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The Founding Ceremony of the Nation is a 1953
oil painting by Chinese artist Dong Xiwen. It depicts
Mao Zedong and other
Communist officials inaugurating the
People's Republic of China at
Tiananmen Square on October 1, 1949. A prominent example of
socialist realism, it is one of the most celebrated works of official Chinese art. After the Communists
took control of China, they sought to memorialize their achievements through artworks. Dong was commissioned, and completed the oil painting in three months in a
folk art style, drawing on historical Chinese art. The success of the painting was assured when Mao viewed it and liked it, and it was reproduced in large numbers for display in homes. Dong was ordered to remove
Gao Gang from the painting in 1954 and
Liu Shaoqi in 1967, after government
purges. In 1972 a reproduction was painted by other artists to accommodate another deletion. After the purged officials were rehabilitated, the replica was modified in 1979 to include them. Both canvases are in the
National Museum of China in Beijing. (
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Venus and Mars is a panel painting of about 1485 by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli. It shows the Roman gods Venus, goddess of love, and Mars, god of war, in an allegory of beauty and valour. Probably intended to commemorate a wedding, the painting was likely set into panelling or a piece of furniture to adorn the bedroom of the bride and groom. The painting has been held by the National Gallery in London since 1874. Painting: Sandro Botticelli
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From today's featured article
The Founding Ceremony of the Nation is a 1953
oil painting by Chinese artist Dong Xiwen. It depicts
Mao Zedong and other
Communist officials inaugurating the
People's Republic of China at
Tiananmen Square on October 1, 1949. A prominent example of
socialist realism, it is one of the most celebrated works of official Chinese art. After the Communists
took control of China, they sought to memorialize their achievements through artworks. Dong was commissioned, and completed the oil painting in three months in a
folk art style, drawing on historical Chinese art. The success of the painting was assured when Mao viewed it and liked it, and it was reproduced in large numbers for display in homes. Dong was ordered to remove
Gao Gang from the painting in 1954 and
Liu Shaoqi in 1967, after government
purges. In 1972 a reproduction was painted by other artists to accommodate another deletion. After the purged officials were rehabilitated, the replica was modified in 1979 to include them. Both canvases are in the
National Museum of China in Beijing. (
Full article...)
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Venus and Mars is a panel painting of about 1485 by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli. It shows the Roman gods Venus, goddess of love, and Mars, god of war, in an allegory of beauty and valour. Probably intended to commemorate a wedding, the painting was likely set into panelling or a piece of furniture to adorn the bedroom of the bride and groom. The painting has been held by the National Gallery in London since 1874. Painting: Sandro Botticelli
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