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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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19 Works, September 18th. is Fausto Zonaro”s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #205
The Dervish ceremony was painted in Turkey, shortly before the artist returned back to Italy in 1910. Istanbul was for Zonaro the place where his artistic style evolved and matured,… Read more
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14 Works, September 17th. is Fyodor Bronnikov’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #204
Fyodor Andreyevich Bronnikov (1827–1902) was a Russian-born history and genre painter who spent most of his life in Italy… Please follow link for full post Read more
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14 Works, September 16th. is Solomon Joseph Solomon’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #203
A life class is an art class in which students draw or paint a live model, typically one who is nude. Solomon Joseph Solomon RA RBA (16 September 1860–27 July… Read more
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15 Works, September 14th. is Franz Vinck’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #202
Franz Vinck or Frans Vinck (14 September 1827–17 October 1903) was a Belgian painter known for his history paintings, genre and Orientalist scenes and portraits. He led a peripatetic life… Read more
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19 Works, September 11th. is Gerard de Lairesse’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #201
The theme comes from the famous apologue of Prodicas, transmitted by Xenophon, often represented by painters (Raphael, Carrache, Rubens, etc., cf. Panofsky). Vice is embodied by the provocative Voluptuousness, accompanied… Read more
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22 Works, September 10th. is Rudolf Jettmar’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #200
Rudolf Jettmar (10 September 1869, Tarnów — 21 April 1939, Vienna); Austrian painter and printmaker was born in 1869 in Zawodzie near Tarnów, Galicia. Jettmar studied at the Academy of Fine Arts… Read more
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14 Works, July 22nd. is Orazio de Ferrari’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #199
The Rape of the Sabine Women is an episode in the legendary history of Rome, traditionally dated to 750 BC, in which the first generation of Roman men acquired wives… Read more
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25 Works, July 21st. is Jean-Baptiste Greuze’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #198
Denis Diderot was an unofficial art adviser to Catherine the Great of Russia. It was no coincidence when the painting he praised was purchased directly from the artist by Catherine’s… Read more
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22 Works, July 20th. is Narcisse Virgilio Díaz’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #197
Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña (20 August 1807–18 November 1876) was a French painter of the Barbizon school. Diaz was born in Bordeaux to Spanish parents. At the age… Read more
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19 Works, July 19th. is Gerbrand van den Eeckhout’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #196
The Adoration of the Magi (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: A Magis adoratur) is the name traditionally given to the subject in the Nativity of Jesus in… Read more
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