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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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C.P. Cavafy: The Horses of Achilles – A New Translation by Kathleen Vail – THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES
Stepping into a legendary scene unfolding in Homer’s Iliad, C. P. Cavafy sheds new light on the angst that drives the horses of Achilles to tears…Continue reading Source: C.P. Cavafy:… Read more
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13 Classic Works of Art, Egyptian Women. With Footnotes
Wilhelm Kotarbiński, (1848–1921) Cleopatra Oil on canvas 135 × 246 cm (53.1 × 96.9 in) Wilhelm Kotarbiński (born 30 November 1848, Nieborów; died 4 September 1921, Kiev) was a Polish Symbolist… Read more
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Taeil Kim, South Korea, Waiting 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 19 – With Footnotes
Taeil Kim, South Korea Waiting Oil on Canvas. 20 H x 16 W x 0.7 in Private collection Taeil Kim begins his art by thinking, “how will I observe and re-create the… Read more
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Cesare Dell’Acqua, AN OTTOMAN BEAUTY 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #39
Cesare Dell’Acqua, 1821-1905, ITALIAN AN OTTOMAN BEAUTY Oil on panel 92.5 by 71cm., 36½ by 28in. Private collector While the sitter’s dress and the gueridon table are quintessentially Turkish, in… Read more
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Installation view of The Space Between by Mahmoud Merjan (image courtesy Galerie Tanit and Kevork Mourad) BEIRUT — When artist Kevork Mourad thinks of his childhood in Aleppo, Syria he… Read more
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Willy Tiedjen, Hamburg Harbor, 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #40a
Willy Tiedjen (1881 Hamburg – 1950 Munich) Hamburg Harbor with the Kaiserspeicher ( Kaiser Memorial) and St. Michael’s Church Oil on canvas 48.5 x 70.5 Private collection The Port of Hamburg is… Read more
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Otto von Thoren, Bathing by the sea 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #117
Otto von Thoren (Austrian, 1828-1889) Bathing by the sea, c. 1876 Oil on canvas 25-3/4 x 31-1/4 inches (65.4 x 79.4 cm) Private collection Otto von Thoren (21 July 1828… Read more
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Takht-e Jamshid, a look at Iran’s colorful past (PHOTOS)
Photos of Takht-e Jamshid featuring the ruins of the historical site in Fars Province. Source: Takht-e Jamshid, a look at Iran’s colorful past (PHOTOS) Read more
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Artemisia Gentileschi, Santa Caterina di Alessandria, The National Gallery in London bought for £ 3.6 million a self-portrait of Artemisia Gentileski
Artemisia Gentileschi, (1593–1653) Santa Caterina di Alessandria, c. 1615 or 1618-1619 Oil on canvas Height: 77 cm (30.3 in); Width: 62 cm (24.4 in) Was at Uffizi Gallery They tried… Read more
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Robert McVittie, At the Dock 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #115
Robert McVittie, Canadian, (1935 – 2002) At the Dock Oil on canvas 20 x 36 in. (50.8 x 91.4 cm) Private collection Robert McVittie ( August 1, 1935 – 2002… Read more
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