Francesca (Fanny) Carlini (Venezia, 1859-1944), figlia del ritrattista Giulio Carlini (Venezia, 1826-1887), segue con buon successo la strada del padre.
E’ una delle prime donne a diplomarsi all’Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, intraprendendo poi una carriera che la vedrà vincitrice nel 1884 della Medaglia d’argento del Crystal Palace a Londra.
Fine Artist JoAnn Peralta's fine art paintings have captivated collectors with her keen sense of mood and lush brushwork since 2004.
Each painting invokes a timeless romantic flair towards life and sets a tone of intrigue through her use of lighting and color.
The beauty of light with a contemporary, modernist touch is what Peralta describes as her inspiration.
Her passion for the West, historical and romanticized, are what dominate her vision and scope as it pertains to her hispanic and Italian ancestry and it continues to draw Masters of the American West, Autry Museum patrons and collectors.
Rocco Normanno was born in Taurisano, a small town in the province of Lecce.
There, he completed his secondary education at the Professional Institute for Commerce, and, in 2003, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence.
Normanno currently lives and works in Tuscany.
Rocco Normanno stands out as an artist who freely expresses himself with an autonomous language, but who refers to Caravaggio’s poetics by painting ordinary people, making them become great interpreters of biblical or mythological themes revisited in own way.
"La campanella" (Italian for "The little bell") is the subtitle given to the third of Franz Liszt's six Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141 (1851). It is in the key of G-sharp minor.
"La campanella" is a revision of an earlier version from 1838, the Études d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini, S. 140.
Its melody comes from the final movement of Niccolò Paganini'sViolin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, where the tune was reinforced by a "little handbell".
Mozart wrote the "Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra in C major" in April 1778, during his seven-month sojourn in Paris.
It was commissioned by Adrien-Louis de Bonnières, duc de Guînes (1735-1806), a flutist, for his use and for that of his eldest daughter, Marie-Louise-Philippine (1759-1796), a harpist, who was taking composition lessons from the composer, at the duke's home, the Hôtel de Castries.
Mozart stated in a letter to his father that he thought the duke played the flute "extremely well" and that Marie's playing of the harp was "magnifique".
Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841-1905) | Mozart child with a violin, 1887 | Musée Fabre
Descending from peasant class, Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky dedicated a significant portion of his work to rural schoolchildren.
His heroes hover indecisively at the classroom door, solve problems at the blackboard, read books or converse with the teacher.
The master's idealistic paintings upheld the notion that education was capable of improving public morality and overcoming the backwardness of the Russian countryside.
This lovingly painted and slightly sentimental canvas was possibly inspired by the personal memories of the artist, who attended Sergei Rachinsky's village school in Tatevo, Smolensk Province.
Ilya Yefimovich Repin / Илья́ Ефи́мович Ре́пин, (1844-1930), Russian painter of historical subjects known for the power and drama of his works.
Born to a poor family near Kharkov, Repin learned his trade from a painter of icons named Bunakov and in 1864 became a student at the Academy of Fine Arts at St. Petersburg.
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872-1930) was an American painter and a noted teacher who founded the Cape Cod School of Art in 1899.
He was born in Lodi, Illinois and his parents returned to Maine, raising him in the state where Charles' father was born.
At age 18, he went to New York, working as an office-boy by day in a stained-glass factory in New York, and studying at night school and with Henry Siddons Mowbray and William Merritt Chase, and abroad in both Holland and Italy.
American-born Swiss international artist Gwenneth Barth-White is a Maître Pastelliste of the 150-year-old Société des Pastellistes de France and has served as its Vice President for many years.
She's a Master Pastelist of the Pastel Society of America, and a Signature Member of the Portrait Society of America, where she has served as faculty.
Her work has been exhibited in Geneva, Gstaad, New York, Toronto, Paris, and in many French and American venues.
Vittorio Matteo Corcos returned in 1886 to Florence, where he painted the prominent and the fashionable portrait of a modern girl, Elena Vecchi, which has become the most emblematic image of the so-called Belle Epoque.
His most notorious portrait, however, was that of his mistress, Elena Vecchi, the daughter of a naval officer who carned his fame as Jack La Bolina, the author of popular adventure stories.
"Ellens dritter Gesang" ("Ellens Gesang III", D. 839, Op. 52, No. 6, 1825), in English: "Ellen's Third Song", was composed by Franz Schubert in 1825 as part of his Op. 52, a setting of seven songs from Walter Scott's 1810 popular narrative poem The Lady of the Lake, loosely translated into German.
