Paul Dubois (1829 -1905) | Figurative sculptor

Paul Dubois was a French sculptor🎨 and painter from Nogent-sur-Seine. His works were mainly sculptures and statues and he was also a portrait painter.

Paul Dubois was born on the 18 July 1829 in Nogent-sur-Seine, France.

He began studying law to please his father who practiced as a notary, but gave this up in order to train as a sculptor; his enthusiasm for this possibly fanned by the admiration he had for the work of his great-uncle Jean-Baptiste Pigalle.

When making his debut at the Paris Salon in 1857 he did so under the name Dubois-Pigalle.

Paul Dubois was a French sculptor🎨 and painter from Nogent-sur-Seine. His works were mainly sculptures and statues and he was also a portrait painter.

Paul Dubois was born on the 18 July 1829 in Nogent-sur-Seine, France.

He began studying law to please his father who practiced as a notary, but gave this up in order to train as a sculptor; his enthusiasm for this possibly fanned by the admiration he had for the work of his great-uncle Jean-Baptiste Pigalle.

When making his debut at the Paris Salon in 1857 he did so under the name Dubois-Pigalle.

Giovanni Paolo Pannini | Baroque painter

Giovanni Paolo Panini or Pannini (1691-1765) was a painter and architect who worked in Rome and is primarily known as one of the vedutisti ("view painters").

As a painter, Panini is best known for his vistas of Rome, in which he took a particular interest in the city's antiquities.

Among his most famous works are his view of the interior of the Pantheon (on behalf of Francesco Algarotti), and his vedute - paintings of picture galleries containing views of Rome.

Giovanni Paolo Panini or Pannini (1691-1765) was a painter and architect who worked in Rome and is primarily known as one of the vedutisti ("view painters").

As a painter, Panini is best known for his vistas of Rome, in which he took a particular interest in the city's antiquities.

Among his most famous works are his view of the interior of the Pantheon (on behalf of Francesco Algarotti), and his vedute - paintings of picture galleries containing views of Rome.

Giuseppe Muscio, 1955 | Hyperrealist painter

Italian painter Giuseppe Muscio was born in Orta Nova, a small town situated in the historical and cultural region of Apulia.

"I was fascinated by the majestic landscape around me and realised that I was born to be an artist and painter.

If I close my eyes, I still can smell the perfume of the rows of vines, the fragrance of the olives and the almonds.

Italian painter Giuseppe Muscio was born in Orta Nova, a small town situated in the historical and cultural region of Apulia.

"I was fascinated by the majestic landscape around me and realised that I was born to be an artist and painter.

If I close my eyes, I still can smell the perfume of the rows of vines, the fragrance of the olives and the almonds.

Юрий Обуховский, 1965 | Romantic Realism painter

Юрий Обуховский / Yuri Obukhovsky work in the genre of landscape in oil painting and watercolors, continuing and developing the traditions of Russian realistic school, or rather its direction "Romantic Realism".

Юрий Обуховский was born in Perm.

Юрий Обуховский / Yuri Obukhovsky work in the genre of landscape in oil painting and watercolors, continuing and developing the traditions of Russian realistic school, or rather its direction "Romantic Realism".

Юрий Обуховский was born in Perm.

Albert Henry Krehbiel | Impressionist painter

Albert Henry Krehbiel (1873-1945) was the most decorated American painter ever at the French Academy, winning the Prix De Rome, four Gold Medals and five cash prizes.

He was born in Denmark (Iowa) and taught, lived and worked for many years in Chicago.

In 1879, he moved with his family to Newton, Kansas, where his father was a prominent Mennonite layman, prosperous carriage and buggy maker, and later a co-founder of Bethel College.

Albert Henry Krehbiel (1873-1945) was the most decorated American painter ever at the French Academy, winning the Prix De Rome, four Gold Medals and five cash prizes.

He was born in Denmark (Iowa) and taught, lived and worked for many years in Chicago.

In 1879, he moved with his family to Newton, Kansas, where his father was a prominent Mennonite layman, prosperous carriage and buggy maker, and later a co-founder of Bethel College.

Johan Laurentz Jensen | Floral Still Life painter

Johan Laurentz Jensen (1800-1856), Danish painter🎨, was born in Gjentofte, near Copenhagen. He began his formal art training at the age of 14, studying under Fritzsch at the Copenhagen Academy, where he won medals in 1817-1818.

