Tag: Fine Art
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01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Gabriel Joseph Marie Augustin Ferrier’s Scenes from The Spanish Inquisition, With Footnotes #134
The Spanish Inquisition was a judicial institution that lasted between 1478 and 1834. Its ostensible purpose was to combat heresy in Spain, but, in practice, it resulted in consolidating power in the monarchy of the newly unified Spanish kingdom. Its brutal methods led to widespread death and suffering. More on The Spanish Inquisition Gabriel-Joseph-Marie-Augustin Ferrier (29 September 1847…
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Mela Muter’s Motherhood, with Footnotes #191
Was sold for 1,050,000 PLN on March 2022 The theme of motherhood returned to the painter’s work many times. Her career begins with the author’s Breton episode and the composition “Sad Country” (1906). More than once, Muter emphasized the miserable expression of their existence in the images of mothers and children. Regardless, she often displayed tenderness between…
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12 Paintings, Middle East Artists, Nuri Iyem’s three graces, with Footnotes #74
“The trio portraits are a theme meticulously guarded and cherished by Iyem within his oeuvre. The three graces of mythology who transform the judgement of Paris to the screams of Troy roam through the paintings of Botticelli and Rubens to reach the modern day while for Iyem, these female portraits also represent the wholesomeness of…
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04 Paintings, The Art Of The Nude, CHARLES CAMOIN’S FEMME NUE, with footnotes # 178
Born in Marseille, France, Camoin met Henri Matisse in Gustave Moreau’s class at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Matisse and his friends (including Camoin, Henri Manguin, Albert Marquet, Georges Rouault, André Derain and Maurice de Vlaminck), formed the original group of artists labeled the Fauves… Please follow link for full post
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Adriano Cecchi’s A North African Woman, with Footnotes #190
Sold for 6,930 GBP in March 2022 Adriano Cecchi was an Italian artist with an affinity for coquettish, rococo portraits and historical scenes of the 18th-century. He also produced an array of paintings depicting figures in the traditional folk dress of Italy. Both styles of painting were popular in the 19th-century and Cecchi was able to execute…
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01 Work, The Art Of The Nude, Marià Fortuny’s Odalisque, with footnotes # 54
An odalisque (Turkish: Odalık) was a chambermaid or a female attendant in a Turkish seraglio, particularly the court ladies in the household of the Ottoman sultan. An odalık was not a concubine of the harem, but a maid, although it was possible that she could become one. An odalık was ranked at the bottom of the…
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01 painting, The amorous game, Christoph Gertner’s Mercenary Love, with Footnotes #95
Sold for EUR 46,080.- in November 2022 The subject of matchmaking is a recurrent theme in North European painting. In the present painting the notion of a transaction is implicit and the painting appears to be an allegory of mercenary love. On the table are coins and wine which are emblematic of vice. Christoph Gertner was probably…
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01 painting, The amorous game, Marcus Stone’s Sain et Sauf/ Safe and Sound, with Footnotes, #94
Sold for £4,462.50 22 November 2022 The scene depicts the joyful moment when a French soldier returns home from battle to his beloved wife who is in bed after the birth of their child; hence both husband, wife and newborn are “safe and sound”. Whilst he embraces his wife, his daughter points at her new sibling…
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01 Work, Interpretations of Burmese deities, Min Wae Aung’s Monks, with footnotes #01
Buddhism is practiced by nearly 90% of the population of Myanmar, and is predominantly of the Theravada tradition. It is the most religious Buddhist country in terms of the proportion of monks in the population and proportion of income spent on religion. Adherents are most likely found among the dominant Bamar people, Shan, Rakhine, Mon, Karen,…
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01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem’s Susanna and the Elders, With Footnotes – #129
A fair Hebrew wife named Susanna was falsely accused by lecherous voyeurs. As she bathes in her garden, having sent her attendants away, two lustful elders secretly observe the lovely Susanna. When she makes her way back to her house, they accost her, threatening to claim that she was meeting a young man in the…
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Franciszek Zmurko’s Hetaera, with Footnotes #188
A Hetaera was a type of prostitute in ancient Greece, who served as an artist, entertainer and talker aside from providing sexual service. Unlike the rule for ancient Greek women, hetairas would be highly educated and were allowed in the symposium. More on Hetaeras Franciszek Żmurko (18 July 1859, Lviv — 9 October 1910, Warsaw) was a…
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02 Ivory Carvings, from Bible stories! 17th Century of Saint Sebastian, with Footnote #15
17th century carved ivory relief depicting St. Sebastian being released from the tree. According to tradition, he was rescued by Irene of Rome. In this unusual depiction, he is shown being untied by cherubs. His body shows several puncture marks from the arrows that were shot into him… Please follow link for full post
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, Eugène Galien-Laloue’s Arc de Triomphe, Part 35 – With Footnotes
Estimate at 5,000 – 7,000 USD in October 2021 The Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the center of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l’Étoile — the étoile or “star” of the juncture formed by its twelve…
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21 Works, Today, May 17th. is Martinus Rørbye’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #135
Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Rørbye (17 May 1803–29 August 1848) was a Danish painter, known both for genre works and landscapes. He was a central figure of the Golden Age of Danish painting during the first half of the 19th century. Martinus Rørbye was born in Drammen in Norway on 17 May 1803. . He was not…
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2 Paintings by Théodore Géricault of The wounded Cuirassier, with footnotes
Cuirassiers were cavalry equipped with a cuirass, sword, and pistols. Cuirassiers first appeared in mid-to-late 16th century Europe as a result of armoured cavalry, such as men-at-arms and demi-lancers, discarding their lances and adopting the use of pistols as their primary weapon. In the later part of the 17th century the cuirassier lost his limb…
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01 painting, The amorous game, Alexandre Marie Guillemin’s Spinning a yarn, with Footnotes #93
This work was Sold for £1,100 on Nov 22, 2022 Alexandre Marie Guillemin was born in 1817 in Paris. He was a student of the prominent French painter Antoine Jean Gros. Guillemin was especially known as genre artist specializing in the themes from the lives of peasants and petit bourgeois from Brittany to Pyrenees, frequently captured in…
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05 Religious Ivory Carvings, Christ Blessing, the Crucifixion, the Virgin with Child and a saint flagellating himself and holding a crucifix, with footnotes #15
Estimated at 20.000 € — 25.000 € on 20.05.2023 Depiction of Christ enthroned and looking towards the viewer; His right hand raised in blessing, He also holds a chalice in His outstretched left hand, referring to the Eucharist. The high-quality ivory carving, designed for a frontal viewpoint, is particularly notable for the detailed observation of the folds…
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01 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, Julio Romero de Torres’ La esclava/ The slave, with footnotes # 177
The sitter for the present work was the actress Elena Pardo. A regular performer at the Romea theater in Madrid, Elena was Romero de Torre’s preferred model during the 1920s. Elena’s figure embodied to perfection the archetype that Coco Chanel promoted internationally – a modern woman with a greased bob hairstyle ‘comme les garcons’. The…
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