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Maximilian Pirner, Hekate 01 Painting, Olympian deities, with footnotes # 26
Maximilian Pirner (1854–1924) Hekate , c. 1901 Pastel on paper 55 × 89 cm (21.6 × 35 in) Private collection Hecate or Hekate is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches or a key and in later periods depicted in triple form. She was variously associated with crossroads,…
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Albrecht Bouts, CHRIST CROWNED WITH THORNS AND THE VIRGIN OF SORROWS 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 115
Follower of Albrecht Bouts, Late 16th Century CHRIST CROWNED WITH THORNS AND THE VIRGIN OF SORROWS Oil on panel 29 1/2 by 39 1/2 in.; 75 by 100.5 cm. Private collection According to three of the canonical Gospels, a woven crown of thorns was placed on the head of Jesus during the events leading up…
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Andrea Solari, Mary Magdalen 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 114
Andrea Solari, (1460–1524) Mary Magdalen, circa 1524 Oil on panel DH: 29 3/4 x W: 23 5/16 x Approx. D: 1 in. (75.5 x 59.2 x 2.5 cm) Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland Mary Magdalene went to anoint Christ’s dead body, only to discover that he was resurrected. She is shown here transferring the ointment from a…
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Andrea Solario, Ecce homo 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 113
French Follower of Andrea Solario, circa 1600 Ecce homo oil on oak panel 13 1/2 by 9 5/8 in.; 34.3 by 24.4 cm Private collection Ecce homo are the Latin words used by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of John 19:5, when he presents a scourged Jesus Christ, bound and crowned with thorns, to a…
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Manal Deeb 04 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 8
Manal Deeb Cordoba Acrylic painting on canvas 24″ X 30″ Private collection Manal Deeb Thoughtful Acrylic painting on canvas 24″ X 30″ Private collection Manal Deeb Spirit Acrylic painting on canvas 18″ X 24″ Private collection Manal Deeb Ancestors 16″ x 24″ Private collection Manal Deeb is a Palestinian-American artist who was born in Ramallah, Palestine,…
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Wladislaw Czachorski, THE BOUQUET 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #35
Wladislaw Czachorski, 1850-1911, POLISH THE BOUQUET, c. 1903 Oil on canvas 36.5 by 24cm., 14½ by 9½in. Private collection Władysław Czachórski (22 September 1850 in Lublin – 13 January 1911 in Munich) was a Polish painter in the Academic style. In 1866 Czachorski attended the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He then spent one year…
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Willem van de Velde the Younger 02 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #135
Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633–1707) A ship in the open sea in a flying storm/ De windstoot, c. 1680 Oil on canvas h 77cm × b 63,5cm Rijksstudio A large ship is in distress. A gust of wind broke the mast and one of the sails broke loose. It is a seventy-one British warship. Willem…
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Émile Renouf, UN COUP DE MAIN (THE HELPING HAND) 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #139
Émile Renouf, 1845 – 1894, FRENCH UN COUP DE MAIN (THE HELPING HAND), c. 1881 Oil on canvas 61 3/4 by 88 1/2 in., 156.8 by 224.8 cm Private collection Émile Renouf (23 June 1845 – 1894) was a French painter and draughtsman of the realism-impressionism school. He studied at the Académie Julian and was a pupil of Gustave…
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Pasquale Avallone, Coastal view 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #138
Pasquale Avallone Coastal view Oil on cardboard laid down on canvas 59 x 42,5 cm Private collection Pasquale Avallone ( Salerno , 1884 – 1965 ) was an Italian painter and sculptor. Born in Salerno, he received his first art lessons from his father Giuseppe Avallone . In 1903 he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts…
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Andrea Solari, Madonna of the Green Cushion 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 114
Andrea Solari, (1460–1524) Madonna of the Green Cushion, circa 1507 Tempera and oil on poplar wood Height: 59.5 cm (23.4 in); Width: 47.5 cm (18.7 in) Louvre Museum At the beginning of the 17th century this painting was found in the Cordelier (Franciscan) convent in Blois, but its previous history is unknown. It probably dates to…
