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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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03 CLASSIC MARINE PAINTINGS BY WINSLOW HOMER – WITH FOOTNOTES, #54
Winslow Homer, (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine) The Gulf Stream, c.1899 Oil on canvas 28 1/8 x 49 1/8 in. (71.4 x 124.8 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of… Read more
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03 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #20
Konstantin Korovin, (1861–1939) Portrait of Vera Fokina Oil on canvas 82 × 66 cm (32.3 × 26 in) Private collection Fokina, Vera (1886–1958), a Russian ballerina. Born Vera Petrovna in 1886;… Read more
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On the Anniversary of Jurji Zaydan’s Birth, that Bad Bitch Shajar al-Dur and 5 More
ARABLIT & ARABLIT QUARTERLY Earlier this month, historian Kurt Werthmuller took the opportunity of the “badder than Taylor Swift” meme to direct our attention to Shajar al-Dur, or “Tree of… Read more
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04 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #57
Charles Edward Dixon, 1872 – 1934 Greenwich , 1905 Watercolour heightened with bodycolour 20.5 x 27 cm Private collection Greenwich is located within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, to which it… Read more
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04 Painting, Streets of Paris, Part 15 – With Footnotes
Edouard-Léon Cortès, (French, 1882-1969) Gare de l’Est, 1964 Oil on canvas 18 x 21-3/4 inches (45.7 x 55.2 cm) Private collection Gare de l’Est, officially Paris-Est, is one of the… Read more
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06 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes #2
Elle Hanley, United States Venus Photograph 24 H x 36 W x 0.1 in Private collection The Birth of Venus. In Roman mythology, Venus was the goddess of love, sex, beauty, and… Read more
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04 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #56
J. M. W. Turner, (1775–1851) The Fish Market at Hastings Beach, c. 1810 Oil on canvas Height: 908.05 mm (35.75 in). Width: 1,206.5 mm (47.5 in). Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City,… Read more
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04 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #55
Charles Edward Dixon ‘Victory Opening Fire’ at Trafalgar, 1907 Watercolour 18 x 28 cm Private collection The Battle of Trafalgar was fought on the 21st of October 1805 off Cape… Read more
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03 Carvings & Sculpture from the Biblel 15 – 19th Century. With Footnote, # 16
Mother of God Znamenie Russian icon, first half of 19th c. 38 x 30,5 cm Private collection The Icon of the Mother of God, named the “Sign” (“Znamenie”), shows the Most… Read more
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03 Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible!, by FRIEDRICH GOLDSCHEIDER,19th Century. With Footnote, # 16
FRIEDRICH GOLDSCHEIDER (1845-1897) Judith, with a decorated belt , a wrist bracelet Polychrome terracotta Height: 100 cm Private collection The Book of Judith is the Old Testament of the Bible. The… Read more
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