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Federico da Montefeltro (1422-1482), Duke of Urbino, (above) was one of the most successful generals of the Italian Renaissance.
During one of his early campaigns he was wounded, leaving him blinded in the right eye and seriously disfigured.
Federico's portraits thus invariably picture his left, 'good' side.
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Percy Flarge
Editor
Artnose
The Ostrich Farm
London SW16 2LU
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Artnose was founded in 2001 by journalist Percy Flarge to provide a more impartial and insightful news website for the art world.
After winning a string of prestigious international prizes for his own work, Flarge spotted a gap in the market. "It was about three feet square and maybe ten inches deep," Flarge recalls. "A bright light shone out from it, beckoning me in. So I followed."
As well as monitoring events in the art market, Artnose also manages the careers of artists that no-one else will touch in order to nurture their anonymity. The company is based in a vast warehouse in the East End of London and has extensive non-existent worldwide publishing and promotional interests.
Artnose is not affiliated to any media conglomerates, luxury goods groups or other corporate interests and does not 'burn' venture capital, so if you'd like to give some, please leave it in a brown paper bag outside our back door and we'll collect it in the morning. If you have an independent opinion about contemporary art, we're not interested.
We would be delighted to receive your feedback about our website, be it positive or negative. If it's positive, we might consider publishing it. If it's negative, we'll send the muscle round with a baseball bat. So be nice.
Grateful
thanks to Aidan Potts for his excellent animated gifs on the Links and
Small Ads pages,
for which he waived his customary astronomical fee. (email:
aidan at professor potts dot com)
Artnose - Testimonials and Press Applause
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British artists in recent years. They need their heads
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