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| Humanites | 10/26/2009 | Samil Molina |
Q: How was humanism reflected in Renaissance thought and art?
A: I do want to apologize for giving you such a late response to your answer. Let me start by ...
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| title of a painting | 7/14/2009 | Samil Molina |
Q: what is the title of a painting of a man crying uncontrollably, clinging to the dead body of his ...
A: Well, this is going to be hard to pinpoint without anymore specific information. I'm guessing it ...
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| Humanism | 6/25/2009 | Samil Molina |
Q: What is humanism and how was it reflected in Greek culture and art?
A: Humanism is a broad category of ethical philosophies that affirm the dignity and worth of all ...
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| History of art as progress or change? | 6/12/2009 | Samil Molina |
Q: Is the history of art essentially one of 'progress'or 'change'?
A: This is a matter of opinion as far as I'm concerned, so I'll give you my opinion. Progress or ...
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| original paintings of Picasso | 6/9/2009 | Samil Molina |
Q: I would like to know the sizes of the original paintings: 1.Horta de Ebbo 2.Picasso's son as ...
A: 1. The painting is 65x81 cm if you are talking about Houses on the Hill, Horta de Ebro. 2. From ...
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| name of a painter | 6/26/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I forgot the name of a painter. His origin is some country in the east Europe, I think. I know he ...
A: Oca - hi: A 50year old European abstract painter with a son isn't much to go on. I think you are ...
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| name of a painter | 6/26/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I forgot the name of a painter. His origin is some country in the east Europe, I think. I know he ...
A: I can't help you based on this information. You'll have to be a little more specific - a time frame ...
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| Alcazar Castle | 5/13/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I have a powere point due in 10 minutes and I need to know why was alcazar Castle built??
A: Preparation is the key to everything - so how did your Presentation go? (I regret, experts are not ...
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| expert on Georgia O'Keeffe | 5/12/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I am looking for an expert on Georgia O'Keefe that may be able to tell me if I have one of her oil ...
A: You need to take your painting to a fine art dealer - one specialising in 20th century American ...
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| Byzantine Art? | 5/4/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I saw this question on tv the other day and wanted to know if you could answer it for me. The ...
A: What a shame your TV programme didn't answer the question it posed! To answer it in full I'd be ...
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| Jacob Jordaens Holy Family | 5/1/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I'm looking to find out more about the painting, Holy Family by Jacob Jordaens, Flemish 1614-17. ...
A: Jacob Jordaens, was born in Antwerp and specialized in genre and banquet scenes, and religious ...
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| unknown artist | 4/29/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: in the early 1970's my family lived in Hong Kong and my mother purchased an oil painting by S Tsui ...
A: My expertise is in the history of Western art/architecture, so I am no authority on 'Oriental' art, ...
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| unknown artist | 4/27/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: A family member has a beautiful pen & ink original,60cm x30cmm of what we think is Notre Dame ...
A: The Smithsonian Insistute is in Washington DC (website: http://www.si.edu/)and is the umbrella ...
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| German Painter | 4/25/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: Can you give me any information on the painter named A. Huuer Warth?
A: No, I am sorry, I don't have any information on your painter. I have never heard of him (her?) and ...
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| unknown artist | 4/25/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: A family member has a beautiful pen & ink original,60cm x30cmm of what we think is Notre Dame ...
A: Regretably, I am unable to help. I have never heard of an artist by the name of Richard D Winter ...
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| Ming Dynasty? | 4/21/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I wanted to know if you know anything about the visual arts such as painting, ceramics, sculpture, ...
A: My expertise is in Western art (so doesn't cover the Ming Dynasty - although, as an art historian, I ...
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| Italian Sculptor | 4/20/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: Looking for a bio or info on Prof G. Besfi. I saw a piece tiltled Mignon, a young woman seeming to ...
A: I must admit, I have never heard of your 'Prof. G. Besfi' - but found an auction of one of his ...
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| Unknown Painter | 4/12/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I have aquired a painting by Gaspar Giraroux. It is an oil and appears to be fairly old, including ...
A: I'm sorry but I have never heard of an artist by this name. You didn't mention the style of ...
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| Art History | 4/8/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I need help on comparing too sculptures Donatello David 1446-60 and Antonio Pollaiuolo. Hercules and ...
A: What are you comparing? Materials, techniques, subject matter .. and for what purpose? Your ...
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| Corot | 4/3/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I have a oil/canvas copy of Corot's "Ville d' Avray" that was purchased at an antique shop. It is ...
