Reading 8 Artworks about books and readers

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Reading
Vladimir Kush (Russian, 1965) Pillowbook
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Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641) Sir John Suckling,
1632 The Frick Collection, New York
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Auguste Toulmouche (1829-1890)
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Auguste Toulmouche (1829-1890) Reading Lesson
1865 Museum of Fine Arts,Boston
Auguste Toulmouche (1829-1890) An Afternoon Idyll
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The love letter
Auguste Toulmouche (1829-1890) He studied with
Charles Gleyre and is known mainly for his
portraits of Parisian women Émile Zola spoke of
"Toulmouche's delicious dolls." He was named a
Chevalier of the Legion of Honour
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Auguste Toulmouche (1829-1890)
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Sandro Botticelli (1445 1510) Virgin and Child
(The Madonna of the Book) at Poldi Pezzoli Museum
Milan Italy
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Sandro Botticelli (1445 1510) Madonna of the
Magnificat (Madonna del Magnificat 1481 Galleria
degli Uffizi, Firenze
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Sandro Botticelli (1445 1510) Madonna of the
Magnificat,1481 Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
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Camilo Mori (Chilean Painter, 1896 -1973) The
Traveller, 1923
Carl Herpfer (German 1836 - 1897) The Love Letter
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Carl Heinrich Hoff (German, 1838-1890) A letter
of importance
Carl Heinrich Hoff (German, 1838-1890) The
Eavesdropper
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Carl Larsson (1853 1919) was a Swedish painter
and interior designer, representative of the Arts
and Crafts Movement. His many paintings include
oils, watercolors, and frescoes. He considered
his finest work to be Midvinterblot (Midwinter
Sacrifice), a large wall mural now displayed
inside the Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts.
Carl Larrson (1853-1919) An Interior with a
Woman Reading
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Carl Larrson (1853-1919) Lisbeth reading
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Carl Larrson (1853-1919) My Eldest Daughter (Min
aldsta dotter), 1904
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Fresco of a monk reading. Santa Maria dei Servi,
Siena, Italy.
Correggio (Italian Mannerist Painter,
ca.1489-1534) St.Catherine Reading
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Figurine Buddha monk reading book antique gold
29cm
Odilon Redon, (French, 1840-1916) lAlsace ou
moine lisant Oil on canvas, 68.5 x 54.2 cm,
Kunstmuseum Winterthur (Switzerland)
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St. Catherine of Sweden
St. Catherine of Sweden (right) and her Mother,
St. Bridget of Sweden (left) Painting from the
Högsby church in Smalandia.
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Alexandre Cabanel (1823 1889) Cabanel painted
historical, classical and religious subjects in
the academic style. According to Diccionario
Enciclopedico Salvat, Cabanel is the best
representative of the L'art pompier and Napoleon
III's preferred painter
Patricienne de Venise
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Alexandre Cabanel (1823 1889) Cabanel took
part in the decoration of the Pantheon in Paris
Alexandre Cabanel (1823 1889) Pantheon Left
three panels
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Alexandre Cabanel (1823 1889) Saint Louis
Rendering Justice, Ending Judicial Fighting, and
Founding the Institutions that are his Glory
(Detail)
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Alexandre Cabanel (1823 1889) The Education of
Saint Louis at the knees of Blanche of Castile
(Detail)
Alexandre Cabanel (1823 1889) Monk Sitting,
Reading the Bible 1877
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Tiffany Window of St Augustine Lightner
Museum St. Augustine, Florida, USA
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Francesco del Cossa (1473) oil on
panel Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
Ventura Salimbeni (also later called Bevilacqua
1568 1613) St Catherine of Alexandria
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Andrea del Castagno Dante, ca. 1450 Galleria
degli Uffizi, Firenze
Lawrence of Brindisi (1559-1619) Doctor
apostolicus (Apostolic Doctor)
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Carlo Dolci (1616 1686) St.Catherine Reading a
Book
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Carlo Dolci (1616 1686) Saint Mark
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Vittore Carpaccio (c. 1465 1526) The Virgin
Reading National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Cornelis Bisschop (16301674) Old Woman Sleeping
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Cornelis Bisschop (16301674) La lecture -
Pays-Bas Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique
Cornelis Bisschop (16301674) A Scholar in His
Study c. 1655 Agnes Etherington Art Centre,
Kingston
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Presentation Sanda Foisoreanu
2012
Sound James Galway - Mercadante
Concerto in E minor - Largo