In 1822 Jensen moved to France to study porcelain manufacturing in Sevres, where Crown Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark had recommended him.

Johan Laurentz Jensen (1800-1856), Danish painter🎨, was born in Gjentofte, near Copenhagen. He began his formal art training at the age of 14, studying under Fritzsch at the Copenhagen Academy, where he won medals in 1817-1818.

In 1822 Jensen moved to France to study porcelain manufacturing in Sevres, where Crown Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark had recommended him.

Luigi Chialiva (1841-1914) | Naturalist painter

Luigi Chialiva was born in Caslano in the Italian speaking Canton of Ticino, in Switzerland in 1842, the son of Abbondio Chialiva.

He studied in Berne and graduated in architecture from the Polytechnic Institute in Zurich whereupon he worked with Gottfried Semper, the architect who designed, amongst other buildings, the Dresden Opera and Zurich Railway Station.

Chialiva then moved to Milan to study at the School of Art, and with Carlo Mancini (1829-1910).

Luigi Chialiva was born in Caslano in the Italian speaking Canton of Ticino, in Switzerland in 1842, the son of Abbondio Chialiva.

He studied in Berne and graduated in architecture from the Polytechnic Institute in Zurich whereupon he worked with Gottfried Semper, the architect who designed, amongst other buildings, the Dresden Opera and Zurich Railway Station.

Chialiva then moved to Milan to study at the School of Art, and with Carlo Mancini (1829-1910).

John Singer Sargent: "Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh!"

• "Color is an inborn gift, but appreciation of value is merely training of the eye, which everyone ought to be able to acquire".

• "I do not judge, I only chronicle".

• "Mine is the horny hand of toil".

• "No small dabs of colour - you want plenty of paint to paint with".

• "Color is an inborn gift, but appreciation of value is merely training of the eye, which everyone ought to be able to acquire".

• "I do not judge, I only chronicle".

• "Mine is the horny hand of toil".

• "No small dabs of colour - you want plenty of paint to paint with".

Francis Luis Mora | America's First Hispanic Master

Francis Luis Mora (1874-1940) was a Uruguayan-born American🎨 figurativ painter.

Mora worked in watercolor, oils and tempera. He produced drawings in pen and ink, and graphite; and etchings and monotypes.

He is known for his paintings and drawings depicting American life in the early 20th century; Spanish life and society; historical and allegorical subjects; with murals, easel painting and illustrations. He also was a popular art instructor.

Francis Luis Mora (1874-1940) was a Uruguayan-born American🎨 figurativ painter.

Mora worked in watercolor, oils and tempera. He produced drawings in pen and ink, and graphite; and etchings and monotypes.

He is known for his paintings and drawings depicting American life in the early 20th century; Spanish life and society; historical and allegorical subjects; with murals, easel painting and illustrations. He also was a popular art instructor.

Happy Birthday Artemisia Gentileschi !!

Artemisia Gentileschi, (born July 8, 1593, Rome, Papal States [Italy] - died 1652/53, Naples, Kingdom of Naples), Italian painter, daughter of Orazio Gentileschi, who was a major follower of the revolutionary Baroque painter, Caravaggio.

She was an important second-generation proponent of Caravaggio’s dramatic realism.

A pupil of her father and of his friend the landscape painter Agostino Tassi, she painted at first in a style indistinguishable from her father’s somewhat lyrical interpretation of Caravaggio’s example.

Artemisia Gentileschi, (born July 8, 1593, Rome, Papal States [Italy] - died 1652/53, Naples, Kingdom of Naples), Italian painter, daughter of Orazio Gentileschi, who was a major follower of the revolutionary Baroque painter, Caravaggio.

She was an important second-generation proponent of Caravaggio’s dramatic realism.

A pupil of her father and of his friend the landscape painter Agostino Tassi, she painted at first in a style indistinguishable from her father’s somewhat lyrical interpretation of Caravaggio’s example.

Stanisław Żukowski (1873-1944) | Impressionist painter

Stanislav Yulianovich Zhukovsky (Polish: Stanisław Żukowski, Russian: Станислав Юлианович Жуковский) was a Polish🎨-Russian painter🎨, and a member of Mir Iskusstva.

