Tag: Art
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Alonso Cano, Saint John the Evangelist 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 27, is John the Apostle’s Day, With Footnotes – 160
Alonso Cano, (1601–1667) São João Evangelista dando a comunhão à Virgem/ Saint John the Evangelist giving communion to the Virgin, c. 17th century Oil on canvas 81 x 46,5 cm Museo Nacional de San Carlos John the Apostle ( c. AD 6 – c. 106) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New…
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Vicente Juan Masip, St. Stephen 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 26, is Saint Stephen’s Day, With Footnotes – 159
Vicente Juan Masip called Juan de Juanes St. Stephen led to martyrdom, c. 1562, Museo del Prado, Madrid Stephen or Stephan; traditionally venerated as the first martyr of Christianity, was, according to the Acts of the Apostles, a deacon in the early church at Jerusalem who aroused the enmity of members of various synagogues by his…
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Titti Garelli, QUEEN ELENA 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #51
Titti Garelli, Italy QUEEN ELENA Acrylic on Wood Size: 27.6 H x 19.7 W x 0.8 in Private collection Princess Elena of Montenegro, or more commonly known as Queen Elena of Italy (8 January 1871 – 28 November 1952) was the daughter of King Nicholas I of Montenegro and his wife, Milena Vukotić. As wife of Victor…
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Berthold Furtmeyr, The tree of life and death 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 24, is Saints Adam and Eve’s Day, With Footnotes – 158
Berthold Furtmeyr The tree of life and death Salzburg Missal Adam and Eve are not called saints in ordinary reference. But they may be called saints on their feast day, which is the vigil of Christmas, because they repented of their sin, lived lives of holiness and are now in Heaven. Adam is the father of…
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Franklin Stanwood, Passing Montauk Point 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #138
Franklin Stanwood, (American, 1852-1888) Passing Montauk Point, c. 1880 Oil on canvas 18″h x 30″w Private collection Montauk Point State Park is located in the hamlet of Montauk, at the eastern tip of Long Island in New York. Montauk Point is the easternmost extremity of the South Fork of Long Island. The park contains the Montauk…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 23, is The Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete’s Day, With Footnotes – 157
The Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete The Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete: Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunician, Zoticus, Pompius, Agathopus, Basilides and Evaristus were a group of ten Christian men from Crete who suffered martyrdom during the persecutions of emperor Decius during the third century. They are commemorated on December 23. The Ten refused to worship…
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Thomas Saliot, Three Graces 02 Works, CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of Greek mythology With Footnotes – 23
Thomas Saliot, France Three Graces by the pool Oil on canvas Size: 63 H x 49.2 W x 0.4 in Private collection Thomas Saliot: “one of my last painting in my Marrakech studio, summer vibes with a nice composition. Lots of work….’ In Greek mythology, a Charis or Grace is one of three or more minor goddesses…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 20, is Thomas the Apostle ‘s Day, With Footnotes – 156
Caravaggio, (1571–1610) The Incredulity of Saint Thomas, Jesus Christ & Thomas the Apostle circa 1601 until 1602 Oil on canvas Height: 42.1 ″ (106.9 cm); Width: 57.5 ″ (146 cm) Sanssouci Picture Gallery, Germany The Incredulity of Saint Thomas is a painting of the subject of the same name by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, c.…
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Imogen Cunningham, Martha Graham 04 Photograph, The Art Of The Nude, Martha Graham, with footnotes # 10
Imogen Cunningham Martha Graham, c. 1931 Gelatin silver print 7-1/2 – 5-5/8 Private collection “I wanted to begin not with characters or ideas, but with movements . . .I wanted significant movement. I did not want it to be beautiful or fluid. I wanted it to be fraught with inner meaning, with excitement and surge.”…
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Nicholas Harding, Beach Life 02 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #139
Nicholas Harding (b. 1956) Beach Life (goggles and thong) Etching and aquatint on paper 71 x 50 cm Private collection Nicholas Harding (b. 1956) is a highly regarded British-Australian artist known for his large scale painted portraits and pen and ink drawings. Harding came to Australia from England as a six-year-old. After studying for a BA…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 18, is Saint Sulpitius the Pious’s Day, With Footnotes – 148
Saint Sulpitius Sulpitius (or Sulpicius) the Pious (died 17 January 644) was a 7th-century bishop of Bourges and a saint. Sulpitius was born at Vatan (Diocese of Bourges), of noble parents, before the end of the sixth century. From his youth he devoted himself to good works and to the study of Scripture, and donated his large patrimony to the…
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Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen, County of Edinburgh 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #130
Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (1850-1921)County of Edinburgh Stranded on Point Pleasant Beach, 1900Oil on canvas18 x 30 in. (45.7 x 76.2 cm.)The Mariners’ Museum A four-masted iron and steel barque built in 1885 by Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow. Dimensions: 87,01×12,92×7.38 meters [285’6″×42’5″×24’3], tonnage: 2117 GRT and 1903 NRT. Rigged with royal sails above double…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 15, is Santa Nino’s Day, With Footnotes – 147
Saint Christiana (Nino) and her “living cross”, (c. 296 – c. 338 or 340) Saint Christiana (Nino) (c. 296 – c. 338 or 340) was a woman who preached Christianity in Georgia, that resulted from the Christianization of Iberia. Christiana belonged to a Greek-speaking Roman family from Kolastra, Cappadocia, and was a relative of Saint George. She came to…
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Heywood Hardy, Riding on the Dunes 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Dolly Henry, with Footnotes. #50
Heywood Hardy, (British, 1843-1933) “Riding on the Dunes” Oil on canvas 33″ x 30″Private collection Heywood Hardy (25 November 1842 – 20 January 1933) was a British artist, in particular an animal painter and painter of horse riding scenes. He also painted landscapes and portraits, especially equestrian portraits. Heywood Hardy was born on 25 November 1842…
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Marshall Joyce, Rowboat on the shore 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #129
Marshall Joyce, (1912-1998)Rowboat on the shore with boathouses and figure in the distanceOil on board18″ x 24″Private collection Marshall Woodside Joyce, painter and teacher born in Medford , MA in 1912, is best known for his seascapes, ships, landscapes, and coastal scenes. His interest in the sea was nurtured by his sea-captain father and the…
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