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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, The Art Of The Nude, Charles Knight’s SEATED FEMALE NUDE, with footnotes # 118
Charles Knight (1901-1990) was a highly respected topographical landscape painter, and an important figure in Brighton School of Art over many decades. He attended Brighton School of Art (1919-23) where he… Read more
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01 Painting of the Canals of Venice, Rudolf Ritter von Alt’s Canal in Venice, with footnotes. #90
Rudolf Ritter von Alt (28 August 1812 – 12 March 1905) was an Austrian landscape and architectural painter. Born as Rudolf Alt, he could call himself von Alt and held the… Read more
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Miles Aldridge’s Home Works, with Footnotes. #119
Miles Aldridge (born 1964, London) is a fashion photographer and artist.Born in North London to graphic designer Alan Aldridge, Miles grew up accustomed to celebrity. He studied illustration at the Central… Read more
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20 Works, Today, May 22nd. is Mary Stevenson Cassatt’s day, her story, illustrated with footnotes #140
The carefully defined representation of the figures’ faces in Madame and Her Maid contrasts with the expressive application of pigment Cassatt uses in the background of the composition. This latter… Read more
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01 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, Francesco Musso’s Muse, with footnotes # 117
Francesco Musso was born March 19, 1942 in Caltagirone, Sicily; a graduate and Professor of Fine Arts from the University of Palermo, renowned Italian painter and sculptor, has received over… Read more
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01 Painting, The amorous game, Henri Decaisne’s Fallen woman, Part 66 – With Footnotes
“Fallen woman” is an archaic term which was used to describe a woman who has “lost her innocence”, and fallen from the grace of God. In 19th-century Britain especially, the meaning… Read more
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01 Painting, Olympian deities, Alexandra Manukyan’s Forest Awakening, with footnotes # 38
A Nymph of the Woods in Greek mythology and in Latin mythology is a minor female nature deity typically associated with a particular location or landform. Different from other goddesses, nymphs… Read more
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Greg Gorman’s Jodie Foster, with Footnotes. #118
Jodie Foster, original name Alicia Christian Foster, (born November 19, 1962, Los Angeles, California, U.S.), popularly known as Jodie Foster, is an American actress, director and producer. She has won… Read more
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01 Painting, Middle East Artists, OMAR EL-NAGDI’s Le Grand Marché, with Footnotes, #56
Painter, musician and director Omar El Nagdi was born in Cairo in 1931 and studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts, after which he continued his art education in Russia and Italy,… Read more
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Adriaen van der Werff’s The repudiation of Hagar, With Footnotes – #177
Hagar is a biblical person in the Book of Genesis Chapter 16. She was an Egyptian handmaid of Sarah, who gave her to Abraham “to wife” to bear a child. The… Read more
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