Zhukovsky was born in Yendrikhovtsy (Jędrzychowice), Grodno Province.

He was a student of Isaac Levitan🎨 and a graduate of the Moscow School of Painting.

Stanislav Yulianovich Zhukovsky (Polish: Stanisław Żukowski, Russian: Станислав Юлианович Жуковский) was a Polish🎨-Russian painter🎨, and a member of Mir Iskusstva.

Zhukovsky was born in Yendrikhovtsy (Jędrzychowice), Grodno Province.

He was a student of Isaac Levitan🎨 and a graduate of the Moscow School of Painting.

Eric Fortune | Pop Surrealist painter

Eric Fortune is an artist based out of Columbus, Ohio.

He received his BFA from Columbus College of Art and Design where he was honored with the Outstanding Senior Award🎨 upon graduation.

His work continued to garner acclaim with the acceptance into such prestigious annual competitions as The Society of Illustrators NY and LA as well as Spectrum and others.

He was the Artist Guest of Honor for ConGlomeration and was recently awarded🎨 the Jack Gaughan Award for Best Emerging Artist of 2009.

Eric Fortune is an artist based out of Columbus, Ohio.

He received his BFA from Columbus College of Art and Design where he was honored with the Outstanding Senior Award🎨 upon graduation.

His work continued to garner acclaim with the acceptance into such prestigious annual competitions as The Society of Illustrators NY and LA as well as Spectrum and others.

He was the Artist Guest of Honor for ConGlomeration and was recently awarded🎨 the Jack Gaughan Award for Best Emerging Artist of 2009.

Józef Mehoffer (1869-1946) | Symbolist painter

Józef Mehoffer was a Polish painter🎨 and decorative artist, one of the leading artists of the Young Poland movement and one of the most revered Polish artists of his time.

Mehoffer was born in Ropczyce, studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under Władysław Łuszczkiewicz, and later at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, as well as in Paris at the Académie Colarossi among others.

Józef Mehoffer was a Polish painter🎨 and decorative artist, one of the leading artists of the Young Poland movement and one of the most revered Polish artists of his time.

Mehoffer was born in Ropczyce, studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under Władysław Łuszczkiewicz, and later at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, as well as in Paris at the Académie Colarossi among others.

Anselm Feuerbach (1829-1880) | Romantic painter

Anselm Feuerbach, (born September 12, 1829, Speyer, Bavaria [now in Germany] - died January 4, 1880, Venice, Italy), one of the leading German painters🎨 of the mid-19th century working in a Romantic style of Classicism.

Feuerbach was the son of a classical archaeologist and the nephew of the philosopher Ludwig Feuerbach.

After studying art at the Düsseldorf Academy and in Munich, he went twice to Paris, where he worked in the studio of Thomas Couture🎨 and was influenced by Gustave Courbet🎨 and Eugène Delacroix🎨.

Anselm Feuerbach, (born September 12, 1829, Speyer, Bavaria [now in Germany] - died January 4, 1880, Venice, Italy), one of the leading German painters🎨 of the mid-19th century working in a Romantic style of Classicism.

Feuerbach was the son of a classical archaeologist and the nephew of the philosopher Ludwig Feuerbach.

After studying art at the Düsseldorf Academy and in Munich, he went twice to Paris, where he worked in the studio of Thomas Couture🎨 and was influenced by Gustave Courbet🎨 and Eugène Delacroix🎨.

Francisco Antonio Cano | Horizontes, 1913

"Horizons" is considered Cano's masterpiece.

"Horizons" epitomizes the idealized migrant family.

It portrays a young, fair-skinned colono family - consisting of a husband, wife, and child - sitting on a bluff, surrounded by mountains.

The three members of the family are likened to the Holy family, with the woman dressed in blue and white like the Virgin Mary, with a baby on her lap.

"Horizons" is considered Cano's masterpiece.

"Horizons" epitomizes the idealized migrant family.

It portrays a young, fair-skinned colono family - consisting of a husband, wife, and child - sitting on a bluff, surrounded by mountains.

The three members of the family are likened to the Holy family, with the woman dressed in blue and white like the Virgin Mary, with a baby on her lap.

