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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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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – # 43d
Colijn de Coter Fons Vitae (Fountain of Life), circa 1515-1517 Oil over oak wood. 267 x 210 cm Museu da Misericórdia do Porto, Portugal The theme of Fons Pietatis, central in… Read more
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – # 43c
Félicien Rops, (1833–1898) The Temptation of Saint Anthony (1878) Pastel and gouache on paper 73.8 × 54.3 cm Cabinet des estampes, Bibliothèque Royale Albert Ier, Brussels. Bound to the cross… Read more
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – # 43b
Domenico Morelli, (1823–1901) The Temptation of Saint Anthony (1878) Oil on canvas 137 × 225 cm, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Rome The Temptation of Saint Anthony is an often-repeated subject in… Read more
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – # 43a
CIMA da Conegliano, (b. ca. 1459, Conegliano, d. 1517/18, Conegliano) St Helena, c. 1495 Oil on panel 40 x 32 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Helena, St. Helena, or… Read more
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04 carvings Of Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, Sculpture, #8
A Roman marble figure of Silenus Circa 2nd Century A.D. 55cm high Private Collection The bearded follower of Bacchus, standing with a drape covering his head and wrapped around his… Read more
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #98
William Lee-Hankey Honfleur oil on canvas 25 x 30 ½ in. (63.5 x 77.4 cm.) Private Collection Honfleur is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. It is located… Read more
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01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, Giovanni Antonio Guardi, with footnotes # 17
Giovanni Antonio Guardi, VIENNA 1699 – 1760 VENICE DANAË Oil on canvas 38 3/8 by 23 3/8 in.; 97.5 by 59.4 cm. Private collection Disappointed by his lack of male heirs,… Read more
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01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, footnotes # 16
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, VENICE 1696 – 1770 MADRID PORTRAIT OF A LADY AS FLORA Oil on canvas 88.3 x 69.9 cm.; 34 3/4 x 27 1/2 in Private collection This is… Read more
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS, GORDON HOPE GRANT – WITH FOOTNOTES, #97
Gordon Hope Grant, (American, 1875-1962) The Tea Clipper oil on canvas h. 24-1/2 w. 21-1/2 in. Private collection A Tea Clipper is a clipper built for tea trade, mainly from China… Read more
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01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 14
(French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris) The Toilette of Venus, c. Date:1751 42 5/8 x 33 1/2 in. (108.3 x 85.1 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art Madame de Pompadour, mistress of… Read more
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