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Paul-Louis Delance | Allegorical / History painter

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Paul-Louis Delance (1848-1924) was a French painter and educator.
He is known for his allegorical and genre scene paintings early in his career, and his religious, and landscape paintings later in his career.
Paul-Louis Gustave Delance was born on March 14, 1848, in Paris, France.
His grandfather was Comte Joseph van Roosebeck from Belgium.


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Van Gogh's starry skies

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"At present I absolutely want to paint a starry sky.
It often seems to me that night is still more richly coloured than the day; having hues of the most intense violets, blues and greens.
If only you pay attention to it you will see that certain stars are lemon-yellow, others pink or a green, blue and forget-me-not brilliance.
And without my expatiating on this theme it is obvious that putting little white dots on the blue-black is not enough to paint a starry sky" - Vincent van Gogh, Letter to Wilhelmina van Gogh, the sister, written 9 and 16 September 1888 in Arles.

Vincent van Gogh | Starry Night Over the Rhône, 1888 | Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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Johannes Vermeer | The Milkmaid / La Lattaia, 1657-1658

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The Milkmai was painted by Johannes Vermeer in about 1657-58.
The small picture (18 x 16 1/8 in., or 45.5 x 41 cm) could be described as one of the last works of the Delft artist’s formative years (ca. 1654-58), during which he adopted various subjects and styles from other painters and at the same time introduced effects based on direct observation and an exceptionally refined artistic sensibility.
Influenced by the detailed realism of Gerrit Dou (1613-1675) and his followers in Leiden, Vermeer created his most illusionistic image in The Milkmaid (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, SK-A-2344).


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Jean-André Rixens | Orientalist painter

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Jean-André Rixens (1846-1925) was a French painter, known for his classical scenes and portraits.
He was born in Saint-Gaudens. His father was a master shoemaker.
After completing his basic education, he was enrolled in 1860 at the École supérieure des beaux-arts de Toulouse.
He paid for his tuition there and supported himself by painting commercial signs and making copies of artworks.


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Albert Camus | Invincibile estate / Within Me

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Mia cara,
nel bel mezzo dell’odio
ho scoperto che vi era in me
un invincibile amore.

Nel bel mezzo delle lacrime
ho scoperto che vi era in me
un invincibile sorriso.


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