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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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10 Works, Today, January 12th is Jean Béraud’s day, his story, illustrated #012
Jan van Goyen, Goyen also spelled Goijen, in full Jan Josephszoon van Goyen, (born January 13, 1596, Leiden, Netherlands — died April 27, 1656, The Hague) was a Dutch landscape painter. Like… Read more
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10 Works, Today, January 12th is Jean Béraud’s day, his story, illustrated #012
Jean Béraud (January 12, 1849 — October 4, 1935) was a French painter renowned for his numerous paintings depicting the life of Paris, and the nightlife of Paris society. Pictures of the… Read more
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12 Works, Today, January 11th is Domenico Ghirlandaio’s day, his story, illustrated #011
Domenico Ghirlandaio (2 June 1448–11 January 1494), was the eldest of eight children. He was at first apprenticed to his father, who was a goldsmith. Domenico made portraits of the… Read more
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10 Works, Today, January 10th is Lydie Arickx’s day, her story, illustrated #010
Lydie Arickx, (born 10 January 1954) is a French artist. After studying at the School of Graphic Arts (FASE) under Roland Topor from 1974 to 1978, she gave her first… Read more
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01 Work, Contemporary Interpretations of Hellenic legends with footnotes #29. Luigi Bonazza; EUROPA
In Greek mythology Europa was the mother of King Minos of Crete, a woman with Phoenician origin of high lineage, and for whom the continent Europe was named. The story of her… Read more
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11 Works, Today, January 9th is Albert Baertsoen’s day, his story illustrated #009
Albert Baertsoen (9 January 1866–9 June 1922) was a Belgian painter, pastellist and graphic artist; born in Ghent. Belgium was the most industrialized nations in 19th century Europe, and Ghent… Read more
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19 Works, Today, January 8th is Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s day, his story illustrated #008
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, OM, RA (8 January 1836–25 June 1912), was born in the village of Dronryp in the north of the Netherlands. The Tadema family moved in 1838 to… Read more
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12 Works, Today, January 7th is Albert Bierstadt’s day, his story illustrated #007
Albert Bierstadt (January 7, 1830 — February 18, 1902) was born in Prussia, but his family moved to the United States when he was one year old. In 1851, Bierstadt returned to… Read more
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01 Painting, Middle East Artists, with Footnotes, #39; Alaa Ismail, Untitled
Iraqi born Alaa Ismail (1974) started practicing the art of calligraphy from a young age. He studied various artistic disciplines at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Baghdad, including… Read more
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01 Work, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 98; Henry Strater, Happy Birthday Adam
Henry Strater came of age in the Lost Generation after the first World War. He attended Princeton. He later went to Paris in the 1920s to study at the Academy Grande Chaumiere… Read more
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