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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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13 Classic Works, Art and the Egyptian Woman, with Footnotes
Wilhelm Kotarbiński (born 30 November 1848, Nieborów; died 4 September 1921, Kiev) was a Polish Symbolist painter of historical and fantastical subjects who spent most of his working life in… Read more
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01 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, Marcos Grigorian’s Nude Woman, with footnotes # 131
Marcos Grigorian (December 5, 1925 – August 27, 2007) was a notable Iranian-Armenian artist and a pioneer of Iranian modern art. Grigorian and his Armenian family immigrated to Iran from Russia… Read more
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24 Classic Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #20
A clipper was a very fast sailing ship of the middle third of the 19th century, generally either a schooner or a brigantine. The original Baltimore clippers were schooners. They… Read more
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10 Orientalist Paintings by Artists from the 19th Century, with footnotes, #13
Huguet’s painting befits the monumental ravine landscape it depicts: sheer cliffs frame a deep ravine through which a wadi meanders, serving as watering place for a group of Bedouin riders… Read more
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16 Classic Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #21
A trawler is fishing vessel that uses a trawl, a conical net that snares fish by being dragged through the water or along the bottom. Harry Hudson Rodmell (28 May… Read more
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38 Artists Embedded with Joan of Arc’s Military Campaign, With Footnotes
Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc) has inspired artistic and cultural works for nearly six centuries. The following works cover various media to include items of historic interest, enduring works of… Read more
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01 Painting of the Canals of Venice, Brian Kewley’s Piazza San Marco, with footnotes. #96
Piazza San Marco or St. Mark’s Square is the main public square in Venice. The Piazza is located in front of the great Byzantine church known as Basilica di San Marco. This… Read more
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01 Painting, Middle East Artists, Ghasem Hajizadeh’s Yesterday-Today, with Footnotes, #45
Yesterday-Today is an enigmatic work that is representative of the artist’s signature style. One of the most sought after artists within Tehran’s high society since the late 1960s and early… Read more
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01 Marine Photograph – Kasia Derwinska’s Melancholy has the scent of sea, With Footnotes, #330
Melancholy: The only sounds were the distant, melancholy cries of the sea. Kasia Derwinska “Photography is my way of communicating with the world. In my work, I talk about own experiences,… Read more
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01 Work – Painting from Norse mythology, Edward Robert Hughes’ DREAM IDYLL (A VALKYRIE), with footnotes – #7
In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja “chooser of the slain”) is one of a host of female figures who choose those who may die in battle and those who… Read more
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