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Margarita Kukhtina, Harbor Port Credit 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #100
Margarita Kukhtina, Canada Harbor Port Credit Oil on Canvas 48 H x 32 W x 1 in Private collection Port Credit was originally a settlement of the Mississauga Ojibwe First Nations band and a trading post established in 1720 for the exchange of goods from the Europeans for furs trapped by the Mississaugas. After the War…
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Magnus Gjoen, LAST NIGHT I HAD A DREAM 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 20
Magnus Gjoen, United Kingdom LAST NIGHT I HAD A DREAM Giclée on Paper Size: 39.4 H x 39.4 W x 0.1 in Private collection Based on a dream Magnus had but also commenting on religions long arms and habit of trying to pull people in with promises of salvation and life in eternity. Magnus Gjoen was born…
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Giovanni Bilivert, VENUS, CUPID AND PAN 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 19
Giovanni Bilivert, FLORENCE 1585 – 1644 VENUS, CUPID AND PAN Oil on copper 18 by 13 in.; 45.7 by 33 cm. Private collection Venus, goddess of love, is dipping her feet in a shallow, crystalline pond. Naked save for her pearl headdress and earrings, she is assisted by Cupid who washes her left leg. He is…
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Florentine School, 16th century, JUDITH 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 91
Florentine School, 16th century JUDITH oil on canvas 39 7/8 by 32 in.; 101.4 by 81.3 cm. Private collection The Book of Judith is the Old Testament of the Bible. The story revolves around Judith, a daring and beautiful widow, who is upset with her Jewish countrymen for not trusting God to deliver them from…
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Mythology: 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 91
Florentine School, 16th century JUDITH oil on canvas 39 7/8 by 32 in.; 101.4 by 81.3 cm. Private collection The Book of J… Source: Mythology: 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 91
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Marko Stupar, Marche Mouffetard (Market Mouffetard) 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 29 – With Footnotes
Marko Stupar, (1936 – * French) “Marche Mouffetard (Market Mouffetard)” Oil on masonite 13″ H x 9.5″ W Private collection Rue Mouffetard is a street in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. Situated in the fifth arrondissement of Paris, Rue Mouffetard is one of Paris’s oldest and liveliest neighbourhoods. These days the area has many restaurants, shops,…
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Vladimir Borovikovsky, Portrait of Maria Lopukhina 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #34
Vladimir Borovikovsky, (1757–1825) Portrait of Maria Lopukhina, (1777-1805), c. 1797 Oil on canvas 72 × 53.5 cm (28.3 × 21 in) Tretyakov Gallery Princess Anna Petrovna Lopukhina (Russian: 8 November 1777 – 25 April 1805) was a royal mistress to Emperor Paul of Russia. In 1798, She replaced Catherine Nelidova as the chief mistress. She was the…
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Victor Gabriel Gilbert, (1847–1933), A Parisian Flower Market 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 38 – With Footnotes
Victor Gabriel Gilbert, (1847–1933) A Parisian Flower Market Oil on canvas 137.5 x 46.3 cm Private collection Victor Gabriel Gilbert born in Paris the 13 February 1847 and died in the 21 July 1933. He was a French painter. He is buried in Montmartre cemetery in Paris. In 1860 he apprenticed to a painter and…
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Peter Paul Rubens, 1577 – 1640, Minerva protects Pax from Mars (‘Peace and War’), c. 1629-30 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes, #10b
Peter Paul Rubens, 1577 – 1640 Minerva protects Pax from Mars (‘Peace and War’), c. 1629-30 Oil on canvas 203.5 x 298 cm The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London Minerva drives away Mars, god of war, in Rubens’ powerful anti-war painting, a visual plea for peace between England and Spain in 1630, presented as a gift to…
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Sebastiano Ricci, BELLUNO 1659 – 1734 VENICE, VENUS IN THE FORGE OF VULCAN 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes, #10a
