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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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18 Works, Today, April 1st is artist Anton Stefanov Mitov’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #90
Anton Stefanov Mitov (1 April 1862, in Stara Zagora — 20 August 1930, in Sofia) was a Bulgarian painter, art critic, art historian, social activist and corresponding member of the Bulgarian Academy… Read more
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01 Marine Painting – Charles Henry Fromuth’s Storm Sailing, With Footnotes, #323
Sold for $3,000 USD in Jun 2022 Concarneau is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The town has two distinct areas: the modern town on the… Read more
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01 Work , RELIGIOUS ART, Italian School, 16th Century’s Angel – with footnotes #202
An angel is a spiritual, heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God and humanity in various traditions like the Abrahamic… Read more
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01 Work , RELIGIOUS ART, Italian School, 16th Century, THE VIRGIN AND CHRIST AT THE TOMB WITH TWO ANGELS – with footnotes #199
Sold for 245,000 USD in January 2015 The painting was clearly produced by a painter conversant in both Northern and Venetian trends of painting. The composition ultimately derives from a Pietà… Read more
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15 Works, Today, March 27th. is artist Per Aass Deberitz’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #85
Per Aass Deberitz (also Peder Deberitz, 27 March 1880–14 October 1945) was a Norwegian painter. He was regarded as a neo-impressionist and was also a pupil of Henri Matisse during… Read more
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12 Works, Today, March 25th. is artist Cherubino Cornienti’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #83
Cherubino Cornienti (March 25, 1816 – May 12, 1860) was an Italian painter, active in a Romantic style mainly in Northern Italy. When he was early 12 years of age,… Read more
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07 Works, Today, March 24th, is St. Gabriel the Archangel’s Day, With Footnotes – #82
Gabriel, in the Abrahamic religions, is an archangel. He was first described in the Hebrew Bible and was subsequently adopted by other traditions… Please follow link for full post Read more
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01 Painting, MIDDLE EASTERN ART, Suleiman Mansour’s Fisher, with Footnotes #64
Sold for USD 25,200 in May 2023 Due to fear of Israeli attacks, fishermen in Gaza started fishing from shore instead of using their boats, resulting in a modest catch as… Read more
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05 works, The Art Of The Nude, Diane Arbus’ In a Nudist Camp, with footnotes #232
Transgressing traditional boundaries, Diane Arbus is known for her highly desirable, groundbreaking portraiture taken primarily in the American Northeast during the late 1950s and 1960s… Please follow link for full… Read more
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01 Painting, Gean Smith’s Horses Escaping Wildfire, with footnotes
Sold for $100.00 in June 2022 Gean Smith was a painter and illustrator whose work is especially focused on horses. Gean Smith was born in New York state and moved to Chicago in… Read more
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