Tag: Paintings
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Pascale Taurua, Warm evening 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 33 – With Footnotes
Pascale Taurua Warm evening Oil on Canvas 51.2 H x 35 W x 1.6 in Private collection Pascale Taurua , born in 1961 is a French painter elected Miss New Caledonia 1977 , then Miss France 1978 . She succeeds Veronica Bundle, Miss France 1977. She is the 48 th Miss France. A few months after…
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George Malva, Paris Blues 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 39 – With Footnotes
George Malva (Syrian, b. 1957) Paris Blues, 1986 Oil on canvas 32 x 28 inches (81.3 x 71.1 cm) Private collection Omar “Malva” Hamdi was a Syrian Kurdish artist. Born in 1952 in Al-Hasakah, Syria, he worked as a graphic artist for the Syrian Press, where he also wrote articles on an Artistic Criticism. He settled…
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Charles Haslewood Shannon, Fisherman and the Mermaid 01 Paintings and tales of Mermaids, with Footnotes, 6c
Charles Haslewood Shannon, 1863-1937 The Fisherman and the Mermaid, 1901/03 Oil on Canvas Private collection Rusalkas are the Slavic counterpart of the Greek sirens and naiads. The nature of rusalkas varies among folk traditions, they all share a common element: they are the restless spirits of the unclean dead. They are usually the ghosts of young…
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Nicolas Tournier, Judith with the Head of Holofernes 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 129
Follower of Nicolas Tournier, (French, 1590-1638) “Judith with the Head of Holofernes” Oil on canvas 16-1/4″ x 13-1/4″ Private collection The Book of Judith is the Old Testament of the Bible. The story revolves around Judith, a daring and beautiful widow, who is upset with her Jewish countrymen for not trusting God to deliver them…
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Hugues Merle, LA LÉGENDE DES WILLIS 01 Paintings, Slavic mythology, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 21
“In a part of Austria there is a legend, of Slavic origin. It is the legend of the nocturnal dancer, known in Slavic countries as “willi”. The willis are fiancées who died before the wedding day, poor young girls who can not remain quiet in the grave. In their dead hearts, in their dead feet…
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Frank Herbert Mason, Olympia 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 32
Frank Herbert Mason (1921 – 2009) Olympia Oil on canvas, c. 1983 48 x 60 inches Private collection OLYMPOS (Olympus) was the home of the gods who dwelt in fabulous palaces of marble and gold. Olympos is clearly described in Homer’s Iliad. It was essentially an ancient akropolis–a fortified hill-top and palace complex–located just below the…
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Dietz Edzard, Carnival in Venice 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #44
Dietz Edzard, (German/Paris, 1893-1963) Carnival in Venice, 1958 Oil on canvas 25-1/2″ x 31-1/2 Private collection The Carnival of Venice is an annual festival. The Carnival ends with the Christian celebration of Lent, forty days before Easter, on Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras), the day before Ash Wednesday. The festival is world-famous for its elaborate masks Dietz…
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Cecil B. DeMille, Samson and Delilah 02 works, RELIGIOUS ART – Photography from the Bible, with footnotes, 3a
Samson and Delilah (1949 film), directed by Cecil B. DeMille Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature Samson and Delilah is a 1949 American romantic biblical drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and released by Paramount Pictures. Praised upon release for its Technicolor cinematography, lead performances, costumes, sets, and innovative special effects, the film was a box-office…
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Robert Mapplethorpe, Lisa Lyon The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes #1
Robert Mapplethorpe, (1946 – 1989) Lisa Lyon Photograph 15 1/8 by 15 1/4 in. (38.4 by 38.7 cm.) Private collection Lisa Lyon (born 1953) is a female bodybuilder and photo model from the United States, and is regarded as one of female bodybuilding’s pioneers. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1953. Lisa Lyon studied art at…
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Félix Ziem, VENICE, SUNRISE OVER BACINO DI SAN MARCO 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #42
Félix Ziem, 1821-1911, FRENCH VENICE, SUNRISE OVER BACINO DI SAN MARCO Oil on canvas 21 3/8 by 27 3/4 in., 54.3 by 70.5 cm Private collection Félix Ziem was the painter of Venice par excellence. In Venice, Sunrise over Bacino di San Marco, Ziem has positioned the viewer on the Molo, evidenced by the piers…
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Laurits Bernhard Holst, Shipping off Gibraltar 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #125
Laurits Bernhard Holst, Danish 1848-1934 Shipping off Gibraltar, c. 1876 Oil on canvas 42.8x70cm Private collection Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. It is bordered to the north by Spain. In 1704, Anglo-Dutch forces captured Gibraltar from Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession on behalf of…
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Hamilton Hayes, Pilot House Vineyard Haven 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #124
Hamilton Hayes, Georgetown, MA, United States Pilot House Vineyard Haven Oil on Canvas 36 H x 36 W x 1 in Private collection A Pilot House or Deckhouse is for a ship’s helmsman; containing the steering wheel, compass, and navigating equipment Vineyard Haven is the main port of entry to Martha’s Vineyard. The Steamship Authority wharf is located in…
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Charles Murray Padday, The mermaid 01 Paintings and tales of Mermaids, with Footnotes, 6b
Charles Murray Padday, (British, 1868–1954) The mermaid Oil on Canvas 34.5 x 44.5 cm. (13.6 x 17.5 in.) Private collection 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…
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Fanny Nushka, An Angel to Come 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 127
Fanny Nushka Study for an Angel to Come Oil on Canvas 11.8 H x 15.7 W x 1.6 in Private collection “This painting is inspired by one of my favorite painters. Abott Thayer. Focusing strictly on the colors I gave the painting a brand new structure and played with the viewers eye, as where the focus would…
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Jean-Pierre Kunkel, Pool No. 21 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #123
Jean-Pierre Kunkel, Germany Pool No. 21 Oil on Canvas 39.4 H x 39.4 W x 1.6 in Private collection Jean-Pierre Kunkel was born 1950 in France. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg (Germany). He worked for 40 years as a freelance advertising illustrator…
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