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09 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #30
Joseph Mallord William Turner Ships a Sea, getting a Good Wetting, 1844 Oil on canvas J. Paul Getty Museum Joseph Mallord William Turner, RA (baptised 14 May 1775 – 19 December 1851) was an English Romanticist landscape painter. Turner was considered a controversial figure in his day, but is now regarded as the artist who elevated…
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15 Paintings of the Canals of Venice in the 18 & 19th Century, by the artists of the time, with foot notes. #6
Apollonio Facchinetti, called Domenichini, VENICE 1715 – 1757 VENICE, A VIEW OF THE GRAND CANAL oil on canvas 11 1/2 by 18 1/8 in.; 29.2 by 46.1 cm. Private collection Apollonio Domenichini, alternatively referred to as the Maestro della Fondazione Langmatt, or Menichini or il Menichino (Venice, 1715 – c.1770) was an Italian painter of vedute,…
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8 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 54
Alfred-Pierre Agache, 1843 – 1915, FRENCH L’ANNONCIATION, c. 1891 Oil on canvas 55 7/8 by 41 1/2 in., 141.9 by 105.4 cm Private Collection The Annunciation referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation of Our Lady, or the Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the announcement by the…
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10 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 50
Maestro de Borbotó, ACTIVE IN VALENCIA FIRST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY SAINT LUCY oil on panel 10 3/8 by 12 1/2 in.; 26.5 by 31.8 cm. Private collection Saint Lucy, Italian Santa Lucia (died 304, Syracuse, Sicily), virgin and martyr who was one of the earliest Christian saints to achieve popularity, having a widespread following…
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10 Orientalist Paintings by Artists from the 19th Century, with footnotes, 16
Léon François Comerre (10 October 1850 – 20 February 1916) An Eastern Beauty oil on canvas 44 x 28 ¾ in. (111.8 x 73 cm.) Private Collection Léon François Comerre (10 October 1850 – 20 February 1916) was a French academic painter, famous for his portraits of beautiful women. Comerre was born in Trélon, in the Département…
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15 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #29
Henri Le Sidaner, 1862 – 1939 BATEAUX DANS LA LAGUNE/ BOATS IN THE LAGOON, ETAPLES, c. 1885 Oil on wood panel 6 1/4 by 10 1/2 in., 15.9 by 26.7 cm Painted in 1885. Private Collection Étaples or Étaples-sur-Mer is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is a fishing and leisure port on…
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10 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes, #9
Simeon Solomon, 1840–1905 Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene, c. 1864 Watercolour on paper 330 x 381 mm Tate Britain The picture depicts Sappho embracing her fellow poet Erinna in a garden at Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. Sappho was born at Lesbos in about 612BC. After a period of exile in…
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10 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 49
Follower of Hieronymus Bosch, circa 1600 THE MOCKING OF CHRIST oil on panel 33 1/2 by 24 1/8 in.; 85.1 by 61.3 cm. Private collection The composition derives from Hieronymus Bosch’s Christ Mocked (circa 1510, National Gallery, London). Other versions can be found in the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Royal Museum of Fine…
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11 Paintings, Streets of Paris, by its Artists from 1850-1910 – Part 8 – With Footnotes
Claude Monet, (1840-1926) The Rue Montorgueil in Paris. Celebration of 30 June 1878, c. 1878 Oil on canvas H. 81; W. 50 cm Grand Palais (Musée d’Orsay), Paris The Rue Montorgueil, like its twin painting The Rue Saint-Denis (below), is often thought to depict a 14 July celebration. In fact it was painted on 30…
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10 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 48
Italian School, 16th Century The Adoration of the Magi Oil on canvas 39 x 44 1/2 inches (99 x 113 cm) Private collection The Adoration of the Magi (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: A Magis adoratur) is the name traditionally given to the subject in the Nativity of Jesus in art in…
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10 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #28
Adolf Fessler, 1826 – 1885, RUSSIAN THE ENTRANCE TO THE GOLDEN HORN, CONSTANTINOPLE Oil on canvas 44.5 by 97cm., 17½ by 38¼in. Private Collection Fessler Adolf Ivanovich, 1826 – 1885 was born in Bohemia, but began studying in Feodosia Aivazovsky. After graduating from the Moscow School of Painting and Sculpture never returned to the city.…
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10 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. # 21
Willem Wissing, 1656 – 1687 LADY ALICE BROWNLOW NÉE SHERARD (1659-1721), c. 1680 Oil on canvas 103 cm x 127 cm Private collection Alice Sherard was born in 1656 She was the daughter of Richard Sherard and Margaret Dewe.1,3 She married Sir John Brownlow in 1676, and they quickly inherited the Brownlow fortune and Belton…
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10 Orientalist Paintings by Artists from the 19th Century, with footnotes, #14
David Roberts, R.A., 1796-1864 RUINS OF THE GREAT TEMPLE AT KARNAK, SUNSET, c. 1845 Oil on canvas 145 by 237cm., 57 by 93in Private Collection ‘In this illustrious piece of architecture, the artist has introduced a feeling, poetry and effect, which are among the highest attributes of genius. And yet every figure and feature of the scene…
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12 Paintings, tales of Mermaids, with Footnotes # 3
John William Whiteley, (1859 – 1936) A Sail, c. 1898 John William Whiteley, 1859 – 1936, was a British artist at the beginning of the last century. He is known for his paintings of nude figures and landscapes. He exhibited nine works at the Royal Academy between 1882 and 1900 including ‘Under the Cliffs’, ‘A…
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11 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. # 20
HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY, American (1873-1952) Portrait of a Lady, c. 1902 Oil on canvas 73 1/2 x 36 inches Private Collection Howard Chandler Christy (January 10, 1872 – March 3, 1952) was an American artist and illustrator, famous for the “Christy Girl” — a colorful and illustrious successor to the “Gibson Girl” — who became the…
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11 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #28
Pierre Bonnard , French, 1867 – 1947 The Port Of Cannes, Le Port de Cannes, c. 1926 – 1927 Oil, canvas Private Collection Cannes is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a commune of France located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes…
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13 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 2 – With Footnotes
Johannes Vermeer, (1632–1675) Officer and Laughing Girl, circa 1657 Oil on canvas Height: 50.5 cm (19.9 in). Width: 46 cm (18.1 in). Frick Collection, Manhattan, New York City Johannes, Jan or Johan Vermeer (1632 – December 1675) was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. Vermeer was a moderately successful provincial…
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