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09 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #42
Hernando Gonzalo Villa, (American 1881-1952) The Men Ol on canvas, 25″ x 18″ Private collection Hernando Gonzalo Villa (born 1881, died 1952) was a prominent commercial artist and muralist whose work primarily depicted Native Americans, Mexican vaqueros, California missions, Spanish colonialists, and coastal views. Villa was born in Los Angeles to Esiquia and Miguel de Villa. His…
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07 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 60
Youssef Nabil, B. 1972, EGYPTIAN PORTRAIT OF JANNANE AL ANI Hand-coloured gelatin silver print 38 by 25cm.; 15 by 9 7/8 in. Private collection Jananne Al-Ani was born in Kirkuk, Iraq in 1966. She studied Fine Art at the Byam Shaw School of Art and graduated with an MA in Photography from the Royal College…
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09 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #14
Youssef Nabil, B. 1972, EGYPTIAN PORTRAIT OF JANNANE AL ANI Hand-coloured gelatin silver print 38 by 25cm.; 15 by 9 7/8 in. Private collection Jananne Al-Ani was born in Kirkuk, Iraq in 1966. She studied Fine Art at the Byam Shaw School of Art and graduated with an MA in Photography from the Royal College…
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08 Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible! 15 – 19th Century. With Footnote, # 15
Netherlandish, Malines, early 17th century NATIVITY Gilt alabaster reliefs 12 x 9,5 cm; each relief: 4 3/4 by 3 3/4 in. Private collection In Christian theology the nativity marks the incarnation of Jesus as the second Adam, in fulfillment of the divine will of God, undoing the damage caused by the fall of the first…
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08 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 3 – With Footnotes
Filippo Indoni, (Italian, born circa 1842-1908) The distracted shepherd Watercolour and bodycolour 76.5 x 54cm (30 1/8 x 21 1/4in) Private collection Filippo Indoni, Italian (1800 – 1884). In a reaction against the frivolous and unrealistic images of early 19th century Romanticism, artists turned to less glamorous aspects of life and society in search of…
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14 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 4
Laila Shawa, B. 1940, PALESTINIAN THE ZAR (FROM THE WOMEN AND MAGIC SERIES), c. 1992 Acrylic on canvas 90.7 by 90.5cm.; 35¾ by 35½in Private collection The Zar is best described as a “healing cult” which uses drumming and dancing in its ceremonies. It also functions as a sharing of knowledge and charitable society among the women of…
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15 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #13
Feuerbach, Anselm Friedrich, (b. 1829, Speyer, d.1880, Venezia) Miriam, c. 1862 Oil on canvas 102 x 81 cm Nationalgalerie, Berlin Feuerbach’s imposing Italian model, Anna Risi, the wife of a Roman shoemaker, is found in many of his paintings. Her severe beauty suggests both a dominatrix and a nanny. In Miriam, she poses as Moses’ sister,…
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12 Paintings of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #8
Vahe Yeremyan, United States Venice Oil on Canvas Handmade Original Signed One of a kind 30 H x 55 W x 1.5 in Private Collection Vahe Yeremyan is an Armenian-born painter currently based in Los Angeles. He trained extensively to hone his craft, earning a Bachelor’s and a Master’s in Painting as well as a PhD in…
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08 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 58
Domenico Ghirlandaio, (1449–1494) Visitation, circa 1491 Tempera on wood Height: 172 cm (67.7 in). Width: 165 cm (65 in). Louvre Museum This panel is a fine example of fifteenth-century Florentine painting. Artists of the time followed classical dictates: body proportions were idealised while faces left devoid of expression were expected to convey character. The model…
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12 Paintings, Streets of Paris, by its Artists , – Part 10 – With Footnotes
Paris, France’s capital, is a major European city and a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its 19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Beyond such landmarks as the Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral, the city is known for its cafe culture and designer boutiques along…
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08 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #37
Thomas Somerscales, 1842-1927 A SHIP OF THE LINE 100 YEARS AGO, c. 1900 Oil on canvas 70 by 106cm., 27½ by 42in. Private collection The author Alex Hurst commented, the ship’s hull paint suggests she is a little earlier than 1800, however she has double dolphin strikers which were not introduced into the British Navy until…
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12 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, including Madame Mottewith Footnotes. # 12
Willem Wissing, AMSTERDAM 1656 – 1687 BURGHLEY, LINCOLNSHIRE PORTRAIT OF A LADY, TRADITIONALLY IDENTIFIED AS MARY ‘MOLL’ DAVISLAP Oil on canvas 126.9 x 103 cm.; 50 x 40 1/2 in. Private Collection Mary “Moll” Davis (1648 – 1708) was a seventeenth-century entertainer and courtesan, singer, and actress who became one of the many mistresses of King…
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10 Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible! 15 – 19th Century. With Footnote, # 14
Netherlandish, Malines, circa 1600 THE DESCENT INTO HELL Partially gilt alabaster relief 20 x 15 cm, 7 3/4 by 6 in Private collection Mechelen (French: Malines) is one of Flanders’ prominent cities of historical art, with Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Ghent, and Leuven. It was notably a centre for artistic production during the Northern Renaissance, when painters,…
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