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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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Maurice Taquoy, Deux femmes fumant/ Two smoking women 01 Work, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 60
Born in the Marne region, Maurice Taquoy (1878-1952) spent much of his life in and around Paris, mostly in elegant company and at horse racing tracks. When summer came Taquoy would make… Read more
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05 Works, Today, February 18th, is Saint Alexis Falconieri’s Day, With Footnotes – 48
Pope Leo I (c. 400 – 10 November 461), also known as Saint Leo the Great, was Bishop of Rome from 29 September 440 and died in 461. Pope Benedict XVI… Read more
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04 Works, Today, February 17th, is Saint Alexis Falconieri’s Day, With Footnotes – #48
Alexis Falconieri (1200 – 17 February 1310) was one of the seven founders of the Servite Order, who are celebrated together on the anniversary of his death. He was the son… Read more
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Mohammed “Hajji” Selim; Still Life 01 Painting, Middle East Artists, with Footnotes, #10
The present work is one of the most well-known examples of early Iraqi modernism painted by Mohammed “Hajji” Selim, father of prominent Iraqi painter Jewad Selim. Mohammed Selim was born in… Read more
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Jean Dufy, Vue de Paris 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, Part 64 – With Footnotes
Jean Dufy (b Le Havre, France, 1888; d La Boissière, 1964) French Painter. Following his service in the military, from 1910-1912, Jean Dufy relocated to Paris. Inspired by the work… Read more
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05 Works, Today, February 16th, is Saint Pamphilus’ Day, With Footnotes – #47
Saint Pamphilus (latter half of the 3rd century – February 16, 309), was a presbyter of Caesarea and chief among biblical scholars of his generation. Pamphilus was of a rich… Read more
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FÉLIX ZIEM, Port of Antwerp 01 Classic Works of Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #248
The Port of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium, is a port in the heart of Europe accessible to capesize ships. It is Europe’s second-largest seaport, after Rotterdam. Antwerp stands at the upper… Read more
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Clemente Pujol de Gustavinon, THE FORTUNE TELLER 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, #77
In the Middle East, fortunetellers use tarot cards kept in red boxes and read coffee grounds and buy prophetic poems by medieval sages. In Iran, fortunetellers use jyotish (“the science of light”),… Read more
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Italian master; Caritas romana/Roman Charity 01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – #133
The illustrated story goes back to the Roman author Valerius Maximus (14 AD-37 AD). The exemplary story of a woman, Pero, who secretly breastfeeds her father, Cimon, after he is incarcerated… Read more
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