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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 Painting, Olympian deities, North Italian School’s Pan and Syrinx, with footnotes # 45
In classical Greek mythology, Syrinx was a nymph and a follower of Artemis, known for her chastity. Pursued by the amorous god Pan, she ran to a river’s edge and… Read more
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08 works, October 20th, is Saint Ursula’s day, her story illustrated #291
Roman Emperor Maximian, having conquered Brittany, sent 100,000 colonists there from Great Britain together with 30,000 soldiers. He placed the territory under the government of the Breton prince Conanus Meriadocus.… Read more
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07 Works, Interpretation of the bible, At Gaza in Palestine, Saint Porphyrius the bishop, with Footnotes #211
Born at Thessalonica, he lived as an anchorite for fifteen years at Sceti, and just as many across the Jordan, outstanding in his kindness to the poor. Ordained afterwards as… Read more
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01 work, The Art Of The Nude, Manuel Álvarez Bravo’s Fruta Prohibida, with footnotes #212
Manuel Álvarez Bravo (February 4, 1902 – October 19, 2002) was a Mexican artistic photographer and one of the most important figures in 20th century Latin American photography. He was born… Read more
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01 Painting, The amorous game, Adolf Humborg (Austrian, 1847-1913), with Footnotes #88
Sold for USD 5,520 in Oct 1998 Adolf Humborg (January 18, 1847 Oraviţa – April 14, 1921 Munich) was an Austrian painter. Humborg studied at the Art Academy in Vienna between 1867… Read more
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04 Paintings, The Massacre (or Slaughter) of the Innocents, by Gustave Doré, Guido Reni and Peter Paul Rubens, with footnotes
The Massacre (or Slaughter) of the Innocents is an incident in the Nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the… Read more
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07 Works, October 17th. is Childe Hassam’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #258
Childe Hassam (1859–1935), was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Equally adept at capturing the excitement of modern cities and the charms of country retreats, Hassam became the foremost chronicler of New… Read more
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