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Maurice William Greiffenhagen, The Mermaid. 01 Paintings and tales of Mermaids, with Footnotes, 5
Maurice William Greiffenhagen The Mermaid Oil on canvas Height: 100 cm (39.37 in.), Width: 100 cm (39.37 in.) Paisley Museum and Art Galleries (United Kingdom – Paisley, Renfrewshire) This early work both illustrated and was inspired by a poem by Goethe, which tells the story of a mermaid who rises from the waters to complain…
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Lawrence Alma-Tadema, In the Tepidarium 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 16 – With Footnotes
Lawrence Alma-Tadema, (1836–1912) In the Tepidarium, c. 1881 Oil on canvas 24.2 × 33 cm (9.5 × 13 in) Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight Village, United Kingdom The tepidarium was the warm bathroom of the Rome, heated by an underfloor heating system.The specialty of a tepidarium is the pleasant feeling of constant radiant heat which directly…
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Ivan Aivazovsky, Black Sea Fleet in the Bay of Theodosia, 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #116
Ivan Aivazovsky, (1817–1900) Black Sea Fleet in the Bay of Theodosia, just before the Crimean War, c. 1890 Oil on canvas 53 × 107 cm (20.9 × 42.1 in) Aivazovsky National Art Gallery, Feodosia, Crimea Feodosia (was a Russian; Ukrainian; Crimean Tatar; Turkish; and Venetian port), also called Theodosia, is a port and resort, a town of regional…
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Valentin Alexandrovich Serov, Portrait of Maria F. Jakuntjikova 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #38
Valentin Alexandrovich Serov (1865 – 1911) Portrait of Maria F. Jakuntjikova, c. (1885 – 1888) Oil on canvas Height: 136 mm (5.35 in); Width: 100 mm (3.93 in) Malmö Art Museum, Malmö, Scania, in southern Sweden Maria Fyodorovna Andreyeva was the stage name of Maria Fyodorovna Yurkovskaya (July 4, 1868 – December 8, 1953), a Russian/Soviet actress and…
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Film about Egyptian superstar a hit everywhere but Egypt
In Europe, Iranian director Shirin Neshat’s “Looking for Oum Kulthum” is seen as a landmark artistic collaboration across the Middle East, but Egyptian critics are unimpressed with its historical inaccuracies. Source: Film about Egyptian superstar a hit everywhere but Egypt
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Irving Penn, CROSSING THE RIVER STYX 01 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes #5
Irving Penn, 1917-2009 ‘CROSSING THE RIVER STYX, c. 1996 Platinum-palladium print 15 1/2 by 25 5/8 in. (39.4 by 65.1 cm.) Private collection In Greek mythology, Styx is a deity and a river that forms the boundary between Earth and the Underworld. The rivers Styx, Phlegethon, Acheron, Lethe, and Cocytus all converge at the center of the…
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Tintoretto, Tarquin and Lucretia, c. 1578/80, 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Lucretia, with Footnotes. # 20
Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti), Italian, 1518-1594 Tarquin and Lucretia, c. 1578/80 Oil on canvas 68 7/8 x 59 5/8 in. (175 x 151.5 cm) The Art Institute of Chicago Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, last king of Rome, being engaged in the siege of Ardea, sent his son, Sextus Tarquinius, on a military errand to Collatia. Sextus was…
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Romy Campe, Germany 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #37
Romy Campe, Germany JAPANESE, from the series “Humans” Oil and Charcoal on Canvas 51.2 H x 39.4 W x 1.2 in Private collection The series Humans refers to the subject of refugees. It shows that we are all human beings. No matter what nationality we have. Romy Campe: The Berlin-based artist Romy Campe studied painting and…
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Masters of Venice: Vittoria to Tiepolo | National Gallery of Canada
Alessandro Vittoria, Giulio Contarini, c. 1570–1576, painted terracotta, 74.3 x 61 x 30.7 cm. (with integral base). National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa Photo: NGC Source: Masters of Venice: Vittoria to Tiepolo | National Gallery of Canada
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Montague Dawson, The moonlit way – The Invercargill 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #114
Montague Dawson, (British, 1895-1973) The moonlit way – The Invercargill, c. 1938 Oil on canvas 28 x 42 inches (71.1 x 106.7 cm) Private collection THE INVERCARGILL. During the year 1874 Robert Duncan built six ships—the Invercargill, Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Nelson, and Dunedin—to the order of Patrick Henderson, for the New Zealand trade. They were all…
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Marten de Vos, The Holy Family 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 102
Marten de Vos, (1532 – 1603) The Holy Family Oil / wood, parqueted 73 x 104 cm. Private collection Depicted is the family of St. Anne; as center Anna, the Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus, John the Baptist, as a boy, with his symbol the Lamb, laterally probably Joachim, on the left Elisabeth with John…
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Cheryl Wilson, Medusa 01 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes #6
Cheryl Wilson, United States Medusa Acrylic, Ink, Gesso, Airbrush and Paper on Canvas 16 H x 20 W x 0.8 in Private collection In Greek mythology Medusa was a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as a winged human female with a hideous face and living venomous snakes in place of hair. Gazers on her face would turn…
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DANIEL HUNTINGTON, Figures at prayer 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! , With Footnotes – 99
DANIEL HUNTINGTON, (American, 1816-1906) Figures at prayer oil on canvas 24-1/2 w. 19-3/4 in. Private collection Daniel Huntington (October 4, 1816 – April 19, 1906), was born in New York City, New York. He studied at Yale with Samuel F.B. Morse, and later with Henry Inman. From 1833 to 1835 he transferred to Hamilton College in…
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Brian Smyth, Italy, A study for Andromeda 01 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes #4
Brian Smyth, Italy A study for Andromeda Oil on linen Size: 20 H x 16 W x 1 in Private collection “I worked the painting from quick pencil sketches and photographs, as it was too difficult for the model to hold the pose over the duration of the painting process. I chose to add a more…
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Arthur James Wetherall Burgess, Glendale, The brotherhood of seamen 01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #113
Arthur James Wetherall Burgess Glendale The brotherhood of seamen National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Although the rescue incident shown in this painting is fictitious, the ship, ‘Glendale‘, was real and was a cargo liner built for the Glen Line in 1939. ‘Glengyle’ was the fifth to bear the name and was built by the Caledon…
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Edward Burne-Jones’s Art, in The Legend of the Briar Rose, inspired by the story of Sleeping Beauty, with artist’s studies and footnotes
The Legend of Briar Rose is the title of a series of paintings by the Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones which were completed between 1885 and 1890. The four original paintings – The Briar Wood, The Council Chamber, The Garden Court and The Rose Bower – and an additional ten adjoining panels, are located at Buscot…
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MANNER OF SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK, THE HOLY FAMILY 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Paintings from the Bible by the Old Masters, with footnotes, 100
MANNER OF SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK (1599-1641) THE HOLY FAMILY Oil on canvas 61 x 47.7cm Private collection The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph. Veneration of the Holy Family was formally begun in the 17th century by Saint François de Laval, the first bishop of New France, who…
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