Giovanni Battista Salvi called Sassoferrato (1609-1685) | The Madonna in prayer | Christie's
Born in 1823 at Saint-Marcellin (Isère), Hugues Merle studied in Paris with the history painter Léon Cogniet (1794-1880) and devoted himself to a wide range of subjects, from religious themes and historical anecdotes to incidents from contemporary life, particularly of the urban and rural poor.
His greatest popular successes, however, were won by scenes of maternal affection and childhood innocence that he sought to imbue with impish sweetness and sentimentality.
Francesco Lavagna (Naples, 1684-1724) was an Italian still life painter who worked mainly in Naples.
Little is known about his biographical data and career, but he was first mentioned by B. De Dominici in the 18th century and has since been regarded as an important still life painter of the Neapolitan School.
- "Contemplation, harmony, proportion, stillness; this is the invisible thread that weave my aspiration" - Antonio Calderara
Self-taught as a child growing up in Milan, and later mentored for a time by a young Lucio Fontana, the earliest influences of Antonio Calderara (1903-1978) were of the figuration and light effects of Piero della Francesca, Seurat and the Milanese Novecento painters.
After abandoning his university studies in engineering in 1925 the young man dedicated himself fully to experimenting with colour and form.
Angelo Tommasi is a Naturalistic painter, influenced by Courbet’s realism, and played an active role spreading the technique employed by the Macchiaioli.
The monumental painting The Emigrants shows a common situation in Italy after the unification process.
The burning and dramatic theme of overseas emigration is vividly depicted by the packed crowds at the Port of Livorno, people who have resigned themselves to their fate and the expectation of embarkation. The painting's extraordinary dimensions contribute to an illustration of the theme of Italian emigration on an almost epic scale.
Nicoletta Ceccoli born and still live in her native Republic of San Marino.
She graduated from the Institute of Art in Urbino (Italy) in the section of animation.
Since 1995 Nicoletta has been commissioned as illustrator to create work in the editorial world for several children’s books, magazines, book covers, CDs and posters, advertising.
After graduating from university with a degree in philosophy, she began her artistic studies in the studio of the realist Neapolitan painter Fulvio De Marinis, through the time-honored ritual of copying the works of the masters.
Raffaello, Rubens, Caravaggio, de Ribera, Ingres, Bouguereau, and the 18th-century Neapolitan school became a solid base from which to launch her own original works and creative impulses.
The remarkable Italian artist Mario Mariotti (1936-1997) was a conceptual artist who transforms his hands into odd, fantastic creatures.
He can turn hands into almost anything.
His book "Animani" showcased a great variety of wild animals and birds -- all hands, adorned with a lot of paint, a few toothpicks, string and some button eyes.
The Roman world was a mass of colour - most clearly preserved in Pompeii.
In wealthy houses, mosaics, frescoes and marble panelling formed a multi-coloured backdrop to painted sculpture, terracotta objects and furniture - as well, of course, did textiles and soft furnishings.
Public temples and other monuments featured vibrant decorations, while the streets blazed with painted signs and adverts for shops, bars, and politicians.
Art Déco Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes - Esposizione internazionale delle arti decorativi ed industriali moderni, tenutasi a Parigi nel 1925 - e per quest'ultimo motivo noto anche come Stile 1925 - viene considerato un fenomeno del gusto che interessò sostanzialmente il secondo ed il terzo decennio del secolo XX: riguardò le arti decorative, le arti visive, l'architettura, la moda.
L'Expo parigina del 1925 vide trionfare, fra i molti espositori stranieri, la speciale raffinatezza francese in varie categorie merceologiche, dall'ebanisteria agli accessori di moda: Parigi restava il centro internazionale del buon gusto anche negli anni critici seguiti alla prima guerra mondiale.
Forte ed ambiziosa, Gabrielle Coco Chanel (1883-1971), sovvertì la moda femminile costretta all’interno di rigidi schemi sociali, rivoluzionò il concetto di femminilità, imponendosi come figura fondamentale del fashion design e della cultura popolare del XX secolo.
Chanel non faceva parte della aristocrazia parigina, né dell’alta borghesia, ma riuscì a rendere à la page gli abiti delle sartine e delle commesse anche tra le ricche signore di Deauville.
Philippe Faraut is a figurative artist specializing in life-size portrait sculptures and monumental stone sculptures.
His media of choice are water-based clay and marble.
From his extensive research of the human face he developed a technique of modeling the portrait that he shares with his sculpting students during his numerous sculpting classes and seminars taught hroughout the US.
