Tag: Paintings

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Venus is the Roman goddess whose functions encompassed love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity and victory. In Roman mythology, she was the mother of the Roman people through her son, Aeneas… Please follow link for full post

01 Painting, Olympian deities, Arthur Rackham’s Andromeda, with footnotes # 46

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Sold for £88,500 in September 2022 Rackham has applied his unique imagery and style to the myth of Andromeda. The princess has been chained to a rock as a sacrifice to sate the sea monster, Cetus, sent by Poseidon as punishment for Andromeda’s mother’s claim to be of greater beauty than the sea dwelling Nereids. Andromeda…

01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Giovanni Battista Langetti’s Joseph interprets the baker’s dreams in prison, with Footnotes #216

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Estimate for 20,000 – 30,000 GBP in April 2015 Joseph was falsely accused and thrown into prison. In prison, Joseph did the work of interpreting dreams for these politically connected individuals. Joseph met two of Pharaoh’s officials who were incarcerated, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker. The chief baker he said to Joseph, “I also had a…

01 work, The Art Of The Nude, Maurice Brianchon’d c. NU AUX BAS ROUGES, with footnotes #218

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Estimated for 30,000 – 50,000 USD in December 2018 Maurice Brianchon, (1899-1979) French, is known as one of the Painters of Poetic Reality. Brianchon attended É’cole des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and moved to Spain shortly after to study the paintings of Spanish Masters. His early work is characterized by dynamic images of the theater, street scenes, and horse races…

01 work, The Art Of The Nude, Ruth Bernhard’s Symbiosis, with footnotes #215

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Estimated for US$4,000 – US$6,000 in May 2020 Symbiosis, interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both. Ruth Bernhard (October 14, 1905 – December 18, 2006) was a German-born American photographer. Bernhard was born in Berlin to Lucian Bernhard and Gertrude Hoffmann. Her parents divorced when she was 2 years old…

01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Bartolomé Estebán Murillo’s Virgin and Child, with Footnotes #215

Oct 23, 2023

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Often referred to as the “Santiago Madonna,” this painting once belonged to the Marqués de Santiago, whose collection contained many outstanding works by the artist. The popularity of Murillo’s paintings of the Virgin and Child derives from his ability to endow a timeworn theme with a quality of intimacy and sweetness evident in both the…

01 Painting, Olympian deities, North Italian School’s Pan and Syrinx, with footnotes # 45

Oct 22, 2023

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In classical Greek mythology, Syrinx was a nymph and a follower of Artemis, known for her chastity. Pursued by the amorous god Pan, she ran to a river’s edge and asked for assistance from the river nymphs. In answer, she was transformed into hollow water reeds that made a haunting sound when the god’s frustrated…

01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Bartolomé Estebán Murillo’s Virgin and Child with Saint John, with Footnotes #214

Oct 22, 2023

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Sold for 269,000 GBP in April 2015 Murillo’s many depictions of the Virgin and Child were enormously successful: he endowed a conventional Catholic subject with newfound intimacy through soft modeling and naturalistic details. Like Zurbarán and Velázquez, Murillo was trained in Seville, where he spent his whole career. More on this paintingBartolomé Esteban Murillo (born late December…

01 Religious Icon, SUNIL DAS’ CHRIST, 2006, with footnotes #39

Oct 21, 2023

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Estimate for $6,175-$7,410 in October 2022 Sunil Das was born in 1939 in Kolkata. He studied at the Government College of Arts and Craft, Calcutta. He also won the French Government Scholarship to study at the Ecole National des Beaux Arts in 1960. He has 50 solo shows to his credit. The artist has participated in…

08 works, October 20th, is Saint Ursula’s day, her story illustrated #291

Oct 20, 2023

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Roman Emperor Maximian, having conquered Brittany, sent 100,000 colonists there from Great Britain together with 30,000 soldiers. He placed the territory under the government of the Breton prince Conanus Meriadocus. Lacking adequate females, Conanus decided to bring young women from Great Britain to marry his subjects. He appealed to King Dionotus of Cornwall… Please follow…

07 Works, Interpretation of the bible, At Gaza in Palestine, Saint Porphyrius the bishop, with Footnotes #211

Oct 20, 2023

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Born at Thessalonica, he lived as an anchorite for fifteen years at Sceti, and just as many across the Jordan, outstanding in his kindness to the poor. Ordained afterwards as Bishop of Gaza, he overturned many temples of idolatry… Please follow link for full post

01 work, The Art Of The Nude, Manuel Álvarez Bravo’s Fruta Prohibida, with footnotes #212

Oct 19, 2023

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Manuel Álvarez Bravo (February 4, 1902 – October 19, 2002) was a Mexican artistic photographer and one of the most important figures in 20th century Latin American photography. He was born and raised in Mexico City. While he took art classes at the Academy of San Carlos, his photography is self-taught. His career spanned from the…

01 Painting, The amorous game, Adolf Humborg (Austrian, 1847-1913), with Footnotes #88

Oct 19, 2023

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Sold for USD 5,520 in Oct 1998 Adolf Humborg (January 18, 1847 Oraviţa – April 14, 1921 Munich) was an Austrian painter. Humborg studied at the Art Academy in Vienna between 1867 and 1872. He then completed his studies at the Academy of Arts in Munich, where he attended the class of professor Alexander von Wagner (1838-1904).…

04 Paintings, The Massacre (or Slaughter) of the Innocents, by Gustave Doré, Guido Reni and Peter Paul Rubens, with footnotes

Oct 18, 2023

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The Massacre (or Slaughter) of the Innocents is an incident in the Nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem… Please follow link for full post

07 Works, October 17th. is Childe Hassam’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #258

Oct 17, 2023

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Childe Hassam (1859–1935), was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Equally adept at capturing the excitement of modern cities and the charms of country retreats, Hassam became the foremost chronicler of New York City at the turn of the century… Please follow link for full post

01 Painting, The amorous game, Simon Buret’s The Porous Lights, with Footnotes #87

Oct 17, 2023

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Sold for 4,445 EUR in February 2023 Simon Buret grew up in Paris, and studied acting at Acting International. His acting career began in 2005, with brief appearances in Les Chevaliers du ciel and Dans tes rêves. At the same time, Simon meets Olivier Coursier with whom he creates the music group AaRON, in which he is…

12 works, Today, October 16th, is Saint Hedwig’s day, her story illustrated #287

Oct 16, 2023

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St. Hedwig was a strong mother and wife, and is honored for the faith that she brought to her husband and the people that they governed… Please follow link for full post

03 Marine Works, Frederick (Frank) William Scarbrough’s Pool of London, With Footnotes #317

Oct 15, 2023

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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 were the original part of the Port of London… Please follow link for full post

01 MARINE ART, AFÉLIX ZIEM’S L’ESCAUT À ANVERS, WITH FOOTNOTES #316

Oct 14, 2023

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