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A mermaid is a marine creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria. Mermaids can be benevolent or beneficent. Julius Hübner, 1806 – 1882 The Fair Melusine, c. 1844 Rudolf…

01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings of Mermaids, with Footnotes, 5d

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A mermaid is a marine creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria. Mermaids can be benevolent or beneficent. Gustave Wertheimer, (Austrian, 1847–1904) A nude woman on ship/ The enchanted sleeper…

01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings of Mermaids, with Footnotes, 5c

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A mermaid is a marine creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria. Mermaids can be benevolent or beneficent. Knut Ekvall, (1843–1912) The Fisherman and The Siren Oil on canvas…

02 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings of Mermaids, with Footnotes, 5b

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Ilya Repin, (1844–1930) Sadko in the Underwater Kingdom, c. 1876 Oil on canvas canvas Height: 3,225 mm (126.97 in). Width: 2,300 mm (90.55 in). State Russian Museum Sadko is the principal character in a Russian medieval epic bylina. He was an adventurer, merchant, and musician from Novgorod. One day, as Sadko was playing his gusli/zither on the…

01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings of Mermaids, with Footnotes, 5a

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A mermaid is a marine creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria. Mermaids can be benevolent or beneficent. Arthur Hopkins, 1848-1930 A FANTASY OF THE DEEP, c. 1903 Watercolour…

01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 15

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Isidore-Alexandre-Augustin Pils, (FRENCH 1813-1875) Family at doorway preparing cous-cous Oil on canvas 90 x 67cm (35.5 x 26.25in) Private collection Isidore-Alexandre-Augustin Pils (19 July 1813/15, Paris – 3 December 1875, Paris) was a French painter. Pils was born in Paris. At the age of twelve, he studied with Guillaume Guillon-Lethière for four years. He later studied under François-Édouard…

01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, from the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #3d

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Gustav Klimt Portrait Of A Lady In White (Unfinished), c. 1917-1918 Oil on canvas 70 x 70 cm The Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna, Austria Gustav Klimt (July 14, 1862 – February 6, 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt is noted for his paintings,…

01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, from the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #3c

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William Chadwick, American, 1879-1962 Seated Woman in a Kimono Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches Private Collection The passion for Japanisme that swept through American art in the 1890s is exemplified in Seated Woman in Kimono. Taking an approach inspired by Whistlerian aestheticism, Chadwick offset the broad sweep of his subject’s flowered garment against the compact…

01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, from the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #3b

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Reginald Marsh, 1898 – 1954 WALKING WOMAN, 1953 Oil on canvasboard 17 3/4 by 13 5/8 inches, (45.1 by 35.6 cm) Private Collection Reginald Marsh (March 14, 1898 – July 3, 1954) was an American painter, born in Paris, most notable for his depictions of life in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s. Crowded Coney Island…

09 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, from the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #3a

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Master John (floruit 1544-1545) Portrait of Queen Mary I (1516-1558) “Bloody Mary” Oil on panel 711 × 508 cm (279.9 × 200 in) National Portrait Gallery, London, UK Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558) was the Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death. Her executions of Protestants led to the…

01 CLASSIC WORK OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #52D

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Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen, (c. 1576 – 29 December 1633) The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship during the Battle of Gibraltar, c. 1621 Oil on canvas h 136.8cm × w 187cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam On 25 April 1607, thirty Dutch ships took the Spanish fleet by surprise in the Bay of Gibraltar. The Spanish vessels, which…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #52C

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Hendrik Cornelisz. Vroom, The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East Indies, c, 1599 Oil on canvas h 102.3cm × w 218.4cm The Dutch first reached the Indonesian archipelago in 1596. But it was the second attempt, in 1598, that was a commercial triumph. As stated in the inscription on the frame, ‘trade…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #52B

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Henri Matisse, 1869 – 1954 , France Étretat, c.1926 Oil on canvas 55 x 66 cm Modern Museum, Stockholm Étretat is a commune in the Seine-Maritime in Normandy, north-western France. It is best known for its chalk cliffs, including three natural arches and a pointed formation called L’Aiguille or the Needle, which rises 70 metres (230 ft) above the sea.[1]…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #52A

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William Joy, (Great Yarmouth 1803-1867 Chichester) A stiff onshore breeze with a dismasted merchantman foundering on the rocks, c. 1856.’ Watercolour with scratching out, on paper 11¼ x 15¼ in. (28.6 x 38.8 cm.) Private collection George William Joy (July 7, 1844 in Dublin, Ireland – October 28, 1925 in Purbrook, Hampshire) was an Irish painter in…

01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – # 43fh

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Colijn de Coter, (fl. 1493-1506) The Mourning Mary Magdalene, (1500 – 1504) Oil, transfered from panel to canvas Height: 1,120 mm (44.09 in). Width: 552 mm (21.73 in). Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest) Mary Magdalene, literally translated as Mary the Magdalene or Mary of Magdala, is a figure in Christianity who, according to the Bible,…

01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – # 43fg

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Colijn de Coter Christ and Philip of Burgundy, c. 1500 The Louvre In Christianity, Christ (meaning “the anointed one”) is a title for the saviour and redeemer who would bring salvation to the Jewish people and mankind. Christians believe Jesus is the Jewish messiah prophecized in both the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Christ,…

02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – # 43f

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Solomon J Solomon, (1860 – 1927) Samson, c. 1887 Oil on canvas Height: 2,438 mm (95.98 in). Width: 3,658 mm (144.02 in). Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, England, Samson is one of the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. According to the biblical account, Samson was given supernatural strength by God in order…

01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – # 43e

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Solomon Joseph Solomon, R.A., P.R.B.A. (1860-1927) Eve, c. 1908 oil on canvas 122 x 56 in. (310 x 142 cm.) Private collection Eve is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. According to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, she was the first woman. In Islamic tradition, Eve is known as…

01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – # 43d

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Colijn de Coter Fons Vitae (Fountain of Life), circa 1515-1517 Oil over oak wood. 267 x 210 cm Museu da Misericórdia do Porto, Portugal The theme of Fons Pietatis, central in this painting, was wide spread in medieval Northern and Central Europe, linked with the “Last Judgment”. It is also associated to the worship of “Holy…

01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – # 43c

Apr 27, 2018

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