Tag: Fine Art
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Hans Holbein the Younger’s Anne of Cleves, Queen of England, fourth wife of Henry VIII, with Footnotes #226
Anne of Cleves (German: Anna von Kleve; 1515 – 16 July 1557) was Queen of England from 6 January to 12 July 1540 as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. Not much is known about Anne before 1527, when she became betrothed to Francis, Duke of Bar, son and heir of Antoine, Duke of Lorraine,…
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19 Works, September 11th. is Artist Gerard de Lairesse’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #201
Gerard or Gérard (de) Lairesse (11 September 1641 — June 1711) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and art theorist. His broad range of skills included music, poetry, and theatre. His importance grew in the period following the death of Rembrandt… Please follow link for full post
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01 Work, The amorous game, Abraham Bloemaert’s Amorous Shepherd and Shepherdess, with Footnotes #87
Estimate for 4,000 – 6,000 USD in January 2023Abraham Bloemaert (1566 – 27 January 1651) was a Dutch painter and printmaker in etching and engraving. He was one of the “Haarlem Mannerists” from about 1585, but in the new century altered his style to fit new Baroque trends. He mostly painted history subjects and some landscapes. He…
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01 Work, Adrienne, Alexis Joseph Mazerolle’s L’Atelier du peintre/ Artist’s Studio, with Footnotes #86
Estimated for $12,000 USD – $18,000 USD in May 2022 Alexis-Joseph Mazerolle (29 June 1826 – 29 May 1889) was a French painter. He was admitted to the École des Arts et Métiers (School of Arts and Crafts), where he showed unusual ability in drawing. In 1843, at the age of 17, he was admitted to…
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02 Photographs, The Art Of The Nude, Cindy Crawford by Sante D’Orazio and Herbert “Herb” Ritts Jr., with footnotes #204
Cindy Crawford, in full Cynthia Ann Crawford, (born February 20, 1966, DeKalb, Illinois, U.S.), American fashion model and television personality who first gained fame in the 1980s and was among the first “supermodels”… Please follow link for full post
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05 Works, Interpretation of the bible, September 8th. is The Nativity of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, with Footnotes #208
According to the story found in the Book of James, or Protevangelion book, Mary’s parents, Joachim and Anna, were childless for many years. They remained faithful to God, but their prayers for a child were unanswered… Please follow link for full post
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01 Painting, The amorous game, Henry Guillaume Schlesinger’s Dangerous liaisons, with Footnotes #85
Sold for GBP 13,700 in Jan 2008The present work is a charming example of the subjects favoured by Schlesinger. The scene depicts a group of fashionable figures engaged in narrative interaction surrounding a print. The two ladies turn away in modesty and giggle at its content, while the gentleman leans over them. The elegant interior,…
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06 Photographs, The Art Of The Nude, by Louis-Jean-Baptiste Igout from the 1800’s, with footnotes #203
Artists throughout history have been drawn to the human form. Whether it is to compel, to shock or seduce, these artworks remain one of the central subjects of art history while intimately charting the socio-political developments of our many cultures — both old and new… Please follow link for full post
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, Elisée Maclet’s Vue de Montmartre, with footnotes, Part 89
Estimated for £1,000 – £1,500 in July 2022 With its cobbled streets, stunning Basilica, artists, bistros … Montmartre is full of charm! Perched on the top of a small hill in the 18th arrondissement, the most famous Parisian district has lost none of its village atmosphere that appealed so much to the artists of the 19th and 20th centuries.…
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Karl Ferdinand Sohn’s Atoning Magdalene, with Footnotes #205
Estimated for €9,000 EUR – €10,000 EUR in May 2015 Mary Magdalene, literally translated as Mary the Magdalene or Mary of Magdala, is a figure in Christianity who, according to the Bible, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers. She is said to have witnessed Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. Within the four Gospels she is…
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01 Work, Adrienne, Antwerp School’s A painter in his studio, with Footnotes #84
Sold for 252,000 USD in January 2023 The tradition of depicting painters, dealers, and collectors in interiors, surrounded by both identifiable and anonymous paintings from various countries and centuries, was firmly established in Flanders by the first quarter of the 17th century. The present example has been previously thought to be a work by Frans…
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Henry Le Jeune’s Thy Will be Done, with Footnotes #201
Sold for GBP 8,820 in Jul 2022 This depiction of the Agony in the Garden, on the Mount of Olives, in which, between the Last Supper and his arrest, Christ retired to pray. ‘Agony’ in this context derives from the Greek meaning a contest, and Le Jeune, through juxtaposing the solitary figure of Christ against the…
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09 works, Today, August 29th, is The Beheading of John the Baptist day, his story illustrated #241
Following the Baptism of the Jesus, Saint John the Baptist was locked up in prison by Herod Antipas, ruler of one fourth of the Holy Land, and governor of Galilee. Herod Antipas received Galilee from the emperor Augustus… Please follow link for full post
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03 Photographs, The Art Of The Nude, Bert Stern with Kate Moss in 2009, with footnotes #202
Bert Stern was one of the leading photographers of the 1950s and 1960s; he redefined fashion photography with his clean and direct style… Please follow link for full post
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02 works, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, by John Fernandes, with Footnotes #223
John Fernandes worked in Mumbai as an illustrator with a leading Advertising Agency for 9 years and worked as a full time freelance artist for more than 25 years… Please follow link for full post
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29 Photographs, CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS ART – Photography from the Bible, with footnotes #3
How can it be represented Christ today? How can his life, his actions and his teachings to be communicated through modern means, words we know and that can instill a sense of immediacy? In other words, how can you convey that sense of eternity as it is contained in the words of the Gospel: “I…
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14 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes #4
Artists include: Laila Shawa, Khadiga Riad, Hamed Owais, Paul Guiragossian, Hossein Khosrojerdi, Hassan Hajjaj, Georges Hanna Sabbagh, Lalla Essaydi, Mahmoud Said and Sohrab Sepehri. Please follow link for full post
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06 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, FATIMA, Mrs. Paul W. Bartlett and Queen Kiya, with Footnotes #19
Jules Joseph Lefebvre (14 March 1834–24 February 1912) was a French figure painter, educator and theorist. Lefebvre was born in Tournan-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne, on 14 March 1834… Please follow link for full post
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