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Breathtaking Photo of Bengal Tiger Taking a Stroll in Front of Ancient Ruins
“My fingers were numb from the cold and I couldn’t feel them anymore. It was the moment I had been waiting for as long as I could remember.” Source: Breathtaking Photo of Bengal Tiger Taking a Stroll in Front of Ancient Ruins
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04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 14, is St. Felix’ Day, With Footnotes – 14
Saint Felix of Nola (d. ca. 250) was a Christian presbyter at Nola near Naples in Italy. He sold off his possessions in order to give to the poor, but was arrested and tortured for his Christian faith during the persecution of the Roman emperor Decius (r. 249–51). He was believed to have died a martyr’s death during the…
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04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 12, is Saint Benedict Biscop’s Day, With Footnotes – 12
Saint Benedict Biscop, also called Benet Biscop, orBiscop Baducing, (born c. 628, Northumbria, Eng.—died Jan. 12, 689/690, Wearmouth, Northumbria; founder and first abbot of the twin monasteries of SS. Peter (at Wearmouth) and Paul (at Jarrow on Tyne); he is considered to be the father of Benedictine monasticism in England… Please follow link for…
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Paul Signac, PAIMPOL 01 Work of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #235
Paimpol is a commune in the Côtes-d’Armor department in Brittany in northwest France. It is a tourist destination, especially during the summer months when people are attracted by its port and beaches. More on Paimpol Paul Signac, (born Nov. 11, 1863, Paris, France—died Aug. 15, 1935, Paris) French painter who, with Georges Seurat, developed the technique called pointillism. When he…
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Andre Pater, Sandstorm 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artist, with footnotes, 74
Pater, Andre, Polish-American, (b. 1953) first came to the United States in 1981 after graduating from Krakow Academy of Fine Arts and cites Sir Alfred Munnings as his greatest inspiration. Pater has been painting in Lexington, Kentucky for over twenty years exemplifying his use of light, movement, and superb draughtsmanship. The horse capital of the world…
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Thomas Bush Hardy; Santa Maria De La Salute 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice, with foot notes. #66
Santa Maria della Salute (English: Saint Mary of Health), commonly known simply as the Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located at Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the city of Venice, Italy. It stands on the narrow finger of Punta della Dogana, between the Grand Canal and the Giudecca Canal,…
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Ahmed Moustafa, The Coiling of Day and Night 01 Painting, MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 45
Ahmed Moustafa, (Egyptian, b. 1943) was born in Alexandria, Egypt Moustafa studied Fine Arts at Alexandria University, after which he obtained an MA and PhD from the Central School of Art and Design in London, where he still lives and works. Moustafa is a practicing calligrapher and scholar who transforms sacred Qur’anic texts into works of…
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Elizabeth Elkin, Cafe in Montmartre, La Maison Rose 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of their time, Part 67 – With Footnotes
La Maison Rose is a Montmartre canteen frequented by several generations of artists, Picasso, Modigliani, later Piaf, Barbara, Aznavour, Nougaro, Brel, or Camus … This emblematic place of Montmartre opened its doors at the end of 2017, taken over by a new team, as well as Béatrice’s granddaughter, who bought La Maison Rose in 1948. La…
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Zena Holloway, Sea Selkie 01 Painting, and tales of Mermaids, with Footnotes, 10
In Scottish mythology, Selkies, meaning “Seal Folk” are mythological beings capable of therianthropy, changing from seal to human form by shedding their skin. They are found in folktales and mythology originating from Orkney and Shetland. The folk-tales frequently revolve around female selkies being coerced into relationships with humans by someone stealing and hiding their sealskin, thus…
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Giambattista Pittoni, The Sacrifice of Polyxenia 01 Painting, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes #40
Polyxena, in Greek mythology, a daughter of Priam, king of Troy, and his wife, Hecuba. After the fall of Troy, she was claimed by the ghost of Achilles, the greatest of the Greek warriors, as his share of the spoils and was therefore put to death at his tomb. In post-Classical times the story was…
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John Lovett; Down River 01 Work of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #234
John Lovett was born in Cooma, NSW, Australia in 1953, and studied at the National Art School, Newcastle, Australia. He has been painting professionally since 1979. John works in oils, acrylics, watercolor, and mixed media. As John states: “For me, the unpredictability and uncontrollable nature of watercolor make it the most exciting and expressive medium of…
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Frank Eugene; Adam and Eve 01 Work, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 53
Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman and the ancestors of all humans. The story of Adam and Eve is central to the belief that YHWH created human beings to live in a paradise on earth, although they fell away from that state and formed…
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In the Midst of War, Yemen’s First Contemporary Art Gallery Hopes for New History
Arsheef gallery in Sana aims to shine new light on Yemeni culture. Source: In the Midst of War, Yemen’s First Contemporary Art Gallery Hopes for New History
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Marcel Gromaire, Torso with bouquet 01 Work, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 88
Marcel Gromaire (24 July 1892 – 11 April 1971) was a French painter. He painted many works on social subjects, and is often associated with Social Realism, however, one can say that Gromaire created an independent oeuvre far away from groups and movements Gromaire was born in Noyelles-sur-Sambre, France. He studied classically at Douai, then continued…
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Louis Gabriel Eugène Isabey, Boats in the storm 01 Work of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #233
Eugène Louis Gabriel Isabey (22 July 1803, in Paris – 25 April 1886, in Montévrain) was a French painter, lithographer and watercolorist in the Romantic style. He was born to Jean-Baptiste Isabey, a well known painter who enjoyed the patronage of the Imperial Family. Originally, he wanted to be a sailor, but his father insisted that…
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Giambattista Pittoni, King Candaules, 03 Paintings, Olympian deities, with footnotes #38
Jean-Léon Gérôme (11 May 1824 – 10 January 1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as Academicism. The range of his oeuvre included historical painting, Greek mythology, Orientalism, portraits and other subjects, bringing the Academic painting tradition to an artistic climax. He is considered one of the most important painters…
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Rodney Winfield, At The Waters Edge 01 Marine Painting – With Footnotes, #232
Rodney Winfield (1925-2017) was born in New York City. From an early age, he was artistically inclined; he composed music, drew and painted, danced, wrote poetry, and created sculptures. As a young man, he studied music composition with composer Carl Ruggles. Choosing to focus on fine art, he attended Cooper Union School of Art in New…
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Ellie Hesse; Breezy Day in St Ives 01 Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #230
St Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial emphasis, and the town is now primarily a…
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