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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 by Orientalist Artists, with footnotes, # 67, Adam Styka, Washerwomen at Biskra
Biskra, also called (after 1981) Beskra, town, northeastern Algeria, on the northern edge of the Sahara. It is the centre of the Zab (Ziban) group of oases south of a wide,… Read more
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16 Works, Today, January 20th is artist Adriaen van der Werff ‘s day, his story, illustrated #020
Adriaen van der Werff (21 January 1659–12 November 1722) was an accomplished Dutch painter of portraits and erotic, devotional and mythological scenes. His brother, Pieter van der Werff (1661–1722), was… Read more
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15 Works, Today, January 19th is artist Paul Cézanne’s day, his story, illustrated #019
Paul Cézanne (19 January 1839–22 October 1906) was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th-century conception of artistic endeavor to… Read more
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16 Works, Today, January 18th is artist Gustaf Oscar Dalström’s day, his story, illustrated #018
Gustaf Dalstrom (1893–1971) was an American artist and muralist. From 1927, he served as president of the Chicago Society of Artists. During the Great Depression he contributed several mural paintings… Read more
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of their time, Part 74
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, running between the Place de la Concorde and the Place Charles de Gaulle, where the Arc de Triomphe… Read more
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08 Works, Today, January 17th is Pieter van Bloemen’s day, his story, illustrated #017
Pieter van Bloemen, also known as Standaart (bapt. 17 January 1657–6 March 1720), was a Flemish painter. He was a gifted landscape and animal painter and was very successful with… Read more
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14 Works, Today, January 16th is Eugène Anatole Carrière’s day, his story, illustrated #016
Eugène Anatole Carrière (16 January 1849–27 March 1906) was a French Symbolist artist of the Fin de siècle period. His paintings are best known for their brown monochrome palette. He… Read more
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19 Works, Today, January 15th is Giovanni Segantini’s day, his story, illustrated #015
Giovanni Segantini (15 January 1858–28 September 1899) was one of the most famous artists in Europe in the late 19th century. He was an Italian painter known for his large… Read more
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