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Saint Anthony of Padua preaching to the fishes

Saint Anthony of Padua preaching to the fishes, 1779. Painting by Bernardo Rodriguez. Quito School. Colonial baroque. Painting. ECUADOR. PICHINCHA. Quito. Convent of San Francisco

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Advert for Leica cameras 1934

Take a Leica it'll be worth it'. The marvellous pictures you get with your Leica camera will be worth its price many, many times over. It knows no restrictions, its marvellous versatility permits snapshots day or night, speed, landscape or portrait subjects. Date: 1934

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Ad for Goodbye Old Man by Matania, WW1

Advertisement in The Sphere magazine promoting one of the most popular images painted by their special artist Fortunino Matania as a limited edition print. The picture, showing, an incident on the road to a Battery position in Southern Flanders, of a gunner saying goodbye to his wounded horse, was one of the most iconic of the war. Date: 1916

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