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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 painting, Edmund Blair Leighton’s Faded Laurels, with Footnotes
Estimated at 185 000 – 231 000 USD in June 2023 Blair Leighton depicts an aged harpist whose fame has waned and is overshadowed by a younger colleague. The elderly… Read more
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, Valery Tsarikovsky’s Pont Neuf, with footnotes, Part 97
Estimate at $400-$600 in June 2023 The Pont Neuf (“New Bridge”) is the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris, France. It stands by the western point of the… Read more
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13 Works, Today, March 18th. is artist Josephine Hopper’s day, her story, illustrated with footnotes #076
Josephine Verstille Hopper (née Nivison; March 18, 1883 — March 6, 1968) was an American painter who studied under Robert Henri and Kenneth Hayes Miller, and won the Huntington Hartford Foundation fellowship.… Read more
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01 Painting by Orientalist Artist; Paul Emil Jacobs’ the pasha’s favourite, with footnotes, #99
Sold for 16,250 EUR in October 2014 The painting depicts Ali Pasha of Ioannina and Kira Vassiliki; portraying an intimate moment full of tenderness and love. Kira, the daughter of Kitzos Kontaxis, joined the… Read more
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01 painting, The amorous game, Francesco Bergamini’s Life of the Party, with Footnotes #97
Sold for 3,528 USD in October 2021 Francesco Bergamini (1851 – 1900) was an Italian painter who specialised in producing genre scenes for an international audience. Born in Rome, he trained at the… Read more
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82 Works, The Art of War, Francisco Goya’s “The Disasters of War Series”, with Footnotes
Between 1808 and 1814 the Spanish, the Portuguese and English fought Napoleon’s France in the Peninsular War. In the first part of Goya’s series we witness the scenes of war…… Read more
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01 Marine Painting – Robert Russ’ Boats in the Mist, With Footnotes, #323
Sold for $1,700 USD in June 2022 Robert Russ (1847, Vienna-1922, Vienna) was best known for watercolors, architectural views, urban genre scenes and landscapes with figures painted in the pure, classical… Read more
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02 works, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, William Oxer’ s Epiphany, with Footnotes. #145
An epiphany is an experience of a sudden and striking realization. Generally the term is used to describe a scientific breakthrough or a religious or philosophical discovery… Please follow link… Read more
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Joel-Peter Witkin’s Portrait of Isabelle Huppert, with Footnotes, #143
Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Described as “one of the best actresses in the world”, she is known for her portrayals of cold and… Read more
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