John Frederick Lewis RA | Orientalist / Genre painter

British painter John Frederick Lewis RA (1805-1876) is the one of finest of the Orientalist painters. Because of his painstaking "Pre-Raphaelite" technique, his finished paintings are rare.

John Frederick Lewis was born in London in 1805, the son of a master engraver, Frederick Christian Lewis

Luciano Ventrone (1942-2021)

"Lo studio della pittura non è la mera rappresentazione dell'oggetto ma è colore e luce: i giusti rapporti fra le due cose danno la forma nello spazio. Il soggetto non va visto come tale ma astrattamente" - Luciano Ventrone.

Luciano Ventrone, pittore italiano, nasce a Roma. All'età di quattro anni viene ospitato in Danimarca da Metha Petersen, donna benestante ma soprattutto amorevole. Lo ricopre di cure e doni: fra le altre cose, gli regalerà una scatola di colori... quegli stessi colori che avrebbero segnato il suo futuro.

Hindu Art | Ancient Origins

Hinduism, one of the great religions of the world, has a long and rich history of depicting the divine in art. Originating in India in remote antiquity, it is a polytheistic system with a myriad of gods and goddesses.

The challenge for artists was not a shortage of subject matter, but rather how to give form to beings that by their very natures are formless. Relying mainly on sacred religious texts wherein the exploits of the gods and goddesses are told and retold, certain tales and episodes became favorites for illustration, and standard iconographies were established for specific deities.

Antoine Bourdelle | Expressionist sculptor

Antoine Bourdelle (30 October 1861 - 1 October 1929), born Émile-Antoine Bordelles, was an influential and prolific French sculptor**, painter and teacher.

His studio became the Musée Bourdelle, an art museum dedicated to his work, located at 18, rue Antoine Bourdelle, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France.

Bourdelle was born at Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne. He left school at the age of 13 to work as a wood carver in his father's cabinet making shop.

Jan Steen | Baroque Era painter

Jan Steen, in full Jan Havickszoon Steen, (born c. 1625, Leiden, Netherlands - died February 3, 1679, Leiden), Dutch painter** of genre, or everyday, scenes, often lively interiors bearing a moralizing theme.

Steen is unique among leading 17th-century Dutch painters** for his humour; he has often been compared to the French comic playwright Molière, his contemporary, and indeed both men treated life as a vast comedy of manners.