Sep 11

01 Orientalist Painting, Carl Haag’s COFFEE SERVICE, with footnotes, #101

Carl Haag (20 April 1820–24 January 1915) was a Bavarian-born painter who became a naturalized British subject and was court painter to the duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Haag was born in Erlangen, in the Kingdom of Bavaria, and was trained in the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg and…

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01 Orientalist Painting, Carl Haag’s COFFEE SERVICE, with footnotes, #101

Sep 11

01 Marine Painting — Charles Maarten Kemper’s Waalhaven, With Footnotes, #334

The Waalhaven is one of the dug harbors on the left bank of the Maas in Rotterdam. With its area of 310 ha. it is the largest dug harbor basin in the world. The Waalhaven flows into the Nieuwe Maas and is therefore directly connected to the sea via the…

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01 Marine Painting — Charles Maarten Kemper’s Waalhaven, With Footnotes, #334

Sep 11

01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Francesco Furini’s Artemisia Prepares to Drink the Ashes, with Footnotes. #136

Artemisia II of Caria (died 350 BC) was a naval strategist, commander and the sister (and later spouse) and the successor of Mausolus, ruler of Caria. Mausolus was a satrap of the Achaemenid Empire, yet enjoyed the status of king or dynast of the Hecatomnid dynasty. …

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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Francesco Furini’s Artemisia Prepares to Drink the Ashes, with…

Sep 10

1 Religious Icon, Northern Netherlandish School’s Nativity, with footnotes #17

This painted Nativity, which emphasises the humble nature of Christ’s birth, offers an intimate portrayal of the Holy Family. Kneeling in a ruined stable, the Virgin gazes devoutly down at the Christ Child, His small and vulnerable body resting on a fold of her drapery, while Joseph is shown removing…

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1 Religious Icon, Northern Netherlandish School’s Nativity, with footnotes #17

Sep 10

01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Rafaelle Berchtold’s Charlotte Gainsbourg, with Footnotes. #134

Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg (born 21 July 1971) is an English-French actress and singer. She is the daughter of English actress Jane Birkin and French singer and songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. After making her musical debut with her father on the song “Lemon Incest” at the age of 12, she released an…

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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Rafaelle Berchtold’s Charlotte Gainsbourg, with Footnotes. #134

Sep 9

01 Works, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! Maurizio Cattelan’s UNTITLED, with Footnotes — #42

Imbued with a profound sense of horror and urgency, Untitled is an image of death, subversion and iconoclasm powerfully rendered through Maurizio Cattelan’s unique language of extreme provocation. Executed in 2007, the life-size sculpture depicts a young girl dressed in a white nightgown, her hands nailed to wooden boards above…

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01 Works, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible!

Sep 9

01 Photograph, The Art Of The Nude, Ruth Bernhard’s Knees and Arms, with footnotes # 130

Ruth Bernhard, American photographer (born Oct. 14, 1905, Berlin, Ger. — died Dec. 18, 2006, San Francisco, Calif.), celebrated the female form with her light-infused black-and-white nudes, which were distinctive for their clarity and carefully wrought details. Bernhard’s career took a pivotal turn after a chance meeting with photographer Edward…

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01 Photograph, The Art Of The Nude, Ruth Bernhard’s Knees and Arms, with footnotes # 130

Sep 9

01 Marine Painting — Edwin Henry Eugene Fletcher’s Leaving Port, wth Footnotes, #333

Edward Henry Fletcher was born in Hammersmith on the 23rd July 1857. He was the son of a Bengal river pilot, and having spent his early years in India, the family returned to England while he was still a boy. …

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01 Marine Painting — Edwin Henry Eugene Fletcher’s Leaving Port, wth Footnotes, #333

Sep 8