Tag: Paintings
-
01 Work, The Art Of The Nude, Marià Fortuny’s Odalisque, with footnotes # 54
An odalisque (Turkish: Odalık) was a chambermaid or a female attendant in a Turkish seraglio, particularly the court ladies in the household of the Ottoman sultan. An odalık was not a concubine of the harem, but a maid, although it was possible that she could become one. An odalık was ranked at the bottom of the…
-
01 painting, The amorous game, Christoph Gertner’s Mercenary Love, with Footnotes #95
Sold for EUR 46,080.- in November 2022 The subject of matchmaking is a recurrent theme in North European painting. In the present painting the notion of a transaction is implicit and the painting appears to be an allegory of mercenary love. On the table are coins and wine which are emblematic of vice. Christoph Gertner was probably…
-
01 painting, The amorous game, Marcus Stone’s Sain et Sauf/ Safe and Sound, with Footnotes, #94
Sold for £4,462.50 22 November 2022 The scene depicts the joyful moment when a French soldier returns home from battle to his beloved wife who is in bed after the birth of their child; hence both husband, wife and newborn are “safe and sound”. Whilst he embraces his wife, his daughter points at her new sibling…
-
01 Work, Interpretations of Burmese deities, Min Wae Aung’s Monks, with footnotes #01
Buddhism is practiced by nearly 90% of the population of Myanmar, and is predominantly of the Theravada tradition. It is the most religious Buddhist country in terms of the proportion of monks in the population and proportion of income spent on religion. Adherents are most likely found among the dominant Bamar people, Shan, Rakhine, Mon, Karen,…
-
01 Work, Interpretations of Olympian deities, Francesco Furini’s Venus Mourning the Death of Adonis, with footnotes #32
One day while out hunting Adonis was slain by a wild boar, an accident Venus has always dreaded. Hearing his dying groans as she flew overhead in her chariot, she came down to aid him, but was too late. In the place where the earth was stained with Adonis’ blood, anemones sprouted. In Greek mythology,…
-
01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem’s Susanna and the Elders, With Footnotes – #129
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. When she makes her way back to her house, they accost her, threatening to claim that she was meeting a young man in the…
-
02 Ivory Carvings, from Bible stories! 17th Century of Saint Sebastian, with Footnote #15
17th century carved ivory relief depicting St. Sebastian being released from the tree. According to tradition, he was rescued by Irene of Rome. In this unusual depiction, he is shown being untied by cherubs. His body shows several puncture marks from the arrows that were shot into him… Please follow link for full post
-
04 Paintings, Contemporary Interpretations of Olympian deities; Betsy Podlach’s Leda And the Swan, Cupid and Psyche, István Cene gál’s Nymph and Brian Smyth’s Andromeda, with footnotes, #3
Cupid and Psyche is a story originally from Metamorphoses, written in the 2nd Century AD by Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis. It concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between Psyche and Cupid, and their ultimate union in a sacred marriage. Although the only extended narrative from antiquity is that of Apuleius, Eros and Psyche appear…
-
01 Painting, Streets of Paris, Eugène Galien-Laloue’s Arc de Triomphe, Part 35 – With Footnotes
Estimate at 5,000 – 7,000 USD in October 2021 The Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the center of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l’Étoile — the étoile or “star” of the juncture formed by its twelve…
-
21 Works, Today, May 17th. is Martinus Rørbye’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #135
Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Rørbye (17 May 1803–29 August 1848) was a Danish painter, known both for genre works and landscapes. He was a central figure of the Golden Age of Danish painting during the first half of the 19th century. Martinus Rørbye was born in Drammen in Norway on 17 May 1803. . He was not…
-
2 Paintings by Théodore Géricault of The wounded Cuirassier, with footnotes
Cuirassiers were cavalry equipped with a cuirass, sword, and pistols. Cuirassiers first appeared in mid-to-late 16th century Europe as a result of armoured cavalry, such as men-at-arms and demi-lancers, discarding their lances and adopting the use of pistols as their primary weapon. In the later part of the 17th century the cuirassier lost his limb…
-
02 MARINE WORKS – DAVID THIMGAN’S ABBOTT LAWRENCE, WITH FOOTNOTES #375
This work was sold for $2,520.00 on March 21, 2020 LAWRENCE, Abbott (1792-1855). Was an American merchant, legislator, and diplomat. He was born in Groton, Mass.; was educated in a district school, and at the Groton Academy. He moved to Boston in 1808, and there served an apprenticeship in the warehouse of his elder brother, Amos,…
-
05 Religious Ivory Carvings, Christ Blessing, the Crucifixion, the Virgin with Child and a saint flagellating himself and holding a crucifix, with footnotes #15
Estimated at 20.000 € — 25.000 € on 20.05.2023 Depiction of Christ enthroned and looking towards the viewer; His right hand raised in blessing, He also holds a chalice in His outstretched left hand, referring to the Eucharist. The high-quality ivory carving, designed for a frontal viewpoint, is particularly notable for the detailed observation of the folds…
-
01 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, Julio Romero de Torres’ La esclava/ The slave, with footnotes # 177
The sitter for the present work was the actress Elena Pardo. A regular performer at the Romea theater in Madrid, Elena was Romero de Torre’s preferred model during the 1920s. Elena’s figure embodied to perfection the archetype that Coco Chanel promoted internationally – a modern woman with a greased bob hairstyle ‘comme les garcons’. The…
-
01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Julio Romero Torres’ Samaritan Woman, With Footnotes #128
This work shows the Biblical scene of Jesus Christ with the Samaritan woman and starts the series of religious works painted by Julio Romero de Torres. Nevertheless, this work is the only example in which appears the face of Jesus in the shadows. However, the female figure, whose model was Conchita Castillo, has the leading…
-
01 painting, The amorous game, Hafidh Al Droubi’s The Couple, with Footnotes #92
This work sold for GBP 30,240 on3 Nov 2022Hafidh Al Droubi (1914-1991) was an Iraqi painter and draughtsman, noted for his Cubist paintings and for his approach to professionalising Iraqi art education in the early to mid 20th-century. He was a prolific painter, an important artist in the Pioneer generation, a key figure in the development…
Zaidan Gallery 