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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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06 Paintings, Olympian deities, The tale of Eurydice, with footnotes # 42
Eurydice was the wife of Orpheus, who loved her dearly; on their wedding day, he played joyful songs as his bride danced through the meadow. One day, Aristaeus, a minor… Read more
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24 Works, July 7th. is Félicien Rops’ day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #184
Félicien Victor Joseph Rops (7 July 1833–23 August 1898) was a Belgian artist associated with Symbolism and the Parisian Fin-de Siecle. He was a painter, illustrator, caricaturist and a prolific… Read more
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, Arbit Blatas’s Pont St. Michel, with footnotes #75
Pont Saint-Michel is a bridge linking the Place Saint-Michel on the left bank of the river Seine to the Île de la Cité. It was named after the nearby chapel of… Read more
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02 Paintings by Orientalist Artists, Gustav Bauernfeind’s Jaffa, with footnotes, #97
Jaffa, the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, is an ancient port city in Palestine. Jaffa is known for its association with the biblical stories of Jonah, Solomon and… Read more
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06 versions, Interpretation of the bible, Artemisia Gentileschi’s Bathsheba at her bath, with Footnotes – #188
According to the Hebrew Bible, “Bat Sheva,” , “daughter of the oath”; was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, king of the United Kingdom of Israel and… Read more
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01 Photograph, Middle East Artists, Tarek Al-Ghoussein’s Al-Wihdat Refugee Camp, with Footnotes, #35
Tarek Al-Ghoussein was born in Kuwait, his grandparents were Palestinian exiles who were unable to visit their native home. His father, Talat Al-Ghoussein, was a journalist, editor and a diplomat who… Read more
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Cui Xiaodong’s Tea garden in spring, with Footnotes. #125
A Chinese garden employs illusion and discovery to transform available space into a microcosm of the world, not merely as it is but as it should be. More on a Chinese Garden… Read more
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Jan Lievens’ Pilate Washing his Hands, with Footnotes – #186
The Roman governor Pilate thinks that Jesus hasn’t done much harm and wants to let him go. But the Jewish priests and the crowd make him punish Jesus anyway. By… Read more
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01 Work, Interpretations of Olympian deities, Francesco Furini’s Hylas and the nymphs, with footnotes #30
Hylas was the son of King Theiodamas of the Dryopians. After Hercules killed Hylas’s father, Hylas became a companion of Hercules. They both became Argonauts, accompanying Jason in his quest on… Read more
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01 Painting, Arthur Hacker’s Sea-Maiden, with footnotes # 43
The Sea-Maiden is a Scottish fairy tale collected by John Francis Campbell in Popular Tales of the West Highlands, listing his informant as John Mackenzie, fisherman, near Inverary. Joseph Jacobs… Read more
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