Pontormo | Portrait of Maria Salviati, 1543-1544

Portrait of Maria Salviati is an oil on panel painting attributed to Pontormo, executed c. 1543-1544, in the Uffizi, Florence.

It was acquired by the Uffizi early in the 20th century as a work by Domenico Beccafumi.

Soon afterwards Lányi identified it as a portrait of Cosimo I's mother Maria Salviati by Pontormo mentioned in Lives of the Artists by Giorgio Vasari.

Jacopo Pontormo | Portrait of Maria Salviati de' Medici, 1543-1544 | Uffizi, Florence

Vitaly Tikhov | Social realist painter

Тихов Виталий Гаврилович (1876-1939) was an Ukrainian painter, one of the best and most talented students in Vladimir Makovsky's studio.

In the early 1910s his magnificent, large-format "bath-house" paintings were especially successful and much admired, and for these he was twice awarded the graduation Gold Medal of the Academy of Fine Arts, having studied there on two separate occasions.

Cesare Augusto Detti | Belle Époque painter

A painter from Spoleto who moved to Paris during the Belle Epoque, Cesare Augusto Detti (1847-1914) was an Italian artist, best known for his historical genre paintings in the nineteenth century.

Some of his works are included in the collections of the Uffizi and Galleria Borghese of Rome.

His father, Davide Detti, was an engineer and an amateur painter. As a result, his early interest in art was encouraged.

In 1861, he made the acquaintance of Francesco Coghetti, a painter from Rome who was creating murals at the Teatro Nuovo (now known as the Teatro Nuovo Gian Carlo Menotti).

Janet Hill | Fashion painter

Janet Hill, Canadian painter, discovered her passion for painting as a teenager. Janet’s work is both elegant, yet whimsical, often with an underlying narrative that instantly captures the imagination. Her painting style evokes a sense of nostalgia, timeless beauty, mystery, humour and comfort.

Tomek Sętowski, 1961 | Magical Realism painter

Once upon a time, a long time ago in the Kraków-Częstochowa Jurassic Highland Chain (Polish: Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska) Tomek Sętowski was born.

Extraordinary sensitivity that characterized him as a little boy could be seen as soon as he was only three years old when his first painting was created.

A young dreamer had been developing his painting techniques for years, taking giant steps from local galleries to the top-rank exhibitions salons, and, at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Częstochowa Pedagogical University he gained knowledge of the history of art.

David FeBland, 1949 | Cityscape painter

David FeBland is an internationally recognized British artist known for contemporary figurative oil paintings and expressionist urban landscapes.

He has presented 52 solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions and art fairs in the US, Europe and Asia.

James R. Eads, 1989 | The New-Age Van Gogh

James R. Eads was born in Los Angeles, he went to college at Skidmore in upstate New York and then lived in Brooklyn for a few years before relocating to Los Angeles.

He lives and works at the Brewery Arts in Los Angeles.

His studio is open to the public during the bi-annual artwalks.

Despite his modern method, it’s easy to see traces of past painters and movements in his pieces.

Van Gogh is an obvious inspiration, though there are nuances of numerous other impressionist artists’ styles in each and every piece.

Tyson Snow, 1977 | Figurative Sculptor /painter

Award winning artist Tyson Snow has always had a passion for fine art and a desire for an outlet where he could create work that was powerful, personal and beautiful.

Tyson has worked tirelessly to improve that idea and has since found the pathway to success.

Tyson has focused on fine art for more than 10 years.

Igor Goncharov / Игорь Гончаров, 1959 | Figurative painter

Russian artist Игорь Гончаров graduated from Sverdlovsk Institute of Architecture in 1984. Since 1991, he has successfully held his solo exhibitions in Moscow, Vienna, Amsterdam, New York and other cities around the world.

He currently lives and works in Siberian environmental settlement "Dwelling of Dawn" Krasnoyarsk Krai (foothills of Sayan).

Elen Zelin /Элен Зелин | Abstract Figurative painter

Ukrainian-born painter Elen Zelin /Элен Зелин was born in Odessa, one of the main cultural centers of the coasts of the Black Sea and the former Soviet Union.
From an early age she studied the basic principles of Visual Art at Odessa Art School. In 1978 she graduated from Odessa Pedagogical University, majoring in Fine Art and Graphics.
Since 1989 worked in Greece. Her works are found in many galleries and private collections.
She is an active member of the Fine Arts Chamber of Greece. Since 2011 lives and creates her unique Art in New York.