Sebastiano Ricci, BELLUNO 1659 – 1734 VENICE VENUS IN THE FORGE OF VULCAN Venus going to Vulcan for the Arms of Aeneas Oil on canvas 73 1/8 by 102 1/2 in.; 185.7 by 260.2 cm. Private collection Venus, the goddess of love, looks down at Cupid. Venus went to her husband Vulcan’s forge and asked him…
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ANTONIO ERMOLAO PAOLETTI, (1834-1912), ITALIAN, SELLING CRABS 01 Paintings of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #34
ANTONIO ERMOLAO PAOLETTI, (1834-1912), ITALIAN SELLING CRABS Oil on panel 6.75″ x 10.75″ — 17.1 x 27.3 cm. Private Collection Antonio Ermolao Paoletti (May 8, 1834 in Venice – December 13, 1912 in Venice) was an Italian painter, mainly of Venetian genre scenes, recalling Bamboccianti life of children and women, as well as sacred fresco work…
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John Frederick Lewis, (1805–1876), The Rialto Bridge, c. 1827 01 Paintings of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #32
John Frederick Lewis, (1805–1876) The Rialto Bridge, c. 1827 Watercolor Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Museum The Rialto Bridge (Ponte de Rialto) is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Connecting the sestieri (districts) of San Marco and San Polo, it has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as…
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On Deck, Treasure Island interior illustration 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #101
Henry Cruse Murphy, (American, 1886-1931) On Deck, Treasure Island interior illustration Oil on canvas 26 x 20 in. Private collector Henry Cruse Murphy, Jr., (1886-1931), was born February 26, 1886 in Brooklyn, NY. He was a member of one of Brooklyn’s oldest families. In 1904 he graduated from a Brooklyn public high school, after which he…
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Vladimir Borovikovsky, (1757–1825), Portrait of Elena Aleksandrovna Naryshkina (1785-1855), c. 1799 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #33
Vladimir Borovikovsky, (1757–1825) Portrait of Elena Aleksandrovna Naryshkina (1785-1855), c. 1799 Oil on canvas 72.8 × 59.6 cm (28.6 × 23.4 in) Tretyakov Gallery Elena Aleksandrovna Naryshkina, Serene Princess of Italy, Countess Suvorov-Rymniksky (1785 -1855 ) was a Russian noblewoman and maid of honour. Her portrait is one of the best female portraits painted by Borovikovsky at…
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Edouard Henri Leon Cortès, (French, 1882-1969), Flower stalls at La Madeleine 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 37 – With Footnotes
Edouard Henri Leon Cortès, (French, 1882-1969) Flower stalls at La Madeleine Oil on canvas 13 x 18in (33 x 46cm) Private collection Located on Place La Madeleine, the flower market has attracted avid gardeners and curious passers-by since 1808. There is a covered as well as open-air section and it is fascinating to wander the pretty…
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Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1847 – 1928, AMERICAN Almeh Flirting With An Armenian Policeman in Cairo 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 18 – With Footnotes
Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1847 – 1928, AMERICAN Almeh Flirting With An Armenian Policeman in Cairo Oil on canvas 55.5 cm (21.85 in.), Width: 46 cm (18.11 in.) Private collection Almeh (Egyptian Arabic) was the name of a class of courtesans or female entertainers in Arab Egypt, women educated to sing and recite classical poetry and to discourse wittily,…
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NORMAN LINDSAY 1879-1969 – Boarded, c. 1954 01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #126
NORMAN LINDSAY 1879-1969 Boarded, c. 1954 Watercolour on paper 51.5 x 40 cm Private collection Naval boarding is to come up against, or alongside, an enemy ship to attack by placing combatants aboard the enemy ship. The goal of boarding is to capture, or destroy, the enemy vessel. Larger ships carried specially trained and equipped sailors,…
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Virgin of Mercy 01 Antique Religious Carvings – Sculptures from the Bible, with footnotes, 9
Late 15th century carved wooden figure of the Virgin of Mercy, presumably Central German Detail The crowned Virgin is depicted in contrapposto, wearing a long richly draped gold cloak and holding the nude Christ Child in Her left arm, the right arm would have formerly held a sceptre, which is now lacking. Two angels to…
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