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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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Seif Waly, ALEXANDRIA BEACH 01 Painting, Middle East Artists, with Footnotes, #35
Seif Waly (March 31, 1906 – February 15, 1979) was an Egyptian painter, born Mohammed Seif al-Din Waly into an aristocratic family, of Turkish origin, in Alexandria, Egypt. He was introduced to… Read more
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Johann Baptist Reiter, Lady Holding Red Blanket 01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #127
Johann Baptist Reiter (28 May 1813, Linz – 10 January 1890, Vienna) was an Austrian portrait and genre painter of the Biedermeier period. He spent three years as an apprentice at… Read more
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Eugène Boudin, Rouville, the port at high tide 01 Marine Painting – With Footnotes, #340
Trouville, in full Trouville-sur-Mer, is a seaside resort and port on the English Channel, northwestern France. It is situated where the Normandy Corniche drops to the right bank of the Touques… Read more
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Cecilio Plá y Gallardo; Brunilda and Wotan (The Valkyrie) 01 Paintings from Norse mythology, with footnotes – #3
In Norse mythology the Valkyries are ‘choosers of the slain,’ and they are the daughters of Wotan or Odin. Brunhilde who is Wotan’s favourite, defies Odin and was punished by imprisonment within a ring… Read more
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06 works, Today, August 8th, is Martyr John Felton’s day, his story illustrated #220
John Felton (died 8 August 1570) was an English Catholic martyr, executed during the reign of Elizabeth I. Felton was a wealthy man of Norfolk ancestry, who lived at Bermondsey… Read more
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Ulpiano Checa, Rainy day in Paris 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of their time, Part 72
Ulpiano Fernández-Checa y Saiz (April 3, 1860 – January 5, 1916), known as Ulpiano Checa, was a Spanish painter, sculptor, poster designer and illustrator. He used both impressionistic and academic… Read more
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Richard D’Amore, NUDE ON EAGLE, 01 Photograph, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 145
Richard D’Amore dedicated more than thirty years to fine art photography, distinguishing himself as a master printer. In 1970, D’Amore relocated to France with his brother to work and study. During this time, he taught… Read more
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Eugène Boudin, Etretat at low tide 01 Marine Painting – With Footnotes, #341
Étretat is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in Normandy in north-western France. It is a tourist and farming town. Étretat is best known for its chalk cliffs of a complex… Read more
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