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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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Adolf Schreyer – TWO RECLINING ARABS AND TWO TETHERED HORSES
Adolf Schreyer, 1828 – 1899, GERMAN TWO RECLINING ARABS AND TWO TETHERED HORSES Oil on canvas 32 by 50 3/4 in. 81.3 by 128.9 cm Private collection Schreyer’s loose, bold brush and… Read more
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Frederick Arthur Bridgman – ARAB WOMEN ON A ROOFTOP, ALGIERS BEYOND
Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1847 – 1928, AMERICAN ARAB WOMEN ON A ROOFTOP, ALGIERS BEYOND Oil on canvas 17 7/8 by 30 3/4 inches, 45.4 by 78.1 cm Private collection Algiers is the capital and… Read more
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Saturday, March 3, 2018 01 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 11 – With Footnotes
The Ecole de Fontainebleau, CIRCA 1600 The lovers Oil on canvas 35 1/2 by 32 3/8 in.; 90 by 82 cm. Private Collection The Ecole de Fontainebleau (c.1530–c.1610) refers to two… Read more
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Saturday, March 3, 2018 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #28
Steven Assael, b. 1957, New York Woman with Knitting Needle Oil on Canvas 18 1/2 in. H x 14 1/2 in. W Private collection Steven Assael paints modern-day figures in haunting,… Read more
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS, BATTLE OF LEPANTO – WITH FOOTNOTES, #68
Unknown Battle of Lepanto of 1571 Oil on canvas 1270 mm x 2324 mm; , National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement that took place… Read more
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #67
Kasia Derwinska, Spain He promised to come back Photography Size: 15.7 H x 15.7 W x 0.4 in Private collection Kasia Derwinska “Photography is my way of communicating with the world.… Read more
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01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #27
Romina Ressia, Argentina The Woman & The Hen Photography Size: 11.8 H x 7.9 W x 0 in Private collection A bedraggled hen is rescued from certain starvation by an old… Read more
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 22 – With Footnotes
Eugène Galien-Laloue, (French, 1854-1941) Le Quai de la Seine Gouache 26 x 44.5cm (10 1/4 x 17 1/2in). Private collection The Seine is an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin,… Read more
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01 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 9 – With Footnotes
William Holman Hunt, 1827–1910 The Awakening Conscience, c. 1853 Oil paint on canvas 762 x 559 mm Tate A gentleman has installed his mistress (known to be such because of her… Read more
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 21 – With Footnotes
Eugène Galien-Laloue, (French, 1854-1941) La fontaine du Palmier, place du Châtelet Gouache 26 x 44.5cm (10 1/4 x 17 1/2in). Private collection The Fontaine du Palmier (1806-1808) or Fontaine de… Read more
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