Masterful female portraits by Frederick Sandys]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear Friends ! Today I would like to present you Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys ( 1829 – 1904 ), Pre-Raphaelite painter, portraitist and illustrator. His work falls into three distinct categoties.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@fineartnow/masterful-female-portraits-by-frederick-sandys</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@fineartnow/masterful-female-portraits-by-frederick-sandys</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 17:27:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZTc8XrXe4rDef9xV1Fm7UXUNXjikkWBcxdUvxfPUFMmYESdigi2EdtkDwiWZYwM9KcHXKrnrMmYscmic9eCXyXVApfxd3xLLHWKKpwYbhYYhse7d69ApSXWb3iNa5euyr9ziN78nwESAfj5HeVNuLyDdaW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stunning Watercolors by John Sell Cotman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Dear Friends ! Today I would like to present you John Sell Cotman ( 1782 – 1842 ) , English watercolorist, one of the leading figures of the Norwich School. Marine and landscape painter, etcher and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@fineartnow/stunning-watercolors-by-john-sell-cotman</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@fineartnow/stunning-watercolors-by-john-sell-cotman</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 19:46:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHT5Fvr9KYC2gxEN3P7oD11Skv4rcAW2KhLUSMAMA5C1sLUj3wJJTmGMuTEnx272DC8EUWVDZQFdURpV9159ERBpyD9fwSmfurvJV3bDbZgGv3CbApgWdSPjiMjtFEC3Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Honor Old Masters - Sir Edward John Poynter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Dear Friends ! Today I would like to present You the neo-classical painter Sir Edward John Poynter, born in 1836 in Paris. In 1853 he visited Italy where he met the young Frederick Leighton and was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@fineartnow/to-honor-old-masters-sir-edward-john-poynter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@fineartnow/to-honor-old-masters-sir-edward-john-poynter</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2020 16:58:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVqFVvkXVUAoK1UTyuAcKVtuKoBoGfefTDo2y5ihNbauvsRF6dTGk41eiZuUQjCxqUVBTTbiKxcuWrtT3dhpcWgq4vuuZJV6LPCZkRc6PWXm6UfEUXUUEVdDnEHjwyi63LqKU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Honor Old Masters - David Cox]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Dear Friends ! Today I would like to present You David Cox ( 1783 – 1859 ), a highly prolific painter of English and Welsh scenery – landscapes, coastal scenes and rustic genre – chiefly in watercolour,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@fineartnow/to-honor-old-masters-david-cox</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@fineartnow/to-honor-old-masters-david-cox</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2020 18:24:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2z9F8sayRpwConx4qLBaFjvfxj3GgcSdreg3WHsEeFP8P41D4d8DocDCPLVecz7haJhQQyfhaLBeCMNsCNyEpVBNaSKZtjYgCWcYnUs3w4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Honor Old Masters - Rodolphe Bresdin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Dear Steemit Friends ! Today I would like to present you Rodolphe Bresdin ( 1822 – 1885 ) , French draughtsman, etcher and lithographer. '' Le Bon Samaritain '' , Image Source Bresdin's prints were]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@fineartnow/to-honor-old-masters-rodolphe-bresdin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@fineartnow/to-honor-old-masters-rodolphe-bresdin</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2019 09:43:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt4fG4vtQj8vx5PNe78eHnDkEkTvJtPC5kFETPdMrzxu3xyyfmv61QgUyZT5yn4z6yVCP2fzR2tFaT2jH6Nr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Honor Old Masters - Martin Drolling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Dear Steemit Friends ! My choice for today in the series '' To Honor Old Masters '' is Martin Drolling ( 1752 – 1817 ), self-taught artist who came early to Paris where his small genre paintings]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@fineartnow/to-honor-old-masters-martin-drolling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@fineartnow/to-honor-old-masters-martin-drolling</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:26:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9W9EgxcDriVwJsLbgWoN6Wk1R5oH8cGYKa64bkSNYQ6kWNQgKsyH8bZiKagRfzchCjthcrr7GTLaF9WrmmXav?