Tag: queen
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01 Work, The art of War, Suhair Sibai’s Damascus Queen #3, with Footnotes
Originally listed for C$9,108 Suhair Sibai was born in Syria in 1956. Through her work, Suhair explores the concepts of identity and the Self, using the female form as her preferred medium. According to Suhair, who was educated as an artist in the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles, the level of multiculturalism and diversity to which…
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1 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Studio of Sir Peter Lely’s Portrait of Queen Catherine of Braganza, with Footnotes. #152
Catherine Of Braganza, (born Nov. 25, 1638, Vila Viçosa, Port.—died Dec. 31, 1705, Lisbon), Portuguese Roman Catholic wife of King Charles II of England (ruled 1660–85). A pawn in diplomatic dealings and anti-papal intrigues, she was married to Charles as part of an important alliance between England and Portugal.Catherine’s father became King John IV of…
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01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 17 – With Footnotes
Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1847 – 1928, AMERICAN Queen of the Brigands, c. 1882 Oil on canvas Private collection Brigandage refers to the life and practice of brigands: highway robbery and plunder. A brigand is a person who usually lives in a gang and lives by pillage and robbery. The brigand is an outlaw who conducts warfare after the…
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09 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, from the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #3a
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…
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01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #23
Marco Battaglini, Costa Rica God Save The Queen Oil on canvas Size: 51.2 H x 41.3 W x 0 in Private collection Through an interplay of multiple realities overlapping in the chronotope, Battaglini evidences the contradictions in mental models about the temporal contrast (chronological), and the cultural and linguistic barriers. Battaglini invites us to think that…
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