Tag: Art
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Max Pietschmann, A Centaur, kidnapping a nymph, fighting with the sea god Triton, c. 1886 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 11b
Max Pietschmann, (1865 – 1952) A Centaur, kidnapping a nymph, fighting with the sea god Triton, c. 1886 Oil on canvas 47,4 x 34,9 cm. Private collection A centaur is a mythological creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse. The centaurs were usually said to have been…
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LOO, JACOB VAN, The education of Bacchus 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, from the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #3a
LOO, JACOB VAN, (Sluis 1614 – 1670 Paris) The education of Bacchus Oil on canvas. 72 x 66 cm. Private collection The small Bacchus is depicted in the arms of the nymphs on Mount Nysa. Born from the marriage between the royal daughter Sémélé and the god Jupiter, he was taken over by Mercury for…
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Martha Walter, Immigration, Ellis Island 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, from the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #3a
Martha Walter, American, 1875-1976 Immigration, Ellis Island Oil on canvas 36 1/8 x 40 inches Private Collection Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to the U.S. as the United States’ busiest immigrant inspection station for over 60 years, from 1892 until 1954. Ellis Island was opened January 1, 1892.…
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School of Paris, Parisian Grand Boulevard 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 30 – With Footnotes
Unknown, School of Paris, 20th CENTURY Parisian Grand Boulevard OIL ON CANVAS 30″ by 40″ Private collection Boulevards of Paris are boulevards which form an important part of the urban landscape of Paris. The boulevards were constructed in several phases by central government initiative as infrastructure improvements, but are very much associated with strolling and leisurely enjoyment in…
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South German School, The scourging of Christ 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 116
South German: around 1500 The scourging of Christ Oil on wood 22.5 x 21.5 cm Private collection The Flagellation of Christ, sometimes known as Christ at the Column or the Scourging at the Pillar, is a scene from the Passion of Christ very frequently shown in Christian art, in cycles of the Passion or the larger subject of the…
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William Blake, Adam Naming the Beasts 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 117
William Blake (1757–1827) Adam Naming the Beasts Tempera on canvas 74.9 cm (29.49 in.), Width: 61.6 cm (24.25 in.) Pollok House – Glasgow (United Kingdom – Glasgow) Genesis 1:24–27 states that God made the land animals, as well as the first man and woman, on Day Six of Creation Week. Genesis 2:18–23 tells us that Adam…
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Jacob Lawrence, Tension on the High Seas 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #96
Jacob Lawrence, 1917 – 2002 Tension on the High Seas – June 22 – 1807. American Sailors of “The Chesapeake” Captured by the British. in pencil on verso. From the series Struggle….From the History of the American People., c. 1954-56. Egg tempera on board 406×305 mm; 16×12 inches. Private collection Tension on the High Seas,…
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Maximilian Pirner, Hekate 01 Painting, Olympian deities, with footnotes # 26
Maximilian Pirner (1854–1924) Hekate , c. 1901 Pastel on paper 55 × 89 cm (21.6 × 35 in) Private collection Hecate or Hekate is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches or a key and in later periods depicted in triple form. She was variously associated with crossroads,…
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Albrecht Bouts, CHRIST CROWNED WITH THORNS AND THE VIRGIN OF SORROWS 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 115
Follower of Albrecht Bouts, Late 16th Century CHRIST CROWNED WITH THORNS AND THE VIRGIN OF SORROWS Oil on panel 29 1/2 by 39 1/2 in.; 75 by 100.5 cm. Private collection According to three of the canonical Gospels, a woven crown of thorns was placed on the head of Jesus during the events leading up…
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Andrea Solari, Mary Magdalen 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 114
Andrea Solari, (1460–1524) Mary Magdalen, circa 1524 Oil on panel DH: 29 3/4 x W: 23 5/16 x Approx. D: 1 in. (75.5 x 59.2 x 2.5 cm) Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland Mary Magdalene went to anoint Christ’s dead body, only to discover that he was resurrected. She is shown here transferring the ointment from a…
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Andrea Solario, Ecce homo 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 113
French Follower of Andrea Solario, circa 1600 Ecce homo oil on oak panel 13 1/2 by 9 5/8 in.; 34.3 by 24.4 cm Private collection Ecce homo are the Latin words used by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of John 19:5, when he presents a scourged Jesus Christ, bound and crowned with thorns, to a…
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Manal Deeb 04 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 8
Manal Deeb Cordoba Acrylic painting on canvas 24″ X 30″ Private collection Manal Deeb Thoughtful Acrylic painting on canvas 24″ X 30″ Private collection Manal Deeb Spirit Acrylic painting on canvas 18″ X 24″ Private collection Manal Deeb Ancestors 16″ x 24″ Private collection Manal Deeb is a Palestinian-American artist who was born in Ramallah, Palestine,…
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Wladislaw Czachorski, THE BOUQUET 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #35
Wladislaw Czachorski, 1850-1911, POLISH THE BOUQUET, c. 1903 Oil on canvas 36.5 by 24cm., 14½ by 9½in. Private collection Władysław Czachórski (22 September 1850 in Lublin – 13 January 1911 in Munich) was a Polish painter in the Academic style. In 1866 Czachorski attended the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He then spent one year…
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Willem van de Velde the Younger 02 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #135
Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633–1707) A ship in the open sea in a flying storm/ De windstoot, c. 1680 Oil on canvas h 77cm × b 63,5cm Rijksstudio A large ship is in distress. A gust of wind broke the mast and one of the sails broke loose. It is a seventy-one British warship. Willem…
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Émile Renouf, UN COUP DE MAIN (THE HELPING HAND) 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #139
Émile Renouf, 1845 – 1894, FRENCH UN COUP DE MAIN (THE HELPING HAND), c. 1881 Oil on canvas 61 3/4 by 88 1/2 in., 156.8 by 224.8 cm Private collection Émile Renouf (23 June 1845 – 1894) was a French painter and draughtsman of the realism-impressionism school. He studied at the Académie Julian and was a pupil of Gustave…
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Pasquale Avallone, Coastal view 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #138
Pasquale Avallone Coastal view Oil on cardboard laid down on canvas 59 x 42,5 cm Private collection Pasquale Avallone ( Salerno , 1884 – 1965 ) was an Italian painter and sculptor. Born in Salerno, he received his first art lessons from his father Giuseppe Avallone . In 1903 he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts…
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Andrea Solari, Madonna of the Green Cushion 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 114
Andrea Solari, (1460–1524) Madonna of the Green Cushion, circa 1507 Tempera and oil on poplar wood Height: 59.5 cm (23.4 in); Width: 47.5 cm (18.7 in) Louvre Museum At the beginning of the 17th century this painting was found in the Cordelier (Franciscan) convent in Blois, but its previous history is unknown. It probably dates to…
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Gillis Coignet, Leda and the Swan 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 25
Gillis Coignet, (1542 – 1599) Leda and the Swan Oil on oak panel 96.2 x 126 cm.; 37 3/4 x 49 1/2 in. Private collection Leda, in Greek legend, usually believed to be the daughter of Thestius, king of Aetolia, and wife of Tyndareus, king of Lacedaemon. She was also believed to have been the mother…
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Ilir Pojani, After “Portrait of Anne of Austria” by Rubens 02 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #32
Ilir Pojani, United States After “Portrait of Anne of Austria” by Rubens (below), c. 2018 Oil on canvas 24 H x 18 W x 0.8 in Private collection Anna of Austria (2 November 1549 – 26 October 1580) was Queen of Spain by marriage to her uncle, King Philip II of Spain. She was the eldest daughter of…
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