Tag: fineart
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01 Work, Jan Sluijters Junior’s Cairo Market in Centrum , with footnotes
Estimated for Estimate $2,700-$3,400 in Jun 2023 Traffic congestion is a serious problem in Cairo with large and adverse effects on both the quality of life and the economy. In addition to the time wasted standing still in traffic, time that could be put to more productive uses, congestion results in unnecessary fuel consumption, causes additional…
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01 Work, Olympian deities, Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian’s Venus and Adonis, With Footnotes – #136
Sold for 11,164,000 GBP in December 2022 Venus, as if filled with foreboding about Adonis’s fate, desperately clings to her lover, while he pulls himself free of her embrace, impatient for the hunt and with his hounds straining at the leash. The goddess’s gesture is echoed by that of Cupid, who anxiously watches the lovers’ leave-taking…
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01 Painting, Contemporary Interpretations of Olympian deities, Esther Sarto’s Leda & the Swan, with footnotes #32
Leda and the Swan is a story and subject in art from Greek mythology in which the god Zeus, in the form of a swan, seduces and has sex with Leda. According to later Greek mythology, Leda bore Helen and Polydeuces, children of Zeus, while at the same time bearing Castor and Clytemnestra, children of her…
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01 Work, Interpretations of Olympian deities, Giovanni Maria Bottala’s Deucalion and Pyrrha, with footnotes #47
Considering the human race to be irretrievably lost and full of defects, Zeus, the sovereign of the gods, decided to put an end to it. To do so, he caused a flood to drown humanity. Only the couple formed by Deucalion and Pyrrha would be spared, due to their kindness. Zeus advised them to build…
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01 Painting, Arno Rink’s Men II, with footnotes
Ákos Birkás is known for his Heads series, his abstract ovals painted as a programme from the mid-eighties up till the late nineties, comprising nearly two hundred pieces in all. Ákos Birkás was born in Budapest in 1941. Between 1959 and 1964, he studied painting at the Hungarian College of Fine Arts, and after obtaining his…
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07 Paintings, The Battle of Arsūf, on September 7th., The Bloodiest Day of the Third Crusade, Richard I and Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf
The Battle of Arsuf took place on 7 September 1191, as part of the Third Crusade. It saw a multi-national force of Crusaders, led by Richard I of England, defeat a significantly larger army of the Ayyubid Sultanate, led by Saladin… Please follow link for full post
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02 Works, The Art of War, Moretto da Brescia’s Entombment with footnotes
The Greeks believed that it was incredibly important that the dead were treated with respect and that everyone, no matter their social status or wealth, received a proper burial. Once the person had died, their eyes and mouth were closed. The body would be washed, perfumed and wrapped in a long shroud… Please follow link…
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04 Works, The Art of War, Ana Dias’s Native American Women Warrior’s Headdress, with footnotes
One of the most recognizable symbols of Native American Indian culture is the traditional Indian headdress, also known as a feathered war bonnet. Although it is easily recognizable, it is important to note that not all Native American tribes created or wore headdresses… Please follow link for full post
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01 Work, The Art of War, Leonardo da Vinci’s Alma’s Triumph at The Battle of Anghiari, with footnotes
The Battle of Anghiari was fought on 29 June 1440, between the forces of Milan and the League of some Italian states led by the Republic of Florence in the course of the Wars in Lombardy. The battle was a victory for the Florentines, who secured their domination of central Italy. More on The Battle of Anghiari“Alma’s Triumph…
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03 Works, August 12th. is Abbott Handerson Thayer’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes
Abbott Handerson Thayer (August 12, 1849 – May 29, 1921) was an American artist, naturalist, and teacher. As a painter of portraits, figures, animals, and landscapes, he enjoyed a certain prominence during his lifetime, and his paintings are represented in major American art collections. He is perhaps best known for his ‘angel’ paintings, some of…
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05 Works, The Art of War, Pharaonic reliefs of Alma at the battle of Kadesh, with footnotes
Alma, a skilled and courageous commander, played a vital role in the Egyptian army led by Ramses II during the invasion of Hittite territories in Palestine and the subsequent push into Syria, culminating in the Battle of Kadesh. As she rode atop her loyal and dependable steed, Alma served as an inspiring figure for her…
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01 Work, The Art of War, Georges Clairin’s Le Carnage, with footnotes
Georges Clairin trained at the École des Beaux-Arts and became known for grand historical paintings, Symbolist themes, and portraits. Le Carnage may draw from extravaganzas he witnessed in Morocco that involved hundreds of Arab horsemen in mock equestrian battles. This painting was among several of his large compositions of anecdotal dreamscapes set in exotic surroundings…
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01 Work, The Art of War, Fritz Burmann’s Lamentation, with footnotes
Fritz Burmann was born in 1892 in Westphalian Wiedenbrück. From 1909-12 he studied at the Düsseldorf Academy under August Deusser, becoming his master student, and at the Academy in Munich under Heinrich Knirr. This was followed by study trips through Europe, before he received a teaching position at the academy in Königsberg in 1926. In 1936…
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01 Work, The Art of War, Francisco Goya’s Escena de guerra (War scene), with footnotes
Scene from the Spanish war of independence (between 1808 and 1812) Francisco Goya was a talented Spanish painter and printmaker, and is considered one of the last of the Old Masters of painting, as well as the first of the moderns. He began his apprenticeship in painting at the age of 14, and his talent was…
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01 Work, The Art of War, Anselm Feuerbach’s The Battle of the Amazons, with footnotes
This dramatic historical painting, teeming with figures, depicts the devastating battle for the city of Troy. According to Homer, the Amazons with their queen Penthesilea came to the aid of the Trojan king Priamos, who had to defend himself against the Greeks under the leadership of king Menelaus. In the battle, Penthesilea is killed by…
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01 Work, The Art of War, Arnold Böcklin’s The Battle on the Bridge, with footnotes
Estimate for 800,000 – 1,200,000 GBP in June 2024 The battle on the bridge between the Roman army and the advancing Germanic tribes reflects a broader fascination during the nineteenth century for the fall of the Roman Empire. Böcklin’s choice of subject was no doubt also influenced by philosophies current at the time, notably Nietzsche’s…
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01 Work, The Art of War, Henry Zaidan’s Pre-Raphaelite Alma in the Dungeon, with footnotes
A still photo, Pre-Raphaelite style painting of an elegant, slender Arabian warrior woman with flowing dark red hair, clad in delicately ornate yet scant Arab armor, revealing mud-spattered legs, arms, and midriff beneath a veneer of battle weariness, positioned gracefully on the stone floor of a dimly lit, medieval dungeon cell, her curvaceous form bathed…
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03 Works, The Art of War, Shepard Fairey’s Fan the flames, Imperial Glory and War By Numbers VSE, with footnotes
Fan the Flames is about the unfortunate truth that unchecked capitalism and a livable planet will soon be incompatible… Please follow link for full post
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36 Works, June 21th. is Henry Ossawa Tanner’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #168
Henry Ossawa Tanner (June 21, 1859 — May 25, 1937) was an American artist and the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. Tanner moved to Paris, France, in 1891 to study, and continued to live there after being accepted in French artistic circles. His painting entitled Daniel in the Lions’ Den (See below) was accepted into…
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13 Works, The Art of War, Henry Zaidan’s Night Raid, After Franz von Stuck, with footnotes
The enemy launched a surprise assault in the dead of the night. Alma deftly tightens her grip on her trusty sword, her mind becomes laser-focused… Please follow link for full post
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