{"id":7045,"date":"2019-09-11T10:38:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T09:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tornabuoniart.com\/artisti\/appel-karel\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T14:10:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:10:35","slug":"appel-karel","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.tornabuoniart.com\/en\/artisti\/appel-karel\/","title":{"rendered":"Appel Karel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1577099752877{margin-top: 100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; enable_sticky=&#8221;true&#8221; sticky_offset=&#8221;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1547225524376{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tornabuoniart.com\/en\/artists\/\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>&lt;&lt; back to artists<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7043&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; 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