Tag: History

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Bartolomeo Veneto, (1470–1531) Idealized Portrait of a Courtesan as Flora, c. 1520 Tempera and oil on poplar wood 44 × 35 cm (17.3 × 13.8 in) Städel, Frankfurt Flora from c. 1515 is currently attributed to Bartolomeo. The unknown figure is painted with hard-edges and a descriptive quality. Though the sitter is unknown, she is thought (and perhaps…

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

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John Michael Wright Portrait de Ann Suckling of Norfolk, c. 17th Century Oil on canvas 27 ¾ x 34 inches, 70.5 x 86.5cm Private collection The suggested sitter as Ann Suckling, daughter of Sir John Suckling, and wife of Sir John Davis of Pangbourne cannot be correct. However, Ann Suckling did have a daughter, also called Ann, who may…

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

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Circle of Sir John Hoppner, (British, 1758–1810) Portrait of Lady Mackintosh Oil on canvas 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.) Private collection Lady Anne Farquharson-Mackintosh (1723–1784) was a Jacobite of the Clan Farquharson and the wife of Angus, Chief of the Clan MacKintosh. The Jacobite were a political movement in Great Britain and Ireland that aimed…

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

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Charles Sprague Pearce, 1851 – 1914 BEATRIX Oil on canvas 21 7/8 by 18 inches, (55.6 by 45.7 cm) Private Collection Charles Sprague Pearce (October 13, 1851 – May 18, 1914) was an American artist. Pearce was born at Boston, Massachusetts. In 1873 he became a pupil of Léon Bonnat in Paris, and after 1885 he lived…

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

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John Hoppner R.A., 1758-1810 PORTRAIT OF A LADY AS EVELINA Oil on canvas 68.5 by 53.5 cm., 27 by 21 in Private Collection The traditional title for the portrait is ‘Portrait of a Lady as Evelina’. Evelina or A Young Lady’s Entrance into the World was a novel by Fanny Burney published in 1778. It…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #18 G

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George Wesley Bellows, 1882 – 1925 APPROACH OF RAIN, c. 1913 Oil on panel 13 1/4 by 19 1/2 inches, (33.7 by 49.5 cm) Private Collection George Wesley Bellows, (born Aug. 12, 1882, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.—died Jan. 8, 1925, New York, N.Y.) American painter and lithographer noted for his paintings of action scenes and for his…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #18 F

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Renat Ramazanov Near the sea Oil, Canvas 90 × 100 cm Private collection Renat Ramazanov was born on September 15, 1978 in the town of Vyshniy Volochek in the Kalinin Region of Russia. The naturally-gifted artist entered art school in Alushta, Ukraine in 1988, studying under Gleba Nikolai, and finishing in 1993 with honors. He…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #18 E

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James Edward Buttersworth, 1817 – 1894 U.S.S. CONSTITUTION (OLD IRONSIDES) OFF SANDY HOOK, circa 1870 (3 MASTER FORTY GUNS) Oil on board 8 by 10 inches. (20.3 by 25.4 cm) Painted . USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy, named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America.…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #18 D

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EDWARD MORAN (Attributed), American (1829-1901) Stormy Seas Oil on canvas, unsigned. 15 x 18 inches Private Collection Edward Moran (August 19, 1829 in Bolton, Lancashire, England – June 8, 1901 in New York City) was an American artist of maritime paintings. Moran was born in England on August 19, 1829. Following in the footsteps of his…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #18 C

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Patrick von Kalckreuth, 1892 Starnberg – 1970 München Evening on the coast Oil on canvas H 60.5 cm, W 90 cm Private Collection Patrick von Kalckreuth (1892–1970) was a leading German maritime painter. He was born Patrick Dunbar and was the son of a German naval officer. After his father’s death, his mother remarried to Richard von Kalckreuth…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #18 B

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JACK LORIMER GRAY FISHING DRAGGER, c. 1961 Oil on canvas 24 ins x 36 ins; 59.9 cms x 89.9 cms Private Collection A fishing trawler/Dragger is a commercial fishing vessel designed to operate fishing trawls. Trawling is a method of fishing that involves actively dragging or pulling a trawl through the water behind one or…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #18 A

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James Peale, (1749–1831) Sir Peter Parker’s Attack Against Fort Moultrie Oil on canvas. 20 × 30 in (50.8 × 76.2 cm) Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America The Battle of Sullivan’s Island or the Battle of Fort Sullivan was fought on June 28, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. It took place near…

01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 26 – With Footnotes

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in Paris, Uncategorized

Michael Alford, United Kingdom Can-Can 3 Oil on Othe 24 H x 48 W x 1 in Private collection The can-can is a high-energy, physically demanding dance that became a popular music hall dance in the 1840s, continuing in popularity in French cabaret to this day. Originally danced by both sexes, it is now traditionally associated…

01 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #27

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in Uncategorized, Venice

Amedee Rosier, French, b. 1841-1898 Venice, The Piazzetta Oil on bevelled panel 17 x 11 7/8 inches (43.2 x 30.2 cm) Private collection Piazza San Marco, often known in English as St Mark’s Square, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza. The Piazzetta (“little Piazza/Square”)…

01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 90

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in Religious Art, Uncategorized

Dutch School, 17th Century SUSANNA AND THE ELDERS oil on canvas, unframed 42 1/4 by 36 1/2 in.; 107.3 by 92.7 cm. Private collection 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.…

01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 15

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in Mythology,, Uncategorized

Willem Drost, AMSTERDAM 1633 – 1659 FLORA Oil on canvas 39 by 33 in.; 99 by 84 cm. Private collection William Drost’s Flora was painted during the artist’s brief stay in Venice during the 1650s and has hitherto remained unknown to scholars. The work should be considered one of Drost’s very best paintings, comparable to his undisputed…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #93

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Alain Héraud Voilier noir/ Black sailboat Oil on paper. 61 x 46 cm Private collection Alain Héraud was born and raised in Paris. At the age of 12, he follows courses in the Louvre and this experience determined his artistic direction. At the age of 16, he entered the Collège d’Enseignement d’Art Graphique de Corvisart. At…

02 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #92

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Alain Héraud Deux voiliers/ Two sailboats Oil on paper. 61 x 46 cm Private collection Alain Héraud was born and raised in Paris. At the age of 12, he follows courses in the Louvre and this experience determined his artistic direction. At the age of 16, he entered the Collège d’Enseignement d’Art Graphique de Corvisart. At…

02 CLASSIC MARINE PAINTINGS, THE LOWER POOL – WITH FOOTNOTES, #52

Apr 12, 2018

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Charles Edward Dixon, 1872 – 1934 The Lower Pool, 1902 Watercolour 27 x 78 cm. Private collection The Pool of London is a stretch of the River Thames from London Bridge to below Limehouse. Part of the Tideway of the Thames, the Pool was navigable by tall-masted vessels bringing coastal and later overseas goods—the wharves there…

01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 16

Apr 12, 2018

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