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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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01 Marine Painting – Pierre Puvis de Chavannes’ Le pauvre pêcheur/ The Poor Fisherman, with Footnotes #376
The Poor Fisherman was the first of Puvis de Chavannes’ paintings to be bought by the State. But the work sparked a lively reaction at the Salon of 1881 and… Read more
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, Jean Béraud’s Avenue des Champs-Élysées, with footnotes, Part 84
Estimated for GBP 400,000 – GBP 600,000 on Dec 2022 The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, running between the Place de la Concorde… Read more
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01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Gabriel Joseph Marie Augustin Ferrier’s Scenes from The Spanish Inquisition, With Footnotes #134
The Spanish Inquisition was a judicial institution that lasted between 1478 and 1834. Its ostensible purpose was to combat heresy in Spain, but, in practice, it resulted in consolidating power in… Read more
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Mela Muter’s Motherhood, with Footnotes #191
Was sold for 1,050,000 PLN on March 2022 The theme of motherhood returned to the painter’s work many times. Her career begins with the author’s Breton episode and the composition “Sad Country”… Read more
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12 Paintings, Middle East Artists, Nuri Iyem’s three graces, with Footnotes #74
“The trio portraits are a theme meticulously guarded and cherished by Iyem within his oeuvre. The three graces of mythology who transform the judgement of Paris to the screams of… Read more
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04 Paintings, The Art Of The Nude, CHARLES CAMOIN’S FEMME NUE, with footnotes # 178
Born in Marseille, France, Camoin met Henri Matisse in Gustave Moreau’s class at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Matisse and his friends (including Camoin, Henri Manguin, Albert Marquet,… Read more
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Adriano Cecchi’s A North African Woman, with Footnotes #190
Sold for 6,930 GBP in March 2022 Adriano Cecchi was an Italian artist with an affinity for coquettish, rococo portraits and historical scenes of the 18th-century. He also produced an array of… Read more
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43 Paintings, Streets of Paris, The Courtesans of Paris, as portrayed by Artists from 1850-1910 – Behind the Scenes, with footnotes #77
Van Gogh painted this sketch of a brothel parlor while working in close dialogue with fellow artist Paul Gauguin. In the fall of 1888, Van Gogh convinced Gauguin to join… Read more
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