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01 Work, The Art of War, Charles Meynier’s Allegory of war, with footnotes
Sold for €20,625 EUR in June 2022 This door top comes from Madame Mère’s Palazzo Rinuccini in Rome. Charles Meynier (1763 or 1768, Paris – 1832, Paris) was a French painter… Read more
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Andrea Vaccaro’s Sant ‘Agata, With Footnotes – 123
Saint Agatha of Sicily (231 AD – 251 AD) is a Christian saint and virgin martyr. Agatha was born at Catania or Palermo, Sicily, and she was martyred in approximately 251.… Read more
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01 Painting by Orientalist Artists, Henri Adrien Tanoux, with footnotes, 80
Henri Adrien Tanoux ( Marseille , 18 October as as 1865 – Paris , 1923 ) was a French painter. He dedicated himself to landscapes , nudes and oriental scenes .He studied at… Read more
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01 Marine Art, Marius de JONGERE, With Footnotes, #305
Ponape was a four-masted steel–hulled barque which was built in 1903 in Italy as Regina Elena for an Italian owner. In 1911 she was sold to Germany and renamed Ponape. In… Read more
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11 Works, November 22st. is Consuelo Fould’s day, her art, illustrated with footnotes #239
Consuelo Fould, born November 22, 1862, in Cologne (Germany), arrived in France in 1864, with her parents, Valérie Simonin and Gustave Fould. She trained very young with her mother, a… Read more
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16 Works, October 15th. is Juan Bautista Maíno’s day, his art, illustrated with footnotes #223
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and… Read more
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12 Works, September 20th. is Julius Exter’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #207
Musa is such a passionate dancer that when she is not praying she is dancing, she is even dancing prayers. When she is dancing a prayer to the Holy Virgin,… Read more
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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… Read more
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12 Paintings of the Canals of Venice in the 18 & 19th Century, by the artists of the time, with foot notes. #5
Richard Price, (British, born 1962) April Day in Venice Oil on canvas 51 x 61cm (20 1/16 x 24in). Private Collection The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark, commonly known… Read more
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12 Paintings, scenes from the Bible, by The Old Masters, with footnotes # 30
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08 Works, November 17th. is Agnolo Bronzino day, his art, illustrated with footnotes #242
Il Bronzino (born November 17, 1503, Florence [Italy]—died November 23, 1572, Florence) was a Florentine painter whose polished and elegant portraits are outstanding examples of the Mannerist style… Please follow… Read more
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04 Paintings, Streets of Paris, Jurij Frey’s Cafe, Paris, with footnotes, Part 89
Parisian cafés are a type of café found mainly in Paris, where they can serve as a meeting place, neighborhood hub, conversation matrix, rendez-vous spot, and a place to relax… Read more
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20 Works, November 17th. is Pierre Mignard’s day, his art, illustrated with footnotes #236
Pierre Mignard or Pierre Mignard I (17 November 1612 – 30 May 1695), called “Mignard le Romain” to distinguish him from his brother Nicolas Mignard, was a French painter known… Read more
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02 Paintings by Orientalist Artist; William James Müller’s Mandraki harbour, and the Slave market, with footnotes, #103
William James Müller visited Athens, extending his travels to Egypt, and in the sketches executed during this period and the paintings produced from them his power and individuality are apparent.… Read more
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02 Works, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy, with Footnotes – #58
Lucia of Syracuse (283–304), also called Saint Lucia (Latin: Sancta Lucia) better known as Saint Lucy, was a Roman Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated… Read more
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02 paintings, The amorous game, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s Welcome Footsteps and A Foregone Conclusion, with Footnotes #103
Welcome Footsteps, also known as Well-Known Footsteps, was painted in November 1883 and debuted the following month at the inaugural exhibition of the Royal Institute of Painters in Oil Colour,… Read more
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17 Works, November 7th. is Paul Baudry’s day, his art, illustrated with footnotes #231
In the course of his residence in Italy Baudry derived strong inspiration from Italian art with the mannerism of Correggio, as was very evident in the two works he exhibited… Read more
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01 Work, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! Rupert BUNNY’s Burial of St Catherine of Alexandria, with Footnotes – #60
Saint Catherine of Alexandria is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the pagan emperor Maxentius. According to… Read more
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01 Painting, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Peder Mønsted’s Washerwomen at Bordighera, with Footnotes. #154
Bordighera is a town and comune in the Province of Imperia, Liguria (Italy), located 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the land border between Italy and France. Having the “Capo Sant’Ampelio” which protrudes into… Read more
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02 works, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Portrait of Roxelana (Haseki Hurrem Sultan), with Footnotes #150
Known in the West as Roxelana, this painting depicts one of the most famous women of the Ottoman empire. Originally from what is now western Ukraine she was sold at… Read more
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