Painting flowers in the Age of Impressionism

During the 1800s, the Still Life genre was gaining the approval of contemporary critics and the public.

Perhaps the best way to appreciate the context of these paintings is to try to understand the attitudes and thoughts of the artists themselves.

The following evocative quotes from Manet, Renoir, Van Gogh,and others provide fascinating insight into how these artists felt about floral painting and the still life genre in general.

During the 1800s, the Still Life genre was gaining the approval of contemporary critics and the public.

Perhaps the best way to appreciate the context of these paintings is to try to understand the attitudes and thoughts of the artists themselves.

The following evocative quotes from Manet, Renoir, Van Gogh,and others provide fascinating insight into how these artists felt about floral painting and the still life genre in general.

Maurice de Vlaminck | Paysages

Maurice De Vlaminck (1876-1958) was a French painter.

He is considered one of the principal figures in the Fauve Movement, a group of modern artists who from 1904-1908 were united in their use of intense color.

Vlaminck was born in Paris of ‘bohemian’ musical parents and he in turn became an accomplished musician.

Maurice De Vlaminck (1876-1958) was a French painter.

He is considered one of the principal figures in the Fauve Movement, a group of modern artists who from 1904-1908 were united in their use of intense color.

Vlaminck was born in Paris of ‘bohemian’ musical parents and he in turn became an accomplished musician.

Alceste Campriani (1848-1933) Genre painter

Alceste Campriani was an Italian painter🎨 noted for his landscapes, especially of the Neapolitan countryside.

He was born in Terni from a noble family. His father's political attachment to the cause of Italy prompted his arrest by Papal officers.

This led to economic difficulties for the Campriani family. He was enrolled in the Naples Institute of Fine arts, but he proved recalcitrant to academic discipline, and abandoned the institute to paint on his own.

Alceste Campriani was an Italian painter🎨 noted for his landscapes, especially of the Neapolitan countryside.

He was born in Terni from a noble family. His father's political attachment to the cause of Italy prompted his arrest by Papal officers.

This led to economic difficulties for the Campriani family. He was enrolled in the Naples Institute of Fine arts, but he proved recalcitrant to academic discipline, and abandoned the institute to paint on his own.

Chuck Pinson, 1978 | Romantic painter

The dramatic and popular landscape art of Chuck Pinson takes you away to inspiring and uplifting places. It's art to dive into and drift away.

Chuck has a unique God-given, ability to create beautiful scenes that transport you to idyllic places and offer a bit of peace in the midst of this often chaotic world.

His love of beauty, nature, nostalgia, and the ethereal comes through in his dramatic interpretations of the beauty we experience and perceive around us.

Whether it's the depiction of friendly communities, times past by, or the grandeur of the countryside, Chuck wants to bring you to the place where you can feel the water flowing, hear the birds chirping, and almost touch the soft grass or colorful blooms, so that you can sit back, relax and dream.

The dramatic and popular landscape art of Chuck Pinson takes you away to inspiring and uplifting places. It's art to dive into and drift away.

Chuck has a unique God-given, ability to create beautiful scenes that transport you to idyllic places and offer a bit of peace in the midst of this often chaotic world.

His love of beauty, nature, nostalgia, and the ethereal comes through in his dramatic interpretations of the beauty we experience and perceive around us.

Whether it's the depiction of friendly communities, times past by, or the grandeur of the countryside, Chuck wants to bring you to the place where you can feel the water flowing, hear the birds chirping, and almost touch the soft grass or colorful blooms, so that you can sit back, relax and dream.

Ruane Manning, 1939 | Scenery painter

Ruane Manning was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA.

His love for art brought him to study at the Art Institute of Philadelphia which led him to become a Commercial Illustrator.

While doing such, he witnessed the development of the Flyers Logo as well as the first Barbie Doll, developed by the Mel Richman Studios.

By the age of 20, he became a published artist with his prints being sold world wide...

Ruane Manning was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA.

His love for art brought him to study at the Art Institute of Philadelphia which led him to become a Commercial Illustrator.

While doing such, he witnessed the development of the Flyers Logo as well as the first Barbie Doll, developed by the Mel Richman Studios.

By the age of 20, he became a published artist with his prints being sold world wide...