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Thursday, February 12, 2026

GUILTY PUNCHINELLO ... a painting by giovanni battista tiepolo, auctioned by Christies in 2024 ... an ugly painting of an ugly subject ... but from a great artist

https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6510040 GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO, CALLED GIAMBATTISTA TIEPOLO (VENICE 1696-1770 MADRID) Guilty Punch...

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Sold at Christie's yesterday ... the Lot Essay suggests that the Tyger is allegorical, possibly in response to tyrannical governments in England and in France ...

Lot Essay This exceptionally rare impression of The Tyger , William Blake’s most famous poem, is from the very first issue of his Songs ...

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tristan: Tenby, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom; you were only supposed to eat the cake, john ... not the flipping candles !

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