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Gillis Coignet, Leda and the Swan 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 25
Gillis Coignet, (1542 – 1599) Leda and the Swan Oil on oak panel 96.2 x 126 cm.; 37 3/4 x 49 1/2 in. Private collection Leda, in Greek legend, usually believed to be the daughter of Thestius, king of Aetolia, and wife of Tyndareus, king of Lacedaemon. She was also believed to have been the mother…
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Ilir Pojani, After “Portrait of Anne of Austria” by Rubens 02 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #32
Ilir Pojani, United States After “Portrait of Anne of Austria” by Rubens (below), c. 2018 Oil on canvas 24 H x 18 W x 0.8 in Private collection Anna of Austria (2 November 1549 – 26 October 1580) was Queen of Spain by marriage to her uncle, King Philip II of Spain. She was the eldest daughter of…
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Edmund Aubrey Hunt, ARAB FANTASIA 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists of the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 35
Edmund Aubrey Hunt, 1855 – 1922, AMERICAN ARAB FANTASIA Oil on canvas laid on panel 37.5 by 54.5cm., 14¾ by 21½in. Private collection Fantasia is a traditional exhibition of horsemanship in the Maghreb performed during cultural festivals and to close Maghrebi wedding celebrations. “Fantasia” is an imported name, the actual traditional term used is lab el…
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Henri Rousseau, 1875-1933, THE GAZELLE HUNT 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 34
Henri Rousseau, 1875-1933, FRENCH THE GAZELLE HUNT Oil on canvas 54.5 by 73cm., 21 by 28in. Private collection Henri Rousseau Henry, Emilien Rousseau (Cairo 1875 – Aix-en-Provence in 1933) was an Orientalist painter. A pupil of Jean-Léon Gérôme at the Beaux Arts in Paris, he won the second Grand Prix de Rome in 1900 and a travel grant…
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Alberto Pasini, MARKET IN CONSTANTINOPLE 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 33
Alberto Pasini, 1826 – 1899, ITALIAN MARKET IN CONSTANTINOPLE Oil on canvas 38.5 by 46cm., 15¼ by 18¼in. Private collection It is common to think that the western terminus of the Silk Road was Rome in Italy. However, whilst Rome was indeed an important destination for Chinese silk during the first two or three centuries…
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Francesco Brina, Madonna and child with young St John, Madonna col Bambino e San Giovannino, 02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 27
Francesco Brina, (1540–1586) Madonna and child with young St John, Oil on panel 54.5 × 43 cm (21.4 × 16.9 in) Private collection This painting depicts the “Virgo lactans,” the Latin term for the nursing Virgin Mary. The image testifies to the humanity of Christ as it shows that he consumed food like all other…
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Jan Lucas van der Baan, Harbor of Zoutkamp 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #137
Jan Lucas van der Baan, (1912-1990) Harbor of Zoutkamp Gouache on paper 28×42 cm Private collection Zoutkamp is a village in the community in the Netherlands. Zoutkamp was primarily mentioned in documents in 1418 as Soltcampum. Its first inhabitants might have been soldiers. Its name refers to salt and field, which probably means that it was…
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Rafael Maniago 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #136
Rafael Maniago Unknown Oil on canvas 24×28 Private collection Rafael Maniago : Renowned Painter and Poet Rafael was born in the Philippines and has been drawing since childhood. He attended the University of the East in Manila, where he studied Fine Arts and Commercial Advertisement. For 20 years he operated his own gallery in the Philippines and…
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Ernst Josephson, 14 JUILLET 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 33 – With Footnotes
Ernst Josephson, 1851 – 1906, SWEDISH 14 JUILLET, c. 1883 Oil on canvas 90 by 119cm., 35½ by 47in. Private collection Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries/lands to the French National Day, which is celebrated on the 14th of July each year. In France, it is formally called la Fête nationale and…
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