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  • Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian
    By Bonifacio Bembo
    Located in New Orleans, LA
    These exceptionally rare early Renaissance panels of Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian are an extraordinary new discovery. It is believed, thanks to the research of art historians Marco Tanzi and Andrea de Marchi, that these represent the missing panels from the famed polyptych that was formerly displayed on the altar of the Chapel of San Nicola da Tolentino in the Church of Sant’Agostino in Cremona, Italy. To find two matching early Renaissance panels outside of a museum or church, particularly in such remarkable condition, is an extraordinary rarity. The central and left-sided panels of the original five-part polyptych are currently in the collection of the Museo Civico Ala Ponzone in Cremona. These panels have luckily remained intact, and respectively portray the Madonna and Child Enthroned with Angels and Donor, Saint Nicholas of Tolentino (the chapel’s namesake) and Saint George. While the present panels have since been reduced, that they belong to the Cremonese altarpiece is confirmed by a number of stylistic elements. All five panels contain the same rich decorative arabesque pattern on their stamped gold background, while the figures’ knurled haloes are identical in both their fineness of line and use of perspective. The proportions of the figures coincide perfectly; Saints Cosmas and Damian would have originally also been depicted as full-length figures, fitting into the vertical, Gothic style of the altarpiece. According to the Christian religion, Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian were 3rd century physicians born in Arabia. Little is known about their lives except that they were reputedly twin brothers and that they were martyred in Syria during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian. It was believed that the saints were skilled in healing, and when their medicines failed, their faith and prayers could always perform miracles. Thus, the saints are often depicted with their medical equipment while wearing the traditional medieval doctor’s garb of crimson robes and distinctive round red hats. The saints are similarly depicted in the present panels, though considering the manner in which they have been cut, their medical tools are not immediately evident. The saints were highly popular as patrons of wealthy families during the Gothic and Renaissance eras, particularly the Medici, and thus they occur frequently in art from the era. The twins, for instance, are found in the famed San Marco Altarpiece by Fra Angelico in the San Marco Museum (Florence), as well as in a set of Medici panels crafted by Filippo Lippi...
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    15th Century and Earlier Renaissance Portrait Paintings

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    Tempera, Panel

  • The Lamentation Of The Death Of Christ, 17th Century
    Located in Blackwater, GB
    The Lamentation Of The Death Of Christ, 17th Century follower of Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli (1573-1626) Fine huge 17th Century Italian Old Master depiction of the Lamentation at t...
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    18th Century Renaissance Portrait Paintings

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  • Smoking Tom Petty
    By Serge Strosberg
    Located in West Palm Beach, FL
    Tom Petty Fans! Welcome to Tom Petty Nation! This Original Oil, egg tempura, Enamel paint, glass, custom made felt hat, textile, metal mesh, on wood panel is a beautiful tribute to ...
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    21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings

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  • New Orleans Sounds Egg Tempera 9 x 12 Portraiture Finalist PSA Jazz Music
    By E. Melinda Morrison
    Located in Houston, TX
    While walking in Jackson Square in New Orleans, you can't help but hear the trumpets and trombones of the Jackson Street band that spends their time entertaining the tourists and loc...
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    2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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  • Many-Worlds Interpretation (H.C.H.P)
    By Colin Hunt
    Located in New York, NY
    Looking at a painting by Colin Hunt is like watching someone pass through a hole in our consciousness. As the landscape refracts through the sitter’s absence and fills that emptiness...
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    2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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  • St. Vincent Ferrer Preaching to the People of Salamanca
    Located in New York, NY
    Provenance: Private Collection, New Jersey The present painting depicts Saint Vincent Ferrer preaching from a raised pulpit to a group of seven peopl...
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    15th Century and Earlier Renaissance Figurative Paintings

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