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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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15 Works, Today, May 10th. is Jean-Léon Gérôme’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #128
Julius Caesar was assassinated in Rome on the Ides of March (March 15), 44 BC. Characteristically, Gérôme has depicted not the incident itself, but its immediate aftermath. The illusion of… Read more
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09 Works, Today, May 8th. is Anton von Werner’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #127
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire (and later, the Third French Republic)… Read more
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23 Works, Today, May 7th. is artist Azim Aslan oglu Azimzade’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #126
Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi, also Firdawsi (935–1026), was a Persian poet and the author of Shahnameh (“Book of Kings”), which is one of the world’s longest epic poems created by a… Read more
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20 Works, Today, May 6th. is artist John Charles Dollman’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #125
In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja “chooser of the slain”) is one of a host of female figures who choose those who may die in battle and… Read more
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15 Works, Today, May 5th. is artist Teofilo Patini’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #124
The parable of the Good Samaritan is a didactic story told by Jesus in Luke 10:25–37. It is about a traveler who is stripped of clothing, beaten, and left half… Read more
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16 Works, Today, May 4th. is artist François Gérard’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #123
Ossian is the narrator and purported author of a cycle of epic poems published by the Scottish poet James Macpherson, under the title The Poems of Ossian. Ossian, a blind… Read more
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27 Works, Today, May 3rd. is artist Viktor Vasnetsov’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #122
Sirin is a mythological creature of Russian legends, with the head and chest of a beautiful woman and the body of a bird (usually an owl). According to the myth,… Read more
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15 Works, Today, May 2nd. is artist Charles Gleyre’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #121
The Bacchae; also known as The Bacchantes is an ancient Greek tragedy. The tragedy is based on the Greek myth of King Pentheus of Thebes and his mother Agave, and… Read more
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24 Works, Today, May 1st. is artist Jules Breton’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #120
Since ancient times, peasants have celebrated the longest days of summer with festivities. This dance around a fire marks the feast of Saint John the Baptist on June 24, an… Read more
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30 Works, Today, April 30th. is artist Olaf Wieghorst’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #119
Olaf Wieghorst (April 30, 1899 — April 27, 1988) was a Danish-American painter who specialized in depictions of the American frontier. His art was in the vein of Frederic Remington and Charles… Read more
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