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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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Walter Langhammer, Untitled (Indian Woman with Amphora) 01 Painting, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #59
An amphora is a type of container of a characteristic shape and size, descending from at least as early as the Neolithic Period. Amphorae were used in vast numbers for the… Read more
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Robert G. Harris, LOVERS ON THE BEACH, 01 Painting, The amorous game, Part 51 – With Footnotes
Robert George Harris was born September 9, 1911 in Kansas City, Missouri. Harris studied at the Kansas City Art Institute since the age of fourteen. In 1933 he left Kansas… Read more
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Rasha Amin, Always remember 01 Painting, MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 35
“In the real world we find repetitive actions and experiences of violence, hatred, and loneliness. Unfortunately the reality became so connected to the digital world, especially with the rise of… Read more
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Emvienne Maria Anvers, Paris on the Roofs 02 Paintings, Streets of Paris, Part 64 – With Footnotes
“This painting is a part of my personal collection of art works dedicated to the Parisian rooftops, and as the rest of them a tribute to the their strange beauty,… Read more
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Jane Long; Worth my Salt 01 Marine Painting – With Footnotes, #202
Jane Long is a photographer and digital artist, born in Melbourne, Australia in 1970. Currently based in Brisbane, Australia, she combines photography and photomanipulation to create slightly surreal images that straddle… Read more
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau, The Virgin of Consolation 01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Paintings from the Bible by the Old Masters, 5i
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1825 – 1905 Vierge Consolatrice, The Virgin of Consolation, c. 1875 Oil on canvas 204 x 148 cm, (80¼” x 58¼”) Les Musees de la Ville de Strasbourg… Read more
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Bernard Dufour, FEMME NUE 03 Works, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 41
Dufour cannot paint anybody. He paints the woman he most desires among all the ones he sees. It cannot work without desire. He chooses to represent female nudes, but not… Read more
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau, La Vierge au Lys, The Virgin of the Lilies. 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Paintings from the Bible by the Old Masters, 5h
The Madonna of the Lilies depicts Mary as a seated figure, a pose which has been favoured in religious iconography since the fifteenth century. The child is lovingly supported by… Read more
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Hendrik Willem Mesdag, SHIPS AT SEA, 01 Classic Work of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #201
Hendrik Willem Mesdag (23 February 1831 – 10 July 1915) was a Dutch marine painter born in Groningen. Mesdag was encouraged by his father, an amateur painter, to study art. He married… Read more
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Moses Soyer, Seated Nude. 01 Work, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 40
Moses Soyer (December 25, 1899 – September 3, 1974) was an American social realist painter. Soyer was born in Borisoglebsk, Russian Empire, in 1899. His family emigrated to the United States in… Read more
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