Cartoline d'epoca di Auguri di Buona Pasqua / Vintage Easter postcards

The egg is an ancient symbol of new life and rebirth. In Christianity it became associated with Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection.

The custom of the Easter egg originated in the early Christian community of Mesopotamia, who stained eggs red in memory of the blood of Christ, shed at his crucifixion.

As such, for Christians, the Easter egg is a symbol of the empty tomb.

The oldest tradition is to use dyed chicken eggs, but a modern custom is to substitute decorated chocolate, or plastic eggs filled with candy such as jellybeans.

The Easter Bunny is a popular legendary anthropomorphic Easter gift-giving character analogous to Santa Claus in American culture.

Marco Grassi, 1987 | Pittore iperrealista

Marco Grassi è nato a Reggio Emilia (Italia), dove risiede a lavora attualmente. Dopo aver conseguito il diploma di Ragioniere, decide di perseguire la strada dell’arte, iscrivendosi nel 2006 all'Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna; terminato il ciclo di studi sceglie di dedicarsi a tempo pieno all'attività pittorica, passione che lo accompagna da molti anni.

Dopo alcune manifestazioni artistiche in ambito locale, e collaborazioni con artisti di rilievo, la sua prima mostra personale si svolgerà nella sua città natale, Reggio Emilia, il giorno 14 Dicembre 2013, un evento fortemente voluto da Pietro Franesi, Direttore della Biennale di New York e Dubai, che lo porterà a partecipare alla prossima manifestazione prevista a Marzo 2014.

18th century Artists | Sitemap

18th century Art - Painting, sculpture, music, architecture, interior design, evolving from the Baroque to an elegant Rococó style and Neoclassicism, and, at the end of the century, another transformation to the Romantic style.

Thomas Gainsborough | Rococo Era /Romantic painter

Chinese Art History and Sitemap

The Chinese art in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and that of overseas Chinese can also be considered part of Chinese art where it is based in or draws on Chinese heritage and Chinese culture.

Early "stone age art" dates back to 10,000 BC, mostly consisting of simple pottery and sculptures.

After this early period Chinese art, like Chinese history, is typically classified by the succession of ruling dynasties of Chinese emperors, most of which lasted several hundred years.

Chinese art has arguably the oldest continuous tradition in the world, and is marked by an unusual degree of continuity within, and consciousness of, that tradition, lacking an equivalent to the Western collapse and gradual recovery of classical styles.

DU Kun 杜昆, 1982 ~ Revels of the Rock Gods | Surrealist painter

Confucio | Aforismi / Quotes

• Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
• Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
• Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.
• Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
• He who will not economize will have to agonize.
• I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

Hartwig Kopp-Delaney | Symbolist / Mystical Digital painter