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1. about 23 hours ago on That is Priceless

   Bassanio winning the heart of Portia, The Merchant of Venice: 

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   "Category:The Merchant of Venice" 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 Paoletti, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this large 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 #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 the blog entry with my comment pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 2 works by him have been used here, the November 9, 2022, strip being the prior.

2. 2 days ago on That is Priceless

   The Broken Dish: 

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   "Category:Paul Seignac" 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 Dish, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly A5 paper size painting. 

   Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3313 (April 30, 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

   An Oft Told Tale: 

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   "Category:Stools 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 Tale, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly B4 paper size, oil on panel painting. 

   Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3312 (April 29, 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 blog entry with my comment pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 46 works (57 times, including 11 repeats) by him have been used here, the December 1, 2023, strip being the prior (a repeat).

4. 6 days ago on That is Priceless

   Yale museum’s description.

5. 6 days ago on That is Priceless

   Firewood Seller, Tenerife: 

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   "Category:Tenerife 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 283, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly B5 paper size painting. 

   Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3311 (April 26, 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 the info about this artist I used to point to here. Only work by him used here so far.

6. 7 days ago on That is Priceless

   Committee for the French Art Exhibition in Copenhagen 1888: 

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   "Category:Meetings 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 Krøyer, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly B1 paper size painting.

    Again, a larger strip image is shown by merely clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2116 (1/15/19) (April 24, 2024) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment. I have added a comment there pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 11 works by this artist have been used here (13 times total, including a Classic, and this Throwback Thursday repeat), the January 15, 2019, strip being its first use. The December 26, 2016, strip has the prior by him (the other repeat).

7. 8 days 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.

8. 9 days 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.

9. 10 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.

10. 12 days ago on That is Priceless

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