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A Pictorial History of Jerusalem
A city called Rušalim in the Execration texts of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt (19th century BCE) is identified as Jerusalem. Jerusalem was then called Urušalim in the Amarna letters of Abdi-Heba (1330s BCE). The name “Jerusalem” is variously etymologized to mean “foundation of the god Shalem“, the original tutelary deity of the city. The ambitious Ophel excavation in Jerusalem has produced many finds, but precious little before the tenth century BC Ceramic evidence…
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38 Artists Embedded with Joan of Arc’s Military Campaign, (c. 1412–1431), With Footnotes
Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc) has inspired artistic and cultural works for nearly six centuries. The following works cover various media to include items of historic interest, enduring works of high art, and recent representations in popular culture. They represent portrayals that a reader has a reasonable chance of encountering rather than a complete catalog.…
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01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 20 – With Footnotes
Caspar Netscher, 1639 – 1684 The Hague THE SEDUCTION, c. 1664 Oil on panel 15 by 12 1/2 in.; 38.1 by 31.8 cm Private Collection Scenes of love and gallantry dominate Caspar Netscher’s genre paintings of the mid-1660s. While most are politely circumspect or mildly flirtatious, The Seduction offers a more pointed representation of venal love.…
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7 Artists Embedded with Napoleon’s Navy in the Indian Ocean. 1803
Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand, Comte de Linois (27 January 1761 – 2 December 1848) was a French admiral during the time of Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1803 Napoleon appointed him to command the French forces in the Indian Ocean and, flying his flag aboard the 74-gun-ship Marengo (ex-Jean-Jacques Rousseau), he harried British merchant ships across the ocean and into…
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07 Photographs, Streets of Cairo & Ghizeh from the 17th &18 Century, Egypt, with footnotes
Francis Bedford, (1815-94) (photographer) The Sphinx, the Great Pyramid and two lesser Pyramids, Ghizeh, Egypt, 4 March 1862 Albumen print 23.1 x 29.5 cm Acquired by King Edward VII when Prince of Wales, 1862 Royal Collection Trust, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2014 The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the…
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Lebanese writer Emily Nasrallah dies at 87
Lebanon lost a luminous literary voice Wednesday, when award-winning author of children’s books and short novels Emily Nasrallah passed away at the age of 87. Source: Lebanese writer Emily Nasrallah dies at 87
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 23 – With Footnotes
Constantin Kluge, French, 1912-2003 Place des Vosges Oil on canvas 35 x 45 3/4 inches (88.9 x 116.2 cm) Private collection The Place des Vosges, originally Place Royale, is the oldest planned square in Paris. It is located in the Marais district, and it straddles the dividing-line between the 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris. It…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #73
Franz Hünten Hamburg, 1822 – Hamburg 1887 The W. Schernikau off Heligoland, c. 1860 Oil/canvas 50,5 x 71,5 cm Private collection Heligoland is a small German archipelago in the North Sea. The islands were at one time Danish and later British possessions. The islands are located in the Heligoland Bight are in the southeastern corner of…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible!, With Footnotes – 95
Giovanni Biliverti, (1585–1644) The Archangel Raphael Refusing Tobias’s Gift, c. 1612 Oil on canvas Height: 175 cm (68.9 in). Width: 146 cm (57.5 in). Pitti Palace The subject comes from the Book of Tobit , one of the Apocryphal books in the Old Testament, and shows the final scene in the story of how Tobit, a…
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01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #29
George Da Maduro Peixotto, American, 1858-1937 Portrait of Marie-Aimee Roger-Miclos, Pianist, 1893 Oil on canvas 57 1/8 x 74 inches (145 x 188 cm) Private collection Marie-Aimée Roger-Miclos ( Toulouse , 1860 – 1950 ) was a great French pianist. She studied piano at the Conservatory of her hometown and in Paris , earning a first prize in…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #72
Cezary Kielar, Netherlands Girl at the seaside Oil on Canvas 19.7 H x 23.6 W x 0.8 in Private collection Cezary Kielar, Netherlands: “I take pictures, draw and paint … At the moment I paint portraits, but there is a kind of ambiguity in it. The appearance of the figures has often symbolic value, so there are…
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 20 – With Footnotes
Andre Hambourg, 1909-1999 (French) Dans les Jardins du Luxembourg, 1961 oil on canvas h:20 w: 50 cm. Private collection Le Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Garden, located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, was created beginning in 1612 by Marie de’ Medici, the widow of King Henry IV of France, for a new residence she…
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01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #29
Jean-Pierre Cassigneul, (b. 1935) Cavalier au bois, c. 1983 Original lithograph on paper 21in. by 29in. Private Collection Jean-Pierre Cassigneul is a French artist who continues the decorative traditions of the early 20th century artists Bonnard and Vuillard. He paints fairly flatly rendered colorful women with stylized classical, dramatic features with large, stylized eyes, who often wear…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! from the SPANISH GOLDEN AGE, With Footnotes – 86
Luis Tristán De Escamilla The Penitent Magdalene Private collection As the preeminent painter of his generation in Toledo, Tristán achieved an expressive intensity in his art that reconciled the extreme mannerism of El Greco, in whose workshop he had trained, with the strong naturalism of seventeenth-century tenebrist painting. The Penitent Magdalene is among the best…
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01 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 13 – With Footnotes
Pietro Torrini, (Italian, 1852-1920) The rivals Oil on canvas 103 x 121cm (40 9/16 x 47 5/8in) Private collection Pietro Torrini (Italian, 1852-1920) was born on New Year’s Day 1852 IN Florence, Tuscany and was to become a master of the 19th Century conversation piece in Italy He was a prolific artist and is best known…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #71
Zena Holloway, United Kingdom Sea Dance 1 Photography 23.2 H x 16.5 W x 0.1 in Private collection Haenyeo (sea women) are female divers in the Korean province of Jeju. Known for their independent spirit, iron will and determination, the haenyeo are representative of the semi-matriarchal family structure of Jeju. Jeju’s diving tradition dates back to 434…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #70
JOY LAVILLE Figures on sand bar and fish, c. 1984 Gouache on paper 43 x 64 cm / 16 x 25 inches. Private Collection Joy Laville (born September 8, 1923) is an English/Mexican artist whose art career began and mostly developed in Mexico when she came to the country to take art classes in San Miguel…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 18
Julian Schnabel, Born in 1951, 1975–1979. St. Sebastian Oil, wax, modelling paste on canvas 281.9 x 167.6 cm Oko Gallery Saint Sebastian (died c. 288 AD) was an early Christian saint and martyr. Sebastian had prudently concealed his faith, but in 286 was detected. Diocletian reproached him for his betrayal, and he commanded him to be led to…
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