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Scagliola Plaster Painting Portrait Napoleon 19th century

Late 19th

The painting (oil on canvas, 44.5 x 35 cm; with wood frame 64 x 54,5 cm) represents a moment on deception. It's signed Maccari on the bottom left, and it's dated 1956 and titled "ins...

The painting is a portrait of an unknown lady, here depicted with a with an absorbed look. The intense red lipstick, matching with the the dress-allusion to fire and passion-creates ...

This small portrait, oil on board 24 x 17 cm, is signed and dated "Valentino Ghiglia 1934" on the top right corner. It represents a lady holding some flower, in a background that reminds of a spring day in the countryside. Valentino Ghiglia is the son of the painter Oscar. Also his brother Paulo was a painter, while his other three brothers...

The artist of this painting is unknown, but it is a direct derivation of "The Stagecoach of the Grand Duke" by Raffaello Sorbi, now held in a private collection in Milan, as we can s...

The painting (with a Salvador Rosa-style gilded frame 88 x 116 cm) depicts a group of four children who are playing outside on a swinging seesaw; we are probably dealing with a prank, as can be seen by the satisfied expression of the child on the right at the expense of the one in the foreground, who seems to be supported by the others, perhaps because of the fear felt. They are dressed in the same way, with black or brown ankle boots and a kind of double-breasted jumpsuit with a rich lace collar reminiscent of the jabots of dames, blue for the one in the foreground, brick-colored for the other three. Children also look alike in the hair, typical of the period, and features, suggesting a kinship relationship. We find the same subject, for example, in Johann Zoffany...

The painting is signed on the right side "AVILLA". Aleardo Villa was a pupil of Giuseppe Bertini and Bartolomeo Giuliano and he graduated at the Fine Arts Academy of Brera, becoming ...

Her cautious approach shields her inner desires. Longing for acceptance, she pushes her apprehension aside to seize the moment. In GIRL AFRAID, Matthew Dutton creates a new work ou...

"Hidden away behind a floral veil, a shield so thin that her own breathe can make it falter, yet shielded enough to regain her bountiful confidence." In F...

Disappearing back into the shadows, she leans into the nature of a new existence, wild and free but still so alone.. In INTO THE WILD, Matthew Dutton creates a new work out of conte...

Acknowledging the beauty that lies beneath, she struggles to break through past shallow entanglement. Clarity within reach, her gasping consciousness shutters beneath the weight of h...

David Pryor Adickes American (b. 1927) John F. Kennedy bas-relief plaster relief sculpture in artists frame incised signature lower center. with gold stars...

I have worked on eggshells since I was a child, learning the traditional Ukrainian craft of pysanky from my mother. This artistic and cultic use of eggs...