Author: Zaidan Art Blog
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10 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes, #9
Simeon Solomon, 1840–1905 Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene, c. 1864 Watercolour on paper 330 x 381 mm Tate Britain The picture depicts Sappho embracing her fellow poet Erinna in a garden at Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. Sappho was born at Lesbos in about 612BC. After a period of exile in…
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10 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 49
Follower of Hieronymus Bosch, circa 1600 THE MOCKING OF CHRIST oil on panel 33 1/2 by 24 1/8 in.; 85.1 by 61.3 cm. Private collection The composition derives from Hieronymus Bosch’s Christ Mocked (circa 1510, National Gallery, London). Other versions can be found in the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Royal Museum of Fine…
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11 Paintings, Streets of Paris, by its Artists from 1850-1910 – Part 8 – With Footnotes
Claude Monet, (1840-1926) The Rue Montorgueil in Paris. Celebration of 30 June 1878, c. 1878 Oil on canvas H. 81; W. 50 cm Grand Palais (Musée d’Orsay), Paris The Rue Montorgueil, like its twin painting The Rue Saint-Denis (below), is often thought to depict a 14 July celebration. In fact it was painted on 30…
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10 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 48
Italian School, 16th Century The Adoration of the Magi Oil on canvas 39 x 44 1/2 inches (99 x 113 cm) Private collection The Adoration of the Magi (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: A Magis adoratur) is the name traditionally given to the subject in the Nativity of Jesus in art in…
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10 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #28
Adolf Fessler, 1826 – 1885, RUSSIAN THE ENTRANCE TO THE GOLDEN HORN, CONSTANTINOPLE Oil on canvas 44.5 by 97cm., 17½ by 38¼in. Private Collection Fessler Adolf Ivanovich, 1826 – 1885 was born in Bohemia, but began studying in Feodosia Aivazovsky. After graduating from the Moscow School of Painting and Sculpture never returned to the city.…
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10 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. # 21
Willem Wissing, 1656 – 1687 LADY ALICE BROWNLOW NÉE SHERARD (1659-1721), c. 1680 Oil on canvas 103 cm x 127 cm Private collection Alice Sherard was born in 1656 She was the daughter of Richard Sherard and Margaret Dewe.1,3 She married Sir John Brownlow in 1676, and they quickly inherited the Brownlow fortune and Belton…
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10 Orientalist Paintings by Artists from the 19th Century, with footnotes, #14
David Roberts, R.A., 1796-1864 RUINS OF THE GREAT TEMPLE AT KARNAK, SUNSET, c. 1845 Oil on canvas 145 by 237cm., 57 by 93in Private Collection ‘In this illustrious piece of architecture, the artist has introduced a feeling, poetry and effect, which are among the highest attributes of genius. And yet every figure and feature of the scene…
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12 Paintings, tales of Mermaids, with Footnotes # 3
John William Whiteley, (1859 – 1936) A Sail, c. 1898 John William Whiteley, 1859 – 1936, was a British artist at the beginning of the last century. He is known for his paintings of nude figures and landscapes. He exhibited nine works at the Royal Academy between 1882 and 1900 including ‘Under the Cliffs’, ‘A…
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11 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. # 20
HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY, American (1873-1952) Portrait of a Lady, c. 1902 Oil on canvas 73 1/2 x 36 inches Private Collection Howard Chandler Christy (January 10, 1872 – March 3, 1952) was an American artist and illustrator, famous for the “Christy Girl” — a colorful and illustrious successor to the “Gibson Girl” — who became the…
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11 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #28
Pierre Bonnard , French, 1867 – 1947 The Port Of Cannes, Le Port de Cannes, c. 1926 – 1927 Oil, canvas Private Collection Cannes is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a commune of France located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes…
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13 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 2 – With Footnotes
Johannes Vermeer, (1632–1675) Officer and Laughing Girl, circa 1657 Oil on canvas Height: 50.5 cm (19.9 in). Width: 46 cm (18.1 in). Frick Collection, Manhattan, New York City Johannes, Jan or Johan Vermeer (1632 – December 1675) was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. Vermeer was a moderately successful provincial…
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10 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. # 17
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) La bohémienne (Lise Tréhot), c. 1868 Oil on canvas Height: 85 cm (33.5 in). Width: 59 cm (23.2 in). Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery) in Berlin Lise Tréhot was Renoir’s companion from about 1866 to 1871. He painted her at least 23 times, including Lise with a parasol (below) , painted in 1867, Renoir’s first…
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10 Icons from the Bible, with footnotes, #14
Italian School, 15th Century A Crucifix Tempera on gold ground panel 93.1/8 x 71½ in. (236.5 x 181.7 cm.) Private collection French School, 1501 Christ on the cross between two angels bearing the arms of the kingdom of France Oil on board h: 233 w: 132 cm Private collection The Latin quotation inscribed at the…
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10 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. # 18
John Singer Sargent, (1856–1925) Portrait of Lady Agnew of Lochnaw (1865-1932), c. 1892 Oil on canvas 127 × 101 cm (50 × 39.8 in) Scottish National Gallery Lady Gertrude Agnew was born in 1865, the daughter of the Hon. Gowran Vernon and granddaughter of Robert Vernon, 1st Baron Lyveden. She married Sir Andrew Agnew, 9th…
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11 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes – # 45
Charles Le Brun, Paris, 1619 – 1690 Saint Mary the Egyptian, c. 1841/1842 Top: Church of the Holy Sepulchre Bottom: Saint Zosima buried her body with the assistance of a lion Oil on canvas Private collection Mary of Egypt (c. 344 – c. 421) also known as Maria Aegyptica, was born somewhere in Egypt, and at…
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09 Paintings, Streets of Paris, by its Artists from 1850-1910 – Part 8 – With Footnotes
Claude Monet, (1840–1926) Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois Paris, c. 1867 Oil on canvas 79 × 98 cm (31.1 × 38.6 in) Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany The Church of Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois is situated at 2 Place du Louvre, Paris. Founded in the 7th century, the church was rebuilt many times over several centuries. It now has construction in Roman, Gothic and…
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