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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, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, The Execution of Charlotte Corday, with Footnotes. #187
Charlotte Corday, born Marie-Anne-Charlotte Corday d’Armont was born in Normandy on July 27, 1768 and was executed on July 17, 1793 in Paris. She is largely remembered as the assassin… Read more
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01 Painting, RELIGIOUS ART – Guido Cagnacci’s Martha blames Mary for her Vanity, With Footnotes # 48H
This is no ordinary representation of Mary Magdalene, who became a follower of Christ and later, a saint. Traditionally shown holding a skull and contemplating her morality, here she lies… Read more
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Felix Bonfils’ TURKISH LADY, with Footnotes. #104
Félix Adrien Bonfils (8 March 1831 – 1885) was a French photographer and writer who was active in the Middle East. He was one of the first commercial photographers to produce… Read more
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30 Works, February 24th. is artist Winslow Homer’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #055
On the Maine coast, a “nor’easter” is a storm of exceptional violence and duration. When Homer first showed this canvas in 1895, it included two men in foul-weather gear crouching… Read more
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05 Marine Paintings – Edward William Cooke, Joseph Edward Southall, Henry Bernahl, J. M. W. Turner and Edward William Cooke. With Footnotes, #51
Hastings and the sea. In the 13th century Hastings had suffered over the years from the lack of a natural harbour. Attempts were made to build a stone harbour during… Read more
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01 Painting, of The amorous game, Filippo Indoni’s The distracted shepherd – With Footnotes #3A
Filippo Indoni, Italian (1800 – 1884). In a reaction against the frivolous and unrealistic images of early 19th century Romanticism, artists turned to less glamorous aspects of life and society… Read more
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18 Works, Today, February 22nd. is artist Antoine Joseph Wiertz’ day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #053
Antoine Joseph Wiertz (22 February 1806–18 June 1865) was a Belgian romantic painter and sculptor… Please follow link for full post Read more
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01 Painting, Marine Art, Anton Otto Fischer’s Merchant Vessel, With Footnotes, #309
Anton Otto Fischer (February 23, 1882 – March 26, 1962) was born in Munich, Germany but orphaned as a boy, Fischer ran away to sea at 16 and spent eight years… Read more
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05 Works, February 21st is Saint Zachariah’s Day, With Footnotes – 51
Saint Zachariah, was the Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Church of Jerusalem from 609 to 632. Patr. Zacharias spent most of his patriarchate as a prisoner of the Persian King… Read more
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15 Works, February 21st. is artist Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #052
In this small painting commissioned by the subject’s nephew, Prince Napoleon, the emperor is portrayed in a forbidding landscape just after his last, hard-won victory in the 1814 French campaign… Read more
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