Tag: Spanish
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01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Gabriel Joseph Marie Augustin Ferrier’s Scenes from The Spanish Inquisition, With Footnotes #134
The Spanish Inquisition was a judicial institution that lasted between 1478 and 1834. Its ostensible purpose was to combat heresy in Spain, but, in practice, it resulted in consolidating power in the monarchy of the newly unified Spanish kingdom. Its brutal methods led to widespread death and suffering. More on The Spanish Inquisition Gabriel-Joseph-Marie-Augustin Ferrier (29 September 1847…
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Seif Wanly, Spanish Ballet Dancers 01 Painting, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 2h
Seif Waly (March 31, 1906 – February 15, 1979) was an Egyptian painter, born Mohammed Seif al-Din Waly into an aristocratic family, of Turkish origin, in Alexandria, Egypt. He was introduced to modern art after studying at the studio of the Italian artist Otorino Becchi. In 1942 he set up his own studio with his brother Adham…
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Antonio Reyna, ST MARK’S SQUARE, VENICE 01 Paintings of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #37
Antonio Reyna, 1859 – 1937, SPANISH ST MARK’S SQUARE, VENICE Oil on canvas 35.5 by 75cm., 14 by 29½in. Private collection Piazza San Marco or St. Mark’s Square is the main public square in Venice. The Piazza is located in front of the great Byzantine church known as Basilica di San Marco. This Piazza is surrounded by…
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01 CLASSIC WORK OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #52D
Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen, (c. 1576 – 29 December 1633) The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship during the Battle of Gibraltar, c. 1621 Oil on canvas h 136.8cm × w 187cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam On 25 April 1607, thirty Dutch ships took the Spanish fleet by surprise in the Bay of Gibraltar. The Spanish vessels, which…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS, BATTLE OF LEPANTO – WITH FOOTNOTES, #68
Unknown Battle of Lepanto of 1571 Oil on canvas 1270 mm x 2324 mm; , National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement that took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, of which the Venetian Empire and the Spanish Empire were the main powers, inflicted…
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03 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #14
Antonio Maria de Reyna, Spanish, 1859-1937 A Venetian Canal Oil on canvas 13 1/4 x 28 1/2 inches (34.9 x 74.9 cm) Private collection Antonio Maria De Reyna Mascau ( Coin , December 5 , 1859 – Rome , 3 February 1937) was a Spanish artist , and among the most original of his time in Italy.…
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