Tag: Art
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02 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys’ Cassandra, with Footnotes #148
The most beautiful daughter of King Priam of Troy, Cassandra caught the notice of Apollo, who gave her the gift of prophesy. However, when the god came to her at night, she rejected him and he ordered that her prophesies should not be believed… Please follow link for full post
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01 Work of the Canals of Venice, Federico del Campo’s Santa Maria Zobenigo, with footnotes #131
Sold for £10,062.50 in June 2020 The church, whose name translates into St. Mary of the Lily, referring to the flower classically depicted as being presented by the Angel Gabriel during the Annunciation, is more commonly known as Santa Maria Zobenigo after the Jubanico family who founded it in the 9th century. The edifice is situated on…
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Cecil Aldin’s Land Girl Ploughing, with Footnotes #147
The scene shows two grey horses harnessed to a plough being driven by a Land Girl, moving from right to left of the composition. Beyond the girl is a view of the distant countryside. A storm is brewing in the grey sky above their heads. More on this painting The Women’s Land Army (WLA) was a British…
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01 Work, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! Rose Datoc Dall’s First News of the Resurrection, with Footnotes – #53
The women disciples who went to the Savior’s tomb that first Easter Sunday, to anoint His body with spices. They encountered an angel who told them that Jesus has risen. They were told to spread the news to the disciples. These women were the first bearers of news of the resurrection. Filipina-American artist, Rose Datoc…
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01 Painting, Middle East Artists, Hayv Kahraman’s Cleaning, with Footnotes part #68
This work is part of a series of large canvases titled Domesticated Marionettes where the representation of the mundane life of an ordinary housewife is highlighted and the monotony of daily chores including that of sexual fulfillment is the focus. These women assume a false sense of sovereignty and the delusion of being queens in…
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01 Work, Interpretations of Olympian deities, August Groh’s Diana hunting, with footnotes #40
Sold for 5500.00 € in March 2023 The goddess with her entourage hunting a deer that flees into the water on a rocky cliff! Diana is a goddess in Roman and Hellenistic religion, primarily considered a patroness of the countryside, hunters, crossroads, and the Moon. She is equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, and absorbed much of…
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Beatris Burgoin’s Water Protectors, with Footnotes, part #143
Water protectors are activists, organizers, and cultural workers focused on the defense of the world’s water and water systems. The water protector name, analysis and style of activism arose from Indigenous communities in North America during the Dakota Access Pipeline protests at the Standing Rock Reservation, which began with an encampment on LaDonna Brave Bull Allard’s…
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris,Victor Gabriel Gilbert’s A flower seller on les grands boulevards, with footnotes, Part 86
Estimate at 60,000 – 80,000 USD in June 2023 Filled with concert venues, theatres, cafés and restaurants, the Grands Boulevards area has long been popular with Parisians as a place of enjoyment and relaxation. There are many treasures to be uncovered: grand architecture, places steeped in history, covered passages that have retained their old-world charm,…
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01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART, IGian Girolamo Bonesi’s Madonna with Child and San Giovannino – with footnotes #207
Sold for €4,800 EUR in May 2023 Giovanni Girolamo Bonesi (1653–1725) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born in Bologna. He was the pupil of the painter Giovanni Maria Viani, but followed the style of Carlo Cignani. He painted a St Francis of Sales kneeling before the Virgin for the church of…
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01 Work, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! Gonzalo Bilbao Martinez’s Procession of the Seven Words, with Footnotes – #53
The “Procession of the Seven Words” refers to a religious event, a solemn procession that often takes place on Good Friday, where participants, particularly members of religious brotherhoods, reflect on and commemorate the seven last words of Jesus on the cross. The artwork depicts the entrance of the Brotherhood of the Seven Words into a…
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02 Paintings, Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David and Julie Roberts, with footnotes
The Death of Marat (La Mort de Marat or Marat Assassiné) is a 1793 painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the artist’s friend and murdered French revolutionary leader, Jean-Paul Marat. One of the most famous images from the era of the French Revolution…” Please follow link for full post
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01 Photograph – Marine Art, Kasia Derwinska’s Melancholy has the scent of sea, With Footnotes, #323
On sale for C$1,095 in May 2025 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 are inspired by night dreams as since childhood I remember most…
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Chant Avedissian’s Leyla Fawzy, with Footnotes. #186
Sold for GBP 6,300 in Nov 2022 Laila Fawzi (E1923 – January 12, 2005) was an Egyptian actress and model. She was one of the pioneers of Egyptian cinema and starred in over 85 films throughout her career. In 1940, she was crowned Miss Egypt. Fawzi was born in Turkey to Egyptian parents. Her father owned fabric stores…
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01 Work of the Canals of Venice, Terrick Williams’ Moonlight, Venice, with footnotes #130
Estimated for 18 000 – 20 600 USD in May 2020 John Terrick Williams RA (20 July 1860 – 20 July 1936). Williams was born in Liverpool, England, the son of a businessman. He was educated at Kings College School, London. Determination to become an artist he move to Europe and studied under Charles Verlat in Antwerp…
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01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART, Carlo Francesco Nuvolone’s Martyrdom of Saint Catherine – with footnotes #205
Sold for €10,000 EUR in November 2023 Saint Catherine of Alexandria is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the pagan emperor Maxentius. According to her hagiography, she was both a princess and a noted scholar, who became a Christian around the age…
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01 Painting by Orientalist Artist; Jose Cruz Herrera’s Young Oriental lady with a necklace, with footnotes, #100
Estimate for 6,000 – 8,000 EUR in June 2017 José Cruz Herrera (1 October 1890 – 11 August 1972) was a Spanish painter who concentrated principally on genre works and landscape art. He worked in Spain, Uruguay, Argentina, France and especially Morocco, where he lived for much of his life in Casablanca. His talent was soon apparent…
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01 Painting, Middle East Artists, Inji Efflatoun’s Mabrouka (She who is Blessed), with Footnotes #70
Estimated for £30,000 – £50,000 in May 2025 Painted in 1953, in the immediate aftermath of Egypt’s revolution, Mabrouka stands among Inji Efflatoun’s most powerful early works: a poignant portrayal of maternal hardship and quiet resistance, rendered in her deeply empathetic figurative style. The title, Mabrouka, holds dual meaning, it may refer to the name…
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