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Alessandro Zezzos | Genre painter

Alessandro Zèzzos (Venice, 1848 - Vittorio Veneto, 1914) was an Italian painter of genre scenes, costume scenes, portraits and vedute, in watercolors and oils.

He studied under Giacomo Favretto, Alessandro Milesi and Luigi Nono at the Academy of Fine Arts in his native Venice.

Marcel Dyf | Impressionist painter

Marcel Dyf (1899-1985) was a celebrated French painter often considered one of the last true Impressionists.

He is best known for his light-filled landscapes of Provence and Brittany, as well as intimate portraits of his wife, Claudine.

In his youth he showed a marked ability for painting.

At the age of twenty-three he took the step of becoming a professional artist and devoted himself entirely to painting.

Norma Mascellani | Metaphysical naturalism painter

Norma Mascellani (1909-2009) was a celebrated Italian painter whose career spanned a full century of artistic and social change in her native city of Bologna.

A student of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna, she was mentored by prominent figures such as Giorgio Morandi, Alfredo Protti and Giovanni Romagnoli.

Marcel Dyf and his muse, Claudine

French painter Marcel Dyf (1899-1985) painted still-life scenes of flowers, gardens and pastoral scenes, but his true passion lay in portraiture.

Noted for his portraits, his inspiration for many compositions often came from his wife Claudine who posed for him and allowed him to immortalize the spirit of womanhood.

His wife, Claudine, became a frequent subject of his work.