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1. about 17 hours ago on That is Priceless

   Model Making Mischief: 

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   "Category:Pranks in art" Wikimedia 

   (syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia and Yandex search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found and once there find the text string Madrazo, and click its link for info and links that point to more info (perhaps best viewed using the Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browsers, which can automatically translate most webpages if necessary) about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting, plus the museum’s Description. 

   Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3310 (April 24, 2024) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger, if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 2 works by him have been used here, the December 19, 2018, strip being the prior.

2. 1 day ago on That is Priceless

   A Fool with Two Women: 

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   "Category:Jesters in art" Wikimedia 

   (syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, and Yandex search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found and once there find the text string women, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting, along with a recent auction house’s Description. 

   Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3309 (April 23, 2024) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger, if you trim what’s after .jpg from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to the info about this artist I used to point to here. Only work by him used here so far.

3. 3 days ago on That is Priceless

   Portrait of a scholar: 

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   "Category:Paintings of open books" Wikimedia 

   (syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia and Yandex search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found and once there find the text string Scholar, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly life size painting, plus the museum’s Description. 

   Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3308 (April 21, 2024) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu. I have added a comment there pointing the blog entry with my comment and reply pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 9 works associated with him have been used here, the April 22, 2022, strip being the prior.

4. 4 days ago on That is Priceless

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5. 6 days ago on That is Priceless

   Wikipedia has that plus a lot more, noting the Reference where what you say came from. But, since Artvee doesn’t say it copied from Wikipedia, I guess that it doesn’t have that reference isn’t surprising.

6. 6 days ago on That is Priceless

   Portrait of the Right Honorable William Brownlow: 

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   "Category:Politicians of Northern Ireland" Wikimedia 

   (syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia and Yandex search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found (using DuckDuckGo currently needs a second click to get there from its first found) and once there find the text string Brownlow, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting, plus the auction house’s Description. 

   Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3307 (April 19, 2024) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger, if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing the blog entry with my comment pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 3 works by him have been used here, the September 18, 2023, strip being the prior.

7. 6 days ago on That is Priceless

   I said the Wikipedia links became text at Artvee. I highly doubt people use Artvee as a Wikipedia reference. If you look at other Artvee webpages, their artist bio text entries are copies of the artists’ Wikipedia pages (any links there becoming text at Artvee), just like in this case. Not only does Artvee not add anything, you lose the links (which some find valuable).

8. 7 days ago on That is Priceless

   Pretty much taken word-for-word from his Wikipedia page, with links becoming pure text.

9. 7 days ago on That is Priceless

   Rustic Courtship or In the Garden: 

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   "Category:Rural culture in art" Wikimedia 

   (syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, and Ecosia search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found, and once there find the text string Rustic, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly B4 paper size painting.

    Again, a larger strip image is shown by merely clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2479 (6/26/20) (April 17, 2024) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment. I have added a comment there pointing the blog entry with my comment pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 12 works by this artist have been used here (15 times total, including a Classic, this and another Throwback Thursday repeats), the July 26, 2020, strip being its first use. The March 30, 2023, strip has the prior by him (another repeat).

10. 8 days ago on For Better or For Worse

    I clicked “Like” because you took the time to post it here.