Khalil Gibran | Sulla libertà / Freedom

Alle porte della città e presso il focolare vi ho veduto, prostrati, adorare la vostra libertà,

Così come gli schiavi si umiliano in lodi davanti al tiranno che li uccide.

Sì, al bosco sacro e all'ombra della rocca ho visto che per il più libero di voi la libertà non era che schiavitù e oppressione.

Bellor 1911-2000 | Belgian Symbolist painter

Pablo Picasso | Cubist painter / sculptor

The artistic genius of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)🎨 has impacted the development of modern and contemporary art with unparalleled magnitude.

His prolific output includes over 20,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, theater sets and costumes that convey myriad intellectual, political, social and amorous messages.

Christian Della Giustina, 1959 | Sculptor and 3D painter

Born in Gonesse-France and of Italian origin (from Venice), Christian Della Giustina grew up in an artistic atmosphere.

He makes masterpieces in bronze.

His coloured patinas catch the light and touch the emotion.

To reinvent and model life, to transform it with his sensitivity and emotions: that is Christian Della Giustina's aspiration.

He uses small formats for his work, a human dimension.

José Puyet | Modern Impressionist painter

José Puyet Padilla (1922-2004) was an Spanish modern impressionist painter, whose popularity spread throughout Spain and the United States.

Early life

Puyet was born in Malaga, Spain. He was grandson of teacher José Padilla, a spanish artist who began painting in the nineteenth century. As a child, Puyet learned to paint by watching his grandfather, whose company he preferred to that of children his own age.

By age eight, he had started working in pencils and oils. At age 20, Puyet entered the Spanish military, due to World War II, and was sent to the exclave of Melilla. The experience deepened his observations of new personages and atmospheres.

Jeffrey Randolph Richter

Jeffrey Randolph Richter: While I have been interested in art for as long as I can remember, I did not have a chance to begin developing my talent until my third year of high school. It was in this class that I gained experience with drawing and painting mediums.

I began attending East Central College in Union, MO, in the fall of 1999. While there I was able to expand my skills through a wide variety of classes, including drawing, painting, printmaking, figure drawing, design, and business of art.

Caravaggio | The crowning with thorns, 1607

Title: The Crowning with Thorns;

Painted by: Caravaggio;

Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria;

Dimensions: 64.96 inch wide x 50.00 inch high;

The Vienna Crowning with Thorns is a painting by the Italian master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Executed probably in 1607, it is now located in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

According to Caravaggio's biographer Giovanni Bellori a Crowning with Thorns was made for Caravaggio's patron Vincenzo Giustiniani, and this painting can be traced convincingly to the Giustiniani collection.

Oksana Yambykh, 1966 | Surrealist painter

Oksana Yambykh / Оксана Ямбых is a French painter🎨 of Ukrainian origin, born in Poltava.

After her art studies in Ukraine, Oksana came to France at the age of 26.

She joined at first Art’partage, then the Figuration Critique in 2005. She joined the Narro group in 2007, her career went international and she today she shows her work regularly in Paris and in Europe.

Natalia Tour /Наталья Тур, 1972 | Figurative painter

Наталья Тур, pittrice Russa, si è diplomata al Liceo Artistico Serov a San Pietroburgo, e poi ha ricevuto un diploma della San Pietroburgo Accademia di Belle Arti nella classe di pittura. Dal 1999, Natalia ha partecipato in numerose mostre internazionali. Espone regolarmente in Francia, Parigi, Strasburgo, Cote d'Azur. Dal 2006 è stata l'attività espositiva attiva a Mosca. Le sue opere si trovano in collezioni private in Russia, Francia, Gran Bretagna, Paesi Bassi e Stati Uniti. Membro dell'Unione degli artisti russi.

Elena Katsyura /Елена Кацура, 1973 | Still Life / Cityscape painter

Elena Katsyura was born and learned how to paint in Russia, in the country with the old artistic traditions.