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Honor Old Masters - Sir Edwin Henry Landseer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Dear Steemit Friends ! Today I would like to present you Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, the most famous ans successful animal painter of the 19C. Cheap engravings spread a knowledge of his work throughout]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@fineartnow/to-honor-old-masrers-sir-edwin-henry-landseer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@fineartnow/to-honor-old-masrers-sir-edwin-henry-landseer</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2019 11:33:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9pgPSaZf8Xe3f6RPXS8qTqzzkfseYNsYK7ZTskgC2u2RbhL1feutT81Qy6ZLdNvovsJDeLYFy3GCMHmkfkqCSzNNy9PpWJa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Honor Old Masters - Gabriël Metsu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Dear Steemit Friends ! My choice for today in the series '' To Honor Old Masters '' is Gabriël Metsu ( 1629 – 67 ) , Dutch painter, active in his native Leiden and later in Amsterdam. He painted]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@fineartnow/to-honor-old-masters-gabriel-metsu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@fineartnow/to-honor-old-masters-gabriel-metsu</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 16:06:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP329W5oRp4QyDruTDBk1SMzMgFY9ijninZF8UbPQQVgkicUwUKEsMpsyymQX89fjuj2q7MifNqehxxmqZ1m56NtJs7Xii3auXq5DxES?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Honor Old Masters - Vasily Grigorevich Perov]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Dear Steemit Friends ! Today I would like to present you Vasily Grigorevich Perov ( 1833 – 1882 ) , a Russian artist, leading genre painter of the Peredvizhniki group. A key figure of the Russian]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fineartnow/@fineartnow/to-honor-old-masters-vasily-grigorevich-perov</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fineartnow/@fineartnow/to-honor-old-masters-vasily-grigorevich-perov</guid><category><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 16:01:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvQnEhahXLvsAeR1pKVcjQMzY4NZc65LZxRfYQHcBcpdpP5W2sZ85BKZmXdyYRd3ayh4FERGb9CGQUXnN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stunning abstract landscapes by James Whistler]]></title><description><![CDATA[James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) was an American-born, UK-based artist. He was a major figure in the Aesthetic Movement. As a student in Paris he was one of the first enthusiasts for Japanese]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fineartnow/@fineartnow/stunning-abstract-landscapes-by-james-whistler</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fineartnow/@fineartnow/stunning-abstract-landscapes-by-james-whistler</guid><category><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2019 14:19:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGWd7TzozjPgq3rggennavDx3XPY35pEAVnpqBzwzrZtwo7cfHcVK731jkVspQA25kNc4Z6LuL7Z87m2EZ1EwmkS4yJ3vr3jNhEg84Dvu5PSimDTtEDnUFcaCHeY5L36qkCFtxN6AJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dramatic Social Realism - paintings by Frank Holl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Dear Steemit Friends ! Today I would like to present you Frank Holl, born 1845, a painter of portrait and genre. He studied at the Royal Academy Schools where in 1863 he won a Gold Medal. He scored]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fineartnow/@fineartnow/dramatic-social-realism-paintings-by-frank-holl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fineartnow/@fineartnow/dramatic-social-realism-paintings-by-frank-holl</guid><category><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2019 18:44:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WxgM4bTt6rDZa41TmEAo8PzfvX6gN67GMGrusUktD54PFrumiTtmVzGL9nQGeZHSe1yWwLg8sxwsqY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chronicler of French daily life under the Second Empire - Constantin Guys]]></title><description><![CDATA[Constantin Ernest Adolphe Guys was born in 1805. He was a self-taught draughtsman and watercolourist, the most perceptive chronicler of French daily life under the Second Empire. Guys left home at eighteen]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fineartnow/@fineartnow/chronicler-of-french-daily-life-under-the-second-empire-constantin-guys</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fineartnow/@fineartnow/chronicler-of-french-daily-life-under-the-second-empire-constantin-guys</guid><category><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2019 