French painter André Savy creates inviting scenes featuring the crisp white-washed architecture of Mykonos, Santorini and other Greek islands of the Cyclades against the mythic blues of the Aegean region.
These islands and their gentle leisurely pace of life have offered artistic inspiration to the artist on his frequent visits to capture the unique clarity of the Aegean light.
OPA Signature Member, Art Gallery Painter, Award-Winning Artist, Sr. Illustrator in Animation and Gaming field, Paul Cheng was born in Guangzhou, China.
- "My youth was the decade of China’s Cultural Revolution", he says.
"There were no art teachers and no art teaching books.
I had to explore painting by myself and find some art loving students to draw and paint together".
For London-based artist James Cook, drawing portraits used to be a struggle. But that all changed when he discovered his now-signature tool: the typewriter.
From his office in London, Cook creates incredible drawings using his collection of more than 40 typewriters, many of which were donated to him by fans of his work.
His artworks range from images of buildings and landscapes to portraits of animals and celebrities, such as Tom Hanks.
He uses a random assortment of letters, numbers and punctuation marks to form his masterpieces.
From small commissions to drawings made of more than 500,000 characters, James has produced close to 300 pieces of work on his growing collection of more than 60 typewriters.
James describes his artwork as "a picture worth a thousand words" and has produced artwork for celebrities, public figures and musicians.
In just over a decade, James has produced more than 350 typewritten drawings.
To produce his stunning artwork, James has acquired more than 100 typewriters which have mostly been generously donated by fans of his work.
Using the typewriters, he has produced artwork for celebrities, television presenters, musicians and famous businesses.
The scale of James Cook’s work ranges from the size of a postcard and the antithesis of this being rolls-upon-rolls of paper.
Larger drawings are constructed in section and hot-pressed together thereby allowing for creations larger than the limitations of a typewriter’s traditional paper-feed.
Concealed in most drawings are hidden type-written messages or words inspired by the backstory of a particular project that the artist is working on.
Typewriter artist James Cook at the work
Per l'artista londinese James Cook, disegnare ritratti era un tempo una vera e propria lotta.
Ma tutto è cambiato quando ha scoperto il suo strumento di lavoro, oggi diventato il suo cavallo di battaglia: la macchina da scrivere.
Dal suo ufficio di Londra, Cook crea disegni incredibili utilizzando la sua collezione di oltre 40 macchine da scrivere, molte delle quali gli sono state donate da fan delle sue opere.
Le sue opere spaziano da immagini di edifici e paesaggi a ritratti di animali e celebrità, come Tom Hanks.
Utilizza un assortimento casuale di lettere, numeri e segni di punteggiatura per creare i suoi capolavori.
Tristan und Isolde (Tristan and Isolde), WWV 90, is a music drama in three acts by Richard Wagner set to a German libretto by the composer, loosely based on the medieval 12th-century romance Tristan and Iseult by Gottfried von Strassburg.
First conceived in 1854, the music was composed between 1857-1859 and premiered at the Königliches Hoftheater und Nationaltheater in Munich on 10 June 1865 with Hans von Bülow conducting.
Gustav Klimt | The Kiss, 1908 | Österreichische Galerie Belvedere
"The Blue Danube" is the common English title of "An der schönen blauen Donau", Op. 314 / German for "By the Beautiful Blue Danube", a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II (1825-1899), composed in 1866.
Originally performed on 15 February 1867 at a concert of the Wiener Männergesang-Verein (Vienna Men's Choral Association), it has been one of the most consistently popular pieces of music in the classical repertoire.
Its initial performance was considered only a mild success, however, and Strauss is reputed to have said:
"The devil take the waltz, my only regret is for the coda - I wish that had been a success!"
Mihály Zichy | Ball in the Concert Hall of the Winter Palace during the Official Visit of Nasir al-Din Shah in May 1873-1874 | State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Born in the picturesque region of Osh in the Kyrgyz Republic-Uzbekistan, Aziz Sulaymanov discovered his passion for painting at a young age, laying the foundation for a lifelong pursuit of artistic excellence.
Aziz Sulaymanov's artistic journey took flight as he honed his skills at a tailored art academy before venturing to Saint-Petersburg, Russia, to refine his craft under the mentorship of esteemed Russian artists Nikolay Evdokimov and Tuman Jumanaev.
With a keen eye for detail and a distinctive style, Aziz's paintings captivate viewers with their depth, beauty, and emotional resonance.
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