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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 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #22
Peter Kuhfeld (British, born 1952) Venetian canal scene Oil on board 24.5 x 62cm (9 5/8 x 24 7/16in). Private collection Peter Kuhfeld (born 4 March 1952) is an English figurative… Read more
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #77
Andres Vivo, Uruguay Ketch and Yawls Oil on Paper 8.5 H x 11.8 W x 0 in Private collection A yawl is a two-masted sailing craft whose mainmast is taller than… Read more
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07 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, The beautiful and damned women of history
Théodore Chassériau, 1819-1856 MARY STUART SWEARING REVENGE Oil on canvas 25 1/2 by 21 1/4 in Private Collection While Chassériau’s precise inspiration for Mary Stuart Swearing Revenge is unknown, it… Read more
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #76
Charles Edward Dixon ‘An Elizabethan Trader’ Watercolour 19 x 13in. Private collection European exploration of other continents began well before the Elizabethan Era, the period associated with the reign of Queen… Read more
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01 Paintings, Hellenic Mytheology, with footnotes 2B
Wilhelm Trübner, 1851 – 1917 The Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs, 1877 Oil on cardboard Height: 94 cm (37.01 in.), Width: 79 cm (31.1 in.) The theme of the… Read more
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01 Paintings, Hellenic Mytheology, with footnotes 2A
Wilhelm Trübner, 1851 – 1917 Battle of the Amazons, 1880 Oil on canvas Height: 47.4 cm (18.66 in.), Width: 102.7 cm (40.43 in.) Kurpfälzisches Museum der Stadt Heidelberg (Germany) In… Read more
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #74
Raymond Massey, British/American, b. 1938 Ferry to Brooklyn, New Amsterdam in 1660, 1981 Oil on Masonite 25 7/8 x 42 inches (65.8 x 106.6 cm) Private collection New Amsterdam was a 17th-century… Read more
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13 Ancient Egyptian Artefacts – With footnotes – 5 – With footnotes
Romano-Egyptian, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. Heavy gold foil formed into the likeness of a Nile crocodile. Incredibly detailed with open mouth exposing rows of deadly teeth,… Read more
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01 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #19
Richard Price (British, born 1962) Santa Maria Formosa Oil on canvas board 30.5 x 40.5cm (12 x 15 15/16in). Private collection Santa Maria Formosa is a church in Venice, northern Italy.… Read more
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16 Etching by REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN,
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN 1606 – 1669 SELF-PORTRAIT IN A CLOAK WITH A FALLING COLLAR: BUST (BARTSCH, HOLLSTEIN 15; NEW HOLLSTEIN 98W; HIND 63) Etching with engraving and drypoint, circa… Read more
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