16:13:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UbY1US6AfTCVr68kzCnDV85siz4YdMtJHBUqoxmd25S2GyF1jh2RBroKK6oELVEu3h6jveHwLiLfhQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Honor Old Masters - John Melhuish Strudwick]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear Steemit friends ! Today I would like to present you John Melhuish Strudwick, Pre-Raphaelite painter born in 1849. Strudwick studied at S.Kensington and at the Royal Academy Schools where he]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fineartnow/@fineartnow/to-honor-old-masters-john-melhuish-strudwick</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fineartnow/@fineartnow/to-honor-old-masters-john-melhuish-strudwick</guid><category><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2019 17:47:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4vvCdfUkb2VPndqSaikoQQZhJ93jq5XWPT9uog4F5gYDtQztVoc2DPDXQHohrxF7JNT3F4TREunrZB55a8Ydvk5ezDG4Q6fXM4SPzSa2kj1qadDxe5dJf58Ri8ASTbvDzo4HKKvEu31qPXqVaNqSUTptgSAHjTQkTpcHxB64fGaajg8U1wZGCi7LiRpK9KWTY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA['' The Scottish Canaletto '' - David Roberts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Dear Steemit Friends ! My choice for today in the series '' To Honor Old Masters '' is David Roberts (1796-1864) , painter of architectural subjects, prolific both in oil and watercolour, often called]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fineartnow/@fineartnow/the-scottish-canaletto-david-roberts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fineartnow/@fineartnow/the-scottish-canaletto-david-roberts</guid><category><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2019 16:12:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt534aZ2NDxhHCvsTTrGmtMPFVcfUGvvimN9mdBtF7u46MZZTUxyV26B82yCo9vKxbZAkWLvfQ4aBYWeAVgA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chicago's "Father of Skyscrapers" – great Architect and Artist - Louis Sullivan ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear Steemit friends ! Today I would like to present you Louis Sullivan ( 1856 – 1924 ), US Architect and artist, the central figure of the Chicago School and a pioneer of modernism. Detail of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fineartnow/@fineartnow/chicagos-father-of-skyscrapers-great-architect-and-artist-louis-sullivan--1552842665</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fineartnow/@fineartnow/chicagos-father-of-skyscrapers-great-architect-and-artist-louis-sullivan--1552842665</guid><category><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 06:11:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WCFmuChJDfhDrafQBq1jErzjeG6YeMAwXFq2EiBSmLYKjNTLWDXG6VHUwAd6FXKod5U3f8hTLDpeEPFtg6Mc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grimms’ Fairy Tales illustrations by Heinrich Lefler]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear Steemit Friends, today marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Heinrich Lefler, an Austrian painter, graphic artist and stage designer. Lefler studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fineartnow/@fineartnow/grimms-fairy-tales-illustrations-by-heinrich-lefler</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fineartnow/@fineartnow/grimms-fairy-tales-illustrations-by-heinrich-lefler</guid><category><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2019 13:02:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjo1456T9p3h4XSPWHfa12nUnjWERrtcX5ExCDxQKLWqvSsR53rsdmD9f5bZ2AvFjB3Aycq1ohiZWqUwqZMY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artist, textile designer, writer, socialist - William Morris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Dear Steemit Friends ! Today I would like to present you William Morris (1834-1896) – Brirish painter, writer, textile designer, craftsman, and social reformer. As students he and his friend Burne-Jones]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fineartnow/@fineartnow/artist-textile-designer-writer-socialist-william-morris</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fineartnow/@fineartnow/artist-textile-designer-writer-socialist-william-morris</guid><category><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fineartnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 17:12:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjo12FbXYqpX7n6NU8rpAqYUD83LRf5RR4yUteVySJKbBjNQkxkfVLoKE6UgKrs75zNjc2DgWg4UMskUXSzS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>