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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 Work, The Art of War, Henry Zaidan, Hungry and desperate they hide from the carnage above, with footnotes
A Mother suffused by the radiant light filtering softly through the depths of the cave, imbibing from a carafe thoughtfully offers what little water is left to her daughter. Her… Read more
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02 Works, The Art of War, Henry Zaidan, Alma and her warriors engage the enemy, with footnotes
Traditionally, the Bedouin were among the most dangerous of desert tribes, fighting among themselves when outsiders weren’t available. Constantly on the move to find new pastures for their livestock…” Please… Read more
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01 Painting, Middle East Artists, The Art of War, Ismail Shammout’s Thirst, A part of the original mural “The Road To Nowhere”, with Footnotes #76
“We came and turned the native Arabs into tragic refugees. And still we dare to slander and malign them, to besmirch their name. Instead of being deeply ashamed of what… Read more
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01 Painting, The Art of War, Leander Russ’ The Turks Storm the Lion’s Bastion, with Footnotes
The Battle of Kahlenberg on September 12, 1683 ended the Second Turkish Siege of Vienna . A German – Polish relief army under the leadership of the Polish King John III.… Read more
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01 Work, The Art of War, Henry Zaidan, Having escaped, Alma is back in the desert, with footnotes
After days in jail, Elma has finally escaped and is back in the desert, ready to pursue her harassment of the enemy. Traditionally, the Bedouin were among the most dangerous… Read more
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01 Painting, African Artists, Art of War, Oussama Diabs Theatre, Gaza, with Footnotes
On sale for US$4,600 in May 2024 Born in 1977, in Damascus, Oussama Diab is a Palestinian contemporary artist based in Lebanon. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Damascus… Read more
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01 Painting, African Artists, Art of War, Mohamed Abdalla Otaybi’s Against Violence, with Footnotes
Sold for £3,200 in May 2023 Mohamed Abdalla Otaybi was born in 1948 in Dewaim and now lives and works in Omdurman. He is a graphic designer, cartoonist and teacher, and one of… Read more
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01 Work, The Art of War, Henry Zaidan’s Days later Alma is still in her cell, with footnotes
Alma, The Middle Eastern Warrior, languishes in her cell, days after she was captured trying to take back the supplies stolen from her people… Please follow link for full post Read more
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During her last raid on the enemy Alma was captured and thrown in a dungeon
A still photo, Pre-Raphaelite style painting of an elegant, slender Arabian warrior woman with flowing dark red hair, clad in delicately ornate yet scant Arab armor, revealing mud-spattered legs, arms,… Read more
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01 Work, The Art of War, Eugenio Lucas Velázquez’s The Ambush, with footnotes
The theme of travellers waylaid by bandits was a common one in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century painting as the Napoleonic wars brought chaos and lawlessness to many parts… Read more
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