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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 17
JODY CARIOLANO, (American/Texas b. 1951) Pieta Oil and mixed media on canvas, a diptych 59 3/4″ x 48″ Private Collection The Pietà is a subject in Christian art depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, most often found in sculpture. As such, it is a particular form of the Lamentation of Christ, a…
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01 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #20
Giacomo Favretto Venedig, 1849 – Venedig 1887 and collaborator Venetian Street Scene Watercolour, 17,5 x 25 cm Private collection Giacomo Favretto (August 11, 1849 – June 12, 1887) was an Italian painter, mainly depicting genre subjects in Venice, his native city. Born in Venice into a family of humble origin, his father was a carpenter and he…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #75
Kasia Derwinska, Spain The wait was long Photography 15.7 H x 15.7 W x 0.4 in Private collection Kasia Derwinska: “Photography is my way of communicating with the world. In my work, I talk about own experiences, thoughts, doubts, fears and hopes trying to reflect my own life’s path. In addition to my experiences, my creations…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #69
Backhuysen, Ludolf, Dutch, 1630 – 1708 Ships in Distress off a Rocky Coast, c. 1667 Oil on canvas 114.3 x 167.3 cm (45 x 65 7/8 in.) National Gallery of Art The three cargo ships in this large painting are the type of wide-bellied, seagoing vessels used to transport much of the commodities that generated the wealth…
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01 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 12 – With Footnotes
Alvaro Guillot, Uruguayan, (1931 – 2010) Do You Love Me, c.1979 Serigraph 30 in. x 23 in. (76.2 cm x 58.42 cm) Private Collection Alvaro Guillot (1931–2010) was a French artist born in Uruguay. He was a notable exponent of the “new surrealist school”. Guillot’s post-surrealist late 20th and early 21st century acrylics and oils celebrated…
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01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 15
John Frederick Lewis RA , 1804-1875 A Veiled Egyptian Girl, Cairo, c. 1940 Watercolour and bodycolour 15 ½ x 11 ¼ inches; 396 x 285 mm Private collection John Frederick Lewis RA (London 14 July 1804 – 15 August 1876) was an Orientalist English painter. He specialized in Oriental and Mediterranean scenes in exquisitely detailed watercolour or…
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Adolf Schreyer – TWO RECLINING ARABS AND TWO TETHERED HORSES
Adolf Schreyer, 1828 – 1899, GERMAN TWO RECLINING ARABS AND TWO TETHERED HORSES Oil on canvas 32 by 50 3/4 in. 81.3 by 128.9 cm Private collection Schreyer’s loose, bold brush and warm palette of earthy tones effectively creates a feeling of place enhanced by his own experience on the field. More on this painting Adolf Schreyer (July…
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Frederick Arthur Bridgman – ARAB WOMEN ON A ROOFTOP, ALGIERS BEYOND
Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1847 – 1928, AMERICAN ARAB WOMEN ON A ROOFTOP, ALGIERS BEYOND Oil on canvas 17 7/8 by 30 3/4 inches, 45.4 by 78.1 cm Private collection Algiers is the capital and largest city of Algeria. Algiers is located on the Mediterranean Sea and in the north-central portion of Algeria. Sometimes nicknamed El-Behdja or alternatively Alger la…
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Saturday, March 3, 2018 01 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 11 – With Footnotes
The Ecole de Fontainebleau, CIRCA 1600 The lovers Oil on canvas 35 1/2 by 32 3/8 in.; 90 by 82 cm. Private Collection The Ecole de Fontainebleau (c.1530–c.1610) refers to two periods of artistic production in France during the late Renaissance centered on the royal Château de Fontainebleau, that were crucial in forming the French version…
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Saturday, March 3, 2018 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #28
Steven Assael, b. 1957, New York Woman with Knitting Needle Oil on Canvas 18 1/2 in. H x 14 1/2 in. W Private collection Steven Assael paints modern-day figures in haunting, quietly psychological portraits. A leader in contemporary figurative painting, Assael works exclusively from live models, fusing his modern subjects—goths and teens, men and women in…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS, BATTLE OF LEPANTO – WITH FOOTNOTES, #68
Unknown Battle of Lepanto of 1571 Oil on canvas 1270 mm x 2324 mm; , National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement that took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, of which the Venetian Empire and the Spanish Empire were the main powers, inflicted…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #67
Kasia Derwinska, Spain He promised to come back Photography Size: 15.7 H x 15.7 W x 0.4 in Private collection Kasia Derwinska “Photography is my way of communicating with the world. In my work, I talk about own experiences, thoughts, doubts, fears and hopes trying to reflect my own life’s path. In addition to my experiences,…
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01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #27
Romina Ressia, Argentina The Woman & The Hen Photography Size: 11.8 H x 7.9 W x 0 in Private collection A bedraggled hen is rescued from certain starvation by an old woman. The old woman leads a meagre existence, but willing and generously shares food and water with the hen. The hen, it turns out, is…
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 22 – With Footnotes
Eugène Galien-Laloue, (French, 1854-1941) Le Quai de la Seine Gouache 26 x 44.5cm (10 1/4 x 17 1/2in). Private collection The Seine is an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre. It’s impossible to miss the old barges that are lined up along the banks…
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01 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 9 – With Footnotes
William Holman Hunt, 1827–1910 The Awakening Conscience, c. 1853 Oil paint on canvas 762 x 559 mm Tate A gentleman has installed his mistress (known to be such because of her absence of a wedding ring) in a house for their meetings. As they play and singt, she has a sudden spiritual revelation. Rising from her…
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 21 – With Footnotes
Eugène Galien-Laloue, (French, 1854-1941) La fontaine du Palmier, place du Châtelet Gouache 26 x 44.5cm (10 1/4 x 17 1/2in). Private collection The Fontaine du Palmier (1806-1808) or Fontaine de la Victoire is a monumental fountain located in the Place du Châtelet, between the Théâtre du Châtelet and the Théâtre de la Ville, in the First…
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03 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #59
Félix Vallotton, (1865–1925) La plage à Honfleur/ The beach at Honfleur, c. 1919 Oil on canvas, 54 x 81 cm. Private collection Honfleur is a commune in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from le Havre. Its inhabitants are called Honfleurais. It is especially known for…
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01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #22
Sir John Everett Millais, Bt 1829–1896 Mariana, c. 1851 Oil paint on mahogany 597 x 495 x 15 mm Tate Rejected by her fiancé, Angelo, after her dowry was lost in a shipwreck, Mariana leads a lonely existence in a moated grange. She is still in love with Angelo – now Deputy to the Duke of Vienna…
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Sunday, February 25, 2018 01 Paintings, Streets of Rome, 20th Century, by the Artists of the time, with footnotes. 3
Edward Seago, R.W.S., 1910-1974 THE PIAZZA NAVONA, ROME Oil on canvas 66 by 91.5cm., 26 by 36in. Private Collection Piazza Navona is a square in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in the 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium. The ancient…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #66
PATRICK DEMARCHELIER Imaan Hammam, Desert Calm, Tierra Atacama, Vogue, 2015 Archival Pigment Print 36 × 44 in, 91.4 × 111.8 cm Private collection Imaan Hammam (born 5 October 1996) is a Dutch model of Egyptian and Moroccan descent. She has appeared on the cover of American Vogue thrice. Imaan Hammam was born in Amsterdam to an…
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