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Lady Marjorie Manners, later Marchioness of Anglesey (1883-1946), aged 17, painted by the english artist James Jebusa Shannon, 1900.

The painting is a portrayal of a the young girl on the eve of womanhood, stroking her pug dog.

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The Two Crowns by Frank Bernard Dicksee (1853-1928), an oil on canvas painting, painted 1900. It is a part of Tate Britain’s gallery in London.

The painting shows a scene where medieval prince returns and is greeted by a jubilation but is astounded by a crucifix instead of celebrating. The title draws attention to the king’s golden crown and Christ’s crown of thorn. Dicksee uses this highly moral scene to poke holes in the importance and relevance of the noble king in armor, and pointing towards a life with spiritual significance. The painting is a reminder of the contrast between earthly, temporal power and spiritual power.

source: www.tate.org.uk

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God Speed is an oil painting by the British painter Edmund Leighton. It is depicting an armored knight departing to war and leaving his lady, who tied a red sash around the knight's arm. 1900. God Speed is one of several paintings Leighton painted during the early 1900's depicting chivalry.

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Portrait of Lady Diana Manners, an oil on canvas painting by the english painter John R.H. Lavery (1856-1941), 1912.

Lady Diana Manners (later Lady Diana Cooper, Viscountess Norwich), 1892-1986, was a English aristocrat and socialite, who also wrote memoirs.

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Sleeping Beauty, painted by the australian academic and painter Hans Zatzka (1859-1945 or 1949), also known as P. Ronsard, Pierre de Ronsard, H. Zabateri, Joseph Bernard, and Bernard Zatzka.

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The Penitent Saint Jerome, an oil-on-canvas painting by the italian painter Simone Cantarini (1612-1648), also known as il Pesarese.

St Jerome (about 347-420 AD) is known for his latin translation of the Bible, the Vulgate, one of the first translations of the Bible.

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Man fighting a serpent (L'Homme combattant un serpent), 1893, by Gabriel Jules Thomas (1824-1905). Placed in The Musée Camille Claudel, Nogent-sur-Seine, France.