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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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04 Works, Today, February 11th, is Our Lady of Lourdes’s Day, With Footnotes – 42
Our Lady of Lourdes is a Roman Catholic title of the Virgin Mary venerated in honour of the Marian apparitions that reportedly occurred in 1858 in the vicinity of Lourdes… Read more
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Mohamed Ehsai, MOHABBAT (KINDNESS) 01 Painting, Middle East Artists, with Footnotes, #7
Mohabbat–the Farsi word for kindness, compassion and sympathy–is a tribute to the sacred art of calligraphy, however in the present work, the word holds a more secular meaning. The writing… Read more
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Thomas Saliot, Sailing girl 01 Marine Painting – With Footnotes, #246
Thomas Saliot: “I live in Morocco, France and Spain where i paint simple iconic images from the net or my life, like big oil sketches. I have been painting professionally for… Read more
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03 Icons, Today, February 10th, is Saint Valentina of Palestine’s Day, With Footnotes – 41
Virginmartyr Valentina of Palestine was from Caesarea in Palestine. She was small and known for wearing old, worn out clothing. One day, when she was with her friend Thea, they joined… Read more
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In Iraq, Where Beauty Was Long Suppressed, Art Flowers Amid Protests – The New York Times
Painters, sculptors and musicians are rallying to Baghdad’s protests, and the capital is overflowing with political art. Read more
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‘I Am Not Part of Some Propaganda Machine’: Artists Defend Their Participation in the Saudi-Backed Show Desert X
Curator Neville Wakefield and participating artists in the inaugural Desert X AlUla hope that Saudi controversies don’t overshadow the art. Source: ‘I Am Not Part of Some Propaganda Machine’: Artists… Read more
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Vik Muniz, NYMPHEAS, AFTER CLAUDE MONET 01 Painting, Middle East Artists, with Footnotes, #6
“With photographs you can see history through your own eyes and you can make your own judgments and interpretations… When people look at one of my pictures, I don’t want… Read more
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Frederick James Elliott, Tall Ship in Stormy Seas 01 Work of Art, Marine Painting – With Footnotes, #245
Frederick James ‘Fred’ Elliott, 1864-1949, was a prolific watercolour painter and lithographer, active in Sydney from the 1890s to the 1920s, specialising in marine subjects. Frederick James ‘Fred’ Elliott was… Read more
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Alfred Stieglitz, Portrait of Marie Rapp 01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #78
Marie Rapp was Alfred Stieglitz’s secretary at his 291 Gallery, and a lifelong friend. She not only helped run the gallery but assisted with the publication of Camera Work. He photographed… Read more
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