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1. 2 days ago on That is Priceless

   Youth. From the series: The Four Ages of Man: 

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   "Category:1840s paintings from Denmark" 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 Youth, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this large painting, including the museum’s Description. 

   Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3330 (May 31, 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 and reply there pointing to the info about this artist I used to point to here. Only work by him used here so far.

2. 3 days ago on That is Priceless

   The Young Harpist: 

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   "Category:Harps in paintings" Wikimedia 

   (syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, Brave, 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 Boilly, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting. 

   Again, a larger strip image is also shown by merely clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2706 (5/13/21) (May 29, 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 and reply pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 10 works by this artist have been used here (12 times total, including this and a prior Throwback Thursday repeat), the May 13, 2021, strip being its first use. The October 21, 2021, strip has the prior by him (the other repeat), and the June 28, 2021, strip has the prior non-repeat by him.

3. 4 days ago on That is Priceless

   I’ve tried the Brave search engine (from its dot com webpage, like the 6 others that worked), not the Brave browser (which I don’t have; yes, like any modern browser, I would guess you can choose the default search engine in Preferences or whatever). Again at this time, it showed zero results (probably because being new, it hasn’t built up a widely varied search history). In a couple years, it might work with this choice of search parameters as well.

4. 4 days ago on That is Priceless

   The little painter (Claude Renoir): 

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   "Category:Vases in portrait paintings" 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 petit, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting. 

   Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3329 (May 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 .png from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to the blog entry with my comment and replies pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 14 works by him have been used here (15 times, including a repeat), the November 17, 2022, strip being the prior (the repeat).

5. 5 days ago on That is Priceless

   Looking at a Painting or Visit to the Studio: 

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   "Category:Folding screens 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 2.81, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting. 

   Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3328 (May 28, 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, 6 works by him have been used here (7 times, including a repeat), the November 23, 2023, strip being the prior (the repeat).

6. 6 days ago on Mother Goose and Grimm

   Charles “Sparky” Schulz passed on February 12, 2000, and on May 27, 2000, over 50 cartoonists included Peanuts references in their own strips, Mike Peters being one of them. This being May 27, I wonder if that’s why CB is portrayed in this one. This strip’s archive only goes back to 11/25/02; so, I can’t say if this is close to what Mr. Peters used in 2000.

7. 9 days ago on That is Priceless

   François Tronchin: 

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   "Category:Pastels by Jean-Étienne Liotard" 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 70.9, 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 B3 paper size painting, along with a Description. If your browser isn’t set up to handle .tif images, to see an enlarged image there and avoid the 70.9 MB image download to your device, click a size under the image, rather than the image itself. 

   Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3327 (May 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 June 23, 2014, strip being the prior. GoComics has deactivated the hyperlinks and removed the new lines in my extensive comment there; but, perhaps the text remains informative.

8. 10 days ago on That is Priceless

   Using part of the filename in the search I think violates the rule barring links in GC comments. You may get away with it if nobody flags it; but, your comment may also be deleted by the GC Moderator if someone does. That’s why I use an indirect (2 step) search. Searching for what I said above gave zero results using the Brave search engine. On the other hand, the 6 search engines I listed above found it immediately.

9. 10 days ago on That is Priceless

   The Abduction of Europa: 

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   "Category:1908 oil on canvas paintings in Switzerland" 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 Felix, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this large painting, including now the museum’s English (or French if that’s your default) Description. 

   Again, a larger strip image is also shown by merely clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2652 (3/1/21) (May 22, 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 and reply pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 4 works by this artist have been used here (5 times total, including this Throwback Thursday repeat), the March 1, 2021, strip being its first use. The January 5, 2022, strip has the prior by him.

10. 11 days ago on That is Priceless

    John Collins of Devizes: 

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    "Category:John Russell (painter)" Wikimedia 

    (syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, Brave, 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 Devizes, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting, and a link to the museum’s Description. 

    Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3326 (May 22, 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.