God's Creatures
God's Creatures is a 1913 oil on canvas painting by Eugen von Blaas, an Austro/Italian artist born in Italy to Austrian parents. Von Blaas, also known as Eugene de Blaas or Eugenio Blaas, had been largely taught to paint by his father, himself a painter, and adopted a style described as Academic Classicism. 

In June 2020 this particular work, held in a private collection, was being auctioned by Sothebys, making full use of internet bidding, with a starting bid of 70,000 GBP. It features a Catholic nun gazing meditatively from a balcony at a flock of swallows. Any meaning or symbolism in the work may be largely explained by von Blaas' heartfelt religious convictions. Nuns feature in several of his works. 
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Eugen von Blaas
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Q189458
Academic Classicism
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Q654762
Sothebys
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Q96379636
God's Creatures
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1913-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1913
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2020-06-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
June 2020
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creator
inception