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01 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 8 – With Footnotes
Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet, 1840-1920, FRENCH A CHOICE Oil on panel 37 5/8 by 50 3/4 in., 95.5 by 129 cm Private collection Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet (12 April 1840, Uzès – 11 April 1920, Paris) was a French painter and engraver; best known for his historical and costume genre scenes. His father was the owner of a café and…
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01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #23
Marco Battaglini, Costa Rica God Save The Queen Oil on canvas Size: 51.2 H x 41.3 W x 0 in Private collection Through an interplay of multiple realities overlapping in the chronotope, Battaglini evidences the contradictions in mental models about the temporal contrast (chronological), and the cultural and linguistic barriers. Battaglini invites us to think that…
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01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 14
Émile Bernard, 1868 – 1941, FRENCH AU HAREM oil on canvas 42 1/2 by 55 1/2 in., 108 by 141 cm Private collection Harem a sacred inviolable place; for female members of the family. Harem properly refers to domestic spaces that are reserved for the women of the house in a Muslim family and are inaccessible to adult males except for…
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01 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #15
Bernardo Bellotto, VENICE 1722 – 1780 WARSAW VENICE, PIAZZA SAN MARCO LOOKING EAST TOWARDS THE BASILICA Oil on canvas 61 x 92.7 cm.; 24 x 36 1/2 in. Private collection The artist trained in the studio of his uncle, Canaletto, and by the age of sixteen was producing work of such quality that it was indistinguishable…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #63
MARSHALL JOHNSON, JR, (American, 1850-1921) Two Ships Oil on canvas 23 x 28 in., frame: 30 x 35 in. Private collection Marshall Johnson, (American, 1850-1921), is renowned for his atmospheric, dramatic marine paintings that depict ships at sea with realistic detail. The artist was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1850 and died there in 1921. In 1868,…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! from the SPANISH GOLDEN AGE, With Footnotes – 83
Friar Juan Bautista Maíno (1581 – 1 April 1649) The Penitent Magdalene. Mary Magdalene was one of the most frequently depicted saints in Juan Bautista Maíno’s cast of devotional figures, but never in a more sensual image than in this painting. Here the young and beautiful penitent sinner, seen holding a holy text with a…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 80
Fernando Gallego, 1440 – 1507 THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST Oil on panel 39 7/8 by 28 1/4 in.; 101.3 by 71.7 cm Private collection The resurrection of Jesus is the Christian religious belief that, after being put to death, Jesus rose again from the dead. It is the central tenet of Christian theology and part of…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 81
Luca Giordano, 1634 – 1705 The Adoration Of The Magi This Adoration of the Magi by Luca Giordano is likely to date to 1687–89, when the artist was working in Naples before departing for Spain in 1692. Giordano’s skill in depicting a scene that incorporates such a rich panoply of figures resides in his ability…
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02 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 6 – With Footnotes
Michel Comte, B. 1954 HELENA CHRISTENSEN, c. 1995 Silver print 70.5 by 70.1 cm.; 27 ½ by 27 ½ in. Private collection Helena Christensen (born 25 December 1968) is a Danish fashion model and photographer. She is a former Victoria’s Secret Angel and beauty queen. Christensen has also served as creative director for Nylon magazine, designed…
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03 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 4
Jewad Selim, (1919–1961) Lamea , c. 1949 oil on canvas 61 x 46cm (24 x 18 1/8in) Private collection Depicting the prominent Iraqi poetess Lamea Abbas Amara, the painting, executed in 1949, is one with which Jewad had a well-documented personal connection, and it remained in the artist’s collection until his passing, taking part in the…
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Agnolo Gaddi, Álvaro Pires de Évora, Alvaro Portoghese, Carlo Dolci, Herri met de Bles, NETHERLANDISH SCHOOL, RELIGIOUS ART, Zaidan,
Herri met de Bles, BOUVINES CIRCA 1510 – AFTER 1550 ANTWERP EXTENSIVE COASTAL LANDSCAPE WITH THE CALLING OF SAINT PETER Oil on oak panel 32 x 50 cm.; 12 5/8 x 19 3/4 in Private collection The subject here is taken from the Gospel of Saint John, XXI, 6–10; the figures enacting it are typically set…
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04 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #63
Manner of Willem van de Velde Ships in Calm Water Oil on canvas 24 x 26 1/4 inches (61 x 66.7 cm) Private collection Willem van de Velde, 1633 – 1707, was the leading Dutch marine painter of the later 17th century. His later paintings shaped the development of seascape painting in England in the 18th century.…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 77
Giovanni Baglione, ROME CIRCA 1566 – 1643 (?) SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE WILDERNESS, c. 1610 Oil on canvas 76 3/8 by 59 1/2 in.; 194 by 151 cm. Private collection John the Baptist (sometimes called John in the Wilderness; also referred to as the Angel of the Desert) was the subject of at least eight paintings…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 76
Denys Calvaert, ANTWERP CIRCA 1540 – 1619 BOLOGNA THE HOLY FAMILY WITH SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST AND AN ANGEL, c. 1579 Oil on canvas 22 7/8 by 16 1/4 in.; 58 by 41 cm. Private collection In this painting, the Holy Family, Saint John the Baptist and an Angel, all adorned with delicate golden halos and…
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03 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 13
George Frederick Watts, 1817 – 1904 UNDINE Oil on panel 24 1/4 by 23 3/4 in., 61.6 by 60.3 cm Private collection Undine is a fairy-tale novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué in which Undine, a water spirit, marries a knight named Huldebrand in order to gain a soul. It is an early German romance, which has…
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06 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #61
Montague Dawson, 1890–1973 UP SHE RISES – THE SHIP NORTH AMERICA Oil on canvas 28 1/4 x 42 in Private collection Montague Dawson RMSA, FRSA (1890–1973) was a British painter who was renowned as a maritime artist. His most famous paintings depict sailing ships, usually clippers or warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. Montague was the…
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03 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #14
Antonio Maria de Reyna, Spanish, 1859-1937 A Venetian Canal Oil on canvas 13 1/4 x 28 1/2 inches (34.9 x 74.9 cm) Private collection Antonio Maria De Reyna Mascau ( Coin , December 5 , 1859 – Rome , 3 February 1937) was a Spanish artist , and among the most original of his time in Italy.…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 16
Salvador Dalí The Immaculate Conception, 1979 Color lithograph 23 x 16 in Private collection The Immaculate Conception, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, was the conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the womb of her mother, Saint Anne, free from original sin by virtue of the foreseen merits of her son Jesus Christ.…
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12 Prolific Creative Couples
In anticipation of Valentine’s Day, we explored some of art history’s most famous pairs. Some couples worked together, others pursued separate endeavors. Source: 12 Prolific Creative Couples
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01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF KING HENRY IV, Late 17th Century, with footnotes
French School, Late 17th Century PORTRAIT OF KING HENRY IV, FULL LENGTH, ON A REARING HORSE Oil on canvas 56 7/8 by 42 1/2 in.; 144.5 by 108 cm. Private collection Henry IV (13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithet “Good King Henry”, was King of Navarre (as Henry III)…
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