A: Corot's work has always been popular ... a member of the Barbizon School of painting. The Barbizon ...
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| Painting by FM Bennett #1020 | 4/1/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I was recently given this painting and the frame. But I know nothing about it, the artist, or the ...
A: Helo Walter - and thank you for your question. I*'m afraid I don't undertake valuations - for this ...
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| otto dix + the seven deadly sins | 4/1/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: Apart from hitler, did otto dix base the other six deadly sins on real people, and if so who?
A: The short answer is 'probably' - since Dix reacted to the world around him and what he witnessed. ...
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| Utrillo Lithograph | 3/27/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I found a wonderful framed piece of work for just 14.00 at a local thrift store that I think may ...
A: For authentication of your litho, you need to take it to a local fine art dealer. He or she will be ...
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| F.M Bennett painting | 3/25/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I have an old F.M Bennett painting (shape is a bit rough) that was in an old building on the main ...
A: I'm afraid I don't (and cannot, over the internet) undertake valuations for artwork. You need to ...
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| oil painting schooner ships '' JOSEPH '' | 3/23/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I have an old canvas oil painting purchased at yard sale years ago. Measures 4-1/2' long and ...
A: Without seeing the painting, I haven't any chance in helping you to identify it - so please, do send ...
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| sheep in barn paintings | 3/22/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: have this oil painting from my great grandfather , i dont know any information about it , the ...
A: It's quite difficult to 'read' anything from the images you sent (although I do appreciate you ...
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| St. John's Wood School of Art | 3/20/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I am interested in obtaining records or artwork of AA Calderon, who was a Peruvian and principal of ...
A: I did a little research on the St John's Wood School (later Leigh and Hatherley's) to find your ...
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| 18th century wood carvings | 3/20/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I have been waiting for your return. I have been looking far and wide to find the history or ...
A: ) The recurring image in your panels is that of a Green Man (the small face with leaves sprouting ...
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| Alcazar Castle | 2/28/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: What were the materials used in the construction of the Alcazar Castle in Segovia, Spain?
A: Follow this link for more information and views: ...
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| painting | 2/26/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I have old painting signed John A Lomax. title is "for he had spoken lightly of a woman's name" ...
A: John Arthur Lomax (1857 - 1923) was a Manchester born genre painter. He studied painting in ...
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| Jean-Baptiste Corot print | 2/21/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I have what I believe is a print of "Dances of the Nymphs" by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot. It ...
A: I think your best bet is to take your print to a local fine art dealer - he (or she) will be able to ...
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| J.T.Cooke | 2/18/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I have two paintings by this artist,dated 1892.They are landscapes,oil.I would like to know more ...
A: I'm afraid I won't be able to help you as I have never heard of J.T. Cooke - (nor can I find him/her ...
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| statues | 2/14/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: Trying to do a paper. Need to know term for a human statue when the arm is away from the body(the ...
A: I think what you are grasping for is the term 'contrapposto'. Originally a pose devised by the ...
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| f.m bennett | 2/7/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: ive just found a painting framed in brass,it could have been a fire screen in the past .the painting ...
A: I sugget you take your fire screen to a local fine art dealer for authentication. I can't say ...
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| oil paintig | 1/18/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: i have a piture in my possesion it is a portrait of a lady dims are as follows 221/2/18inches it is ...
A: If you did, indeed, have an original oil painting of Lady Hamilton by George Romney, you would be a ...
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| James Meadows | 1/16/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I have a painting that was represented to me as a James Edwin Meadows painting. It is titled ...
A: It's highly likely - and hardly unusual - for an artist to sign a painting with his first and last ...
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| Art History ? | 1/15/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I have an oil on canvas about 55 inches long and 31 inches wide signed Henry Jacobs I cannot seem to ...
A: I am sorry, I am not going to be much use. I've never heard of Henry Jacobs nor do I know of any of ...
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| "Near Brading" by James Edwin Meadows | 1/11/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I recently bought a painting at an estate auction. It is titled "Near Brading" by James E. Meadows. ...
A: ) James Edwin Meadows was a London landscape painter, the son of well known artist, James Meadows ...
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| the chinese girl | 1/8/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I have a large print of a trechikoff pinting called the chinese girl I was wondering how much it may ...
A: This 1950s print is one of the most popular (especially in the 1960s when it graced almost every ...
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| F massa | 1/8/2008 | Jeni Andrews-Fraser |
Q: I have a pitcher of two county houses.with and old west style fence,snow all over the ground and ...
A: Unfortunately, I am not able to help you. I have never heard of F. Massa and a cursory internet ...
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