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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, Today, May 20th. is Edward Armitage’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #138
Whether or not the dancer is Salome performing the dance of seven veils in order to secure the beheading of John the Baptist, any image of dancing in the presence… Read more
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20 Works, Today, May 19th. is Jacob Jordaens’ day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #137
The right side of the huge painting contains the biblical scene of the Tribute Money: apostle Peter on the lake at Capernaum miraculously finds a coin in the mouth of… Read more
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10 Works, Today, May 18th. is Gustave Courtois’ day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #136
Standing in the center, draped in red, is Octavian — soon to be named Augustus — who used a combination of politics and war to wrest for himself control of the Roman Empire in… Read more
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21 Works, Today, May 17th. is Martinus Rørbye’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #135
Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Rørbye (17 May 1803–29 August 1848) was a Danish painter, known both for genre works and landscapes. He was a central figure of the Golden Age of… Read more
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13 Works, Today, May 16th. is John Opie’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #134
The paintings illustrate a scene from James Thomson’s 1727 poem Summer in which a young man accidentally sees a young woman bathing naked, and is torn between his desire to… Read more
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26 Works, Today, May 15th. is Nicolae Grigorescu’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #133
Nicolae Grigorescu (R15 May 1838–21 July 1907) was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting. He was born in Romania. In 1843 his family moved to Bucharest. At a… Read more
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17 Works, Today, May 14th. is Domenico Induno’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #132
The painter in one of his letters describes the first of the three works as follows: “ It is July 14, 1859, when the news of the peace of Villafranca… Read more
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15 Works, Today, May 13th. is Teodor Axentowicz’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #131
In Kolomyjka, Teodor Axentowicz’s fascination with rural traditions, which was very fashionable in his time, translates into a vivid, expressive picture in which dynamics and joyful mood are more important… Read more
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24 Works, Today, May 12th. is Sir Frank William Brangwyn’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #130
Sir Frank William Brangwyn RA RWS RBA (12 May 1867–11 June 1956) was a Welsh artist, painter, watercolourist, printmaker, illustrator, and designer. He was born in Bruges, Belgium where his… Read more
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15 Works, Today, May 11th. is Ettore Roesler Franz’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #129
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), or simply Saint Peter’s Basilica (Latin: Basilica Sancti Petri), is a church built… Read more
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