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Title: Illustrated catalogue of 100 paintings of old masters of the Dutch, Flemish, Italian, French, and English schools : belonging to the Sedelmeyer Gallery, which contains about 1000 original paintings of ancient and modern artists
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Galerie Sedelmeyer
Subjects: Painting
Publisher: Paris : (The Gallery)
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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Sq. — Canaletto (Antonio Canale))) GUARD I (Francesco) (i7i2-i793) 60. La Piazza San Marco The view is taken from St-Marcs Church. The Place in full sun-light, is crowded with people. In the centre are three tradesmenunder white tents. Canvas, 18 1/2 in. by 25 1/4 in. ® GUARDI Francesco)(1712-1793) 61. The Feast of the Bucentoro The large canal is covered with magnificent gondolas and elegantboats, full with people dressed in splendid costumes, the livelycolours of which are reflected on the dark water of the canal. Thepalaces on the opposite bank swarm with people at each windowand even on the roofs. The Bucentoro is on the left; from a platform,the Doge is going to throw his ring into the water, symbolizing themarriage of Venice with the Adriatic. Canvas, 4G 1/2 in. by G5 in. From the Febre Collection.Crabbe Sale, 1800. — 16000 francs.
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6i. — Guardi (Francesco) MURILLO (Bartolome Esteban)(1618-1682) 62. The Portrait of the Artist Half-length, life-size, turned to the right, three-quarter face,looking at the spectator. Bare-headed ; long, wavy hair, falling on theshoulders. Brown, heavy Spanish cloak, open at the neck, wherethe equally open shirt is seen. His left hand is placed on his breast.Dark-grey background. Canvas, 3o 1/2 in. by 24 1/4 in. MURILLO (Bartolome Esteban)(1618-1682) 63. Portrait of Doha Juana Eminente Curtis, in « Valasquez and Murillo », p. 3o2, n0479, describes this picture asfollows : « A lady of the Court of Philip IV, in black dress with slashedsleeves, white undersleeves and scalloped lace collar with long hairparted on her shoulders; her right hand, holding a fan, is on theback of a red chair; her left touches an ornament on the bosom ofher dress. » Canvas, 39 by 3o in. Sold as a Valasquez in the Louis Philippe Sale, n° 1S2. J. C. Robinson Esq. London. From a private Collection in Madr

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