Russian realistic painters, such as Repin, Serov, Levitan, and French and American impressionists (Monet, Manet, Sargent) have always been her "guiding stars" and she draws inspiration from their works.

Her artistic creed is in combination of the traditions of Russian realistic art and French impressionism.

Linda Lee Nelson, 1963 | Impressionist painter

Linda Lee Nelson has been painting unique commission work and works for sale since 2002 and painted over 200 commission is 10 years. Is the Inventor of the AHA Palette and Easele Box.

Her work has won several awards from notabel organizations as the Oil Painters of America, and the Portrait Society of America, and her award most recently won was Best In Show at the 2012 Arts In Harmony Exhibition in Minnesota.

Linda was a finalist in the prestigious ACOPAL Contemporary American and Chinese Realism Exhibition.

Joadoor | Conceptual Neo-Classical painters

The artist name Joadoor labels the work of two Dutch painters, Ger Doornink and Hans-Jochem Bakker. Both men are conceptual artists, painters and photographers. Their work is characterized by Neo-Classical style that covers works of various themes.

Christine Comyn, 1957

Christine Comyn was born in Tielt, Belgium.

She studied at the St. Luke Academy in Ghent, Belgium, and later on at the Pedagogic Institute for Promotion, also in Ghent with the intention of becoming an educator.

As a result of the sold out status of her watercolors at the first solo exhibition, she began in 1989 to commit her time solely to producing the abstract watercolors that literally sold as quickly as she could paint them.

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Geoffrey Wynne, 1949 | Impressionist Watercolour painter

Born in Stoke, on Trent, Staffordshire, British painter Geoffrey Wynne moved to Spain soon after completing his degree in Fine Art at North Staffordshire University of Fine Art - BA Hons in Fine Art, 1985.
Geoffrey paints in watercolour and draws inspiration from the colour, sparkling light and vibrant culture of the Mediterranean - most notably Venice, Portugal, Morocco, Andalucia and Granada Spain, where he lives and works.

Kevin Sloan | Magic realism painter

Kevin Sloan is a Denver-based painter working primarily with acrylic on canvas, drawings and paintings on paper, and mixed media sculpture.

Growing up in Des Moines, Iowa, his early interest in art was nurtured by student classes at the Des Moines Art Center.

It was clear upon high school graduation that he would continue to study art in college.

Diane Leonard | Impressionist painter

Diane Leonard is an award winning artist, and one of America’s most highly respected contemporary impressionists.

A self-taught artist, Diane began painting in her early twenties while she lived in Boston.

She has enjoyed great success with her artwork, including numerous One-Woman Shows here in the U.S. and Japan.

She has studied with two renowned painters, Bettina Steinke and Helen Van Wyk.

David Farres, 1955 | Figurative / Cityscape painter

David Farrés Calvo was born in Badalona, Barcellona, Spain.

"David Farrés trained in the studio of renowned painter Manuel Sanchez Almendros (director of the Academy longed Mediterranean in Barcelona who founded the failed Joaquim Torrents Lladó).

It belongs to the "Cercle Artistic de Sant Lluc" of Barcelona, founded in 1893 Great artists have been associated with this circle as Joan Miró and Antoni Gaudi.

Andrius Kovelinas,1958

Andrius Kovelinas è da molti anni in prima linea nel panorama dell'arte contemporanea internazionale.

Più recentemente ha vinto l'ambito secondo premio alla più prestigiosa biennale dell'Accademia d'Arte Anglo-Italiana al Museo d'Arte di Chianciano, in Italia, con il suo dipinto 'Red Dance'. Vive in Irlanda da quasi 10 anni.

Abdalieva Akzhan,1975 | VideoArt

Abdalieva Akzhan /Aбдалиева Aкжана is an painter from Alma-Ta, Kazakhstan, known for working in the Figurative style. For biographical notes -in english and italian- and works see Abdalieva Akzhan ~ Figurative painter

Lilliana Comes | Symbolist Figurative painter

Daughter of an artist -her father was a sculptor, painter-, Lilliana Comes graduates from Istituto d’Arte di Napoli “Filippo Palizzi”, where she studies under sculptor Lelio Gelli and painter Enrico Cajati. She has her works displayed in many exhibitions, both individual and collective, in places such as Copenaghen, Berlin, Bern, London, New York, and at the