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In December 2014, Peter Lik reportedly sold a photograph titled Phantom to an anonymous bidder for $6.5 million, making it potentially the third highest price paid for a photograph. [33] [34] [35] Lik's claim has been greeted with much scepticism.
Portrait of a Young Man Wearing Lynx Fur (1560) by Paolo Veronese. Portrait of a Young Man Wearing Lynx Fur, Gentleman with a Lynx Pelt or Portrait of a Man is a 1560 painting by Paolo Veronese, produced during his stay in Rome and showing similarities to his Baptism of Christ (Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Brunswick) and The Anointing of David (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna). [1]
The prime minister's portrait gallery dates back to 1890, when John A. Macdonald, the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada, assisted in the unveiling of his own portrait. [3] At first, the works were commissioned by friends and colleagues, made by the artist's own initiative, and then donated to the Crown Collection. A century later ...
The market value of the metal varies, depending on the spot price of silver. The standard version has a weight of 1 troy ounce (31.1 grams). [1] The Silver Maple Leaf's obverse and reverse display, respectively, the profile of Charles III and the Canadian Maple Leaf. In 2014, new security features were introduced: radial lines and a micro ...
In addition, Bush's portrait for the National Portrait Gallery was uncharacteristically released several weeks before his administration had ended. Painted by Robert A. Anderson, it was unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. , on December 19, 2008.
The Portrait of a Gentleman in a Fur (Italian: Ritratto di gentiluomo in pelliccia) is an oil painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Paolo Veronese measuring 140 centimetres (55 in) by 107 centimetres (42 in), dated to c. 1550–1560 and now in the Galleria Palatina in Florence. Another version exists at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest.
The scientific name Felis lynx canadensis was proposed by Robert Kerr in 1792 who described a lynx from Canada. [3] In the late 19th century, several lynx zoological specimens were described: Lynx subsolanus was proposed by Outram Bangs in 1897 for a lynx skin and skull collected near Codroy, Newfoundland. [4]