Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)

Romain de Tirtoff (1892-1990) was a Russian-born French painter and designer known by the pseudonym Erté, a French pronunciation of initials R.T. Tirtoff was born as Roman Petrov de Tyrtov /Роман Петрович Тыртов in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire in a very distinguished family with roots traced back to 1548.

His father Pyotr Ivanovich de Tyrtov was a Fleet Admiral.

In 1910-1912 Romain moved to Paris to pursue a career as a designer.

This decision was made over strong objections of his father, who wanted Romain to continue a family tradition and to become a naval officer.

Citazioni di Giorgio De Chirico

• "Un'opera d'arte per divenire immortale deve sempre superare i limiti dell'umano senza preoccuparsi né del buon senso né della logica".

• "L'arte deve creare sensazioni sconosciute in passato; spogliare l'arte dal comune e dall'accettato... sopprimere completamente l'uomo quale guida o come mezzo per esprimere dei simboli, delle sensazioni, dei pensieri, liberare la pittura una volta per tutte dall'antropomorfismo... vedere ogni cosa, anche l'uomo, nella sua qualità di cosa.".

Frida Kahlo | You rain on me - I sky you, | Tu mi piovi, Io ti cielo, 1947

You rain on me - I sky you

You’re the fineness, childhood,

life - my love - little boy - old man

mother and center - blue - tender-

ness - I hand you my

universe and you live me

It is you whom I love today.

- I love you with all my loves

Romain de Tirtoff | Art Déco fashion illustrator

Nessun altro stilista ha avuto un'influenza maggiore di Erté nel XX secolo.

Le sue creazioni sgargianti hanno caratterizzato uno dei decenni più opulenti ed iconici della storia: gli anni '20.

Attraversando molti ambiti della cultura visiva, tra cui illustrazioni per riviste di moda, costumi per l'opera e il balletto, scultura e scenografia per il teatro, lo stile inconfondibile di Erté ha segnato l'era moderna.

Martha Medeiros | Lentamente muore / Die slowly / A morte devagar, 2000

Lentamente muore

chi diventa schiavo dell’abitudine,

ripetendo ogni giorno gli stessi percorsi,

chi non cambia la marca o colore dei vestiti,

chi non rischia,

chi non parla a chi non conosce.

When Christmas was prohibit

While Christmas is celebrated globally, throughout history, various nations and regions have banned Christmas celebrations for religious, political, or ideological reasons.

These bans ranged from 17th-century religious reformations to 20th-century state-sponsored atheism.

Even today, in 2025, there are nations that maintain strict bans or significant restrictions on Christmas celebrations.

A 1931 edition of the Soviet magazine Bezbozhnik, published by the League of Militant Atheists, depicting an Orthodox Christian priest being forbidden to take home a tree for the celebration of Christmastide, which was banned under the Marxist-Leninist doctrine of state atheism.

Norman Rockwell's Silent Night: A Visual Symphony of Holiday Humanity

Norman Rockwell's (1894-1978) skilled hand captured the most heartwarming holiday moments as no one else could.

Over his career, he produced nearly 30 Christmas-themed covers for The Saturday Evening Post, The Literary Digest and numerous others for publications like McCall's and Boys' Life, as well as for cards and advertisements.

Ekaterina Vassilenko Searcy | Ballet dancers

Ekaterina Vassilenko Searcy /Екатерина Василенко Сирси is a Russian-born American figurative and portrait painter, living and working in San Diego, California.

Her drawings and oil paintings respect the technique and style of old masters of Renaissance and baroque period of Italian, Flemish, French and Russian masters.