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03 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #14
Antonio Maria de Reyna, Spanish, 1859-1937 A Venetian Canal Oil on canvas 13 1/4 x 28 1/2 inches (34.9 x 74.9 cm) Private collection Antonio Maria De Reyna Mascau ( Coin , December 5 , 1859 – Rome , 3 February 1937) was a Spanish artist , and among the most original of his time in Italy.…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 16
Salvador Dalí The Immaculate Conception, 1979 Color lithograph 23 x 16 in Private collection The Immaculate Conception, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, was the conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the womb of her mother, Saint Anne, free from original sin by virtue of the foreseen merits of her son Jesus Christ.…
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12 Prolific Creative Couples
In anticipation of Valentine’s Day, we explored some of art history’s most famous pairs. Some couples worked together, others pursued separate endeavors. Source: 12 Prolific Creative Couples
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01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF KING HENRY IV, Late 17th Century, with footnotes
French School, Late 17th Century PORTRAIT OF KING HENRY IV, FULL LENGTH, ON A REARING HORSE Oil on canvas 56 7/8 by 42 1/2 in.; 144.5 by 108 cm. Private collection Henry IV (13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithet “Good King Henry”, was King of Navarre (as Henry III)…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 75
Alessandro Rosi, FLORENCE 1627 – 1697 CAIN AND ABEL Oil on canvas 26 3/4 by 20 1/2 in.; 68 by 52 cm. Private collection Rosi depicts the moment just after Cain has slain his brother Abel, who lays ashen in the foreground, as God the Father appears in a swirl of clouds above. In Rosi’s striking…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 74
Giuseppe Cesari, called Cavaliere d’Arpino, ARPINO OR ROME 1568 – 1640 ROME SAINT JEROME IN THE DESERT, circa 1600 Oil on panel 20 1/2 by 22 7/8 in.; 52 by 58 cm. Private collection Saint Jerome in the desert was executed by Arpino circa 1600, when the artist was at the height of his popularity. Executed on…
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04 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes, 3
Betsy Podlach, United States Cupid and Psyche, c. 2002 Oil and egg tempera on linen 66”:66” Private Collection Cupid and Psyche is a story originally from Metamorphoses, written in the 2nd Century AD by Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis. It concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between Psyche and Cupid, and their ultimate union in a…
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CELSO LAGAR, GEORGES DE LA TOUR, Hieronymus Bosch, Hispano-Flemish School, MASTER OF THE PRODIGAL SON, Zaidan,
GEORGES DE LA TOUR, 1593 – 1652 Mary Magdalen with the Smoking Flame, ca. 1640 Oil on canvas 46 1/4 × 36 1/8 in 117.5 × 91.8 cm Private collection During the 17th century, great devotion was shown to Mary Magdalene in all Catholic countries. She was the perfect lover of Christ, her beauty made…
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06 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #62
BRITISH SCHOOL, 19th century NAVAL ENGAGEMENT Oils on canvas 24 x 36 1/4 in. (65 x 92.1 cm) Private collection In the 18th and 19th century, English painting finally developed a distinct style and tradition again. Sir James Thornhill’s paintings were executed in the Baroque style of the European Continent and William Hogarth reflected the new…
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05 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 17 – With Footnotes
Gabriel Spat, Russia (1890-1967) Sortie de L’glise/ Exit from the church Oil on board 15.5″ X 6.5″ Private collection Gabriel Spat, 1890-1967 was born in Kishinev, Russia, now Chisinau, Moldova. He was active in France from 1919 to 1942 and in the USA from 1942. Spat studied at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Geneva, as well as in Paris, at…
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04 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 5 – With Footnotes
Mercier François, Canadian Slowly, she exploited the moment Acrylic on canvas 36 “x48”; 91 x 122 cm Private collection Jack Vettriano, b. 1951 Private Dancer, c. 2006 310 gsm Hahnemuhle mould made paper 495 + 50 cm Private collection Jack Vettriano, b. 1951, see below Jack Vettriano, b. 1951 The Opening Gambit, c. 1994 Private collection Jack…
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04 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #60
Charles Edward Dixon, 1872 – 1934 OFF NEW BRIGHTON , 1899 Watercolour 37 x 55.5cm Private collection New Brighton is a seaside resort forming part of the town of Wallasey within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside. Up to the 19th century, the area had a reputation for smuggling and wrecking, and secret underground cellars and…
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05 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #58
Montague Dawson, 1890 – 1973 FULL SAIL, SUNSET , circa 1950 oil on canvas 71 by 127cm., 28 by 50in Private collection Montague Dawson RMSA, FRSA (1890–1973) was a British painter who was renowned as a maritime artist. His most famous paintings depict sailing ships, usually clippers or warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. Montague…
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05 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 72
Nicolaes Maes, DORDRECHT 1634 – 1693 AMSTERDAM THE FLIGHT OF LOT Oil on canvas 42 1/2 by 37 1/2 in.; 108 by 95.3 cm. Private collection The story of Lot, nephew of Abraham, and his flight from the city of Sodom is told in Genesis (19: 1-28). Two angels, to whom Lot had given hospitality for…
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04 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #19
Jean-Joseph Benjamin Constant, French, 1845-1902 Lady with a Jewel Box (Prima Donna Marguerite in “Jewel Song” of Gounod’s ‘Faust’ Oil on canvas 38 3/4 x 24 1/4 inches (98.5 x 61.5 cm) Private collection Marguerite Bériza (1880 – 1970) was a French opera singer who had an active international career during the first half of the 20th…
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05 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 12
Adolf Schreyer, 1828 – 1899, GERMAN ARAB HORSEMAN Oil on canvas 82.5 by 68cm., 32½ by 26¾in. Private collection Adolf Schreyer (July 9, 1828 Frankfurt-am-Main – July 29, 1899 Kronberg im Taunus) was a German painter, associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. He studied art, first at the Städel Institute in his native town, and then at Stuttgart…
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05 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 70
The Master of the Figdor St Eustache ACTIVE IN ROMAGNA AT THE END OF THE 15TH CENTURY THE MARTYRDOM OF SAINT SEBASTIAN Oil on panel, maroflauged 88.3 x 65.3 cm.; 34 3/4 x 25 3/4 in. Private collection Saint Sebastian (died c. 288 AD) was an early Christian saint and martyr. Sebastian had prudently concealed his faith,…
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05 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 16 – With Footnotes
Manfred Lindemann-Frommel, 1852 – 1939, GERMAN THE PORTE SAINT MARTIN, c. 1891 Oil on canvas 59 by 73.5cm., 23 by 29in. Private collection The Porte Saint-Martin is a Parisian monument located at the site of one of the gates of the now-destroyed fortifications of Paris. It is located at the crossing of Rue Saint-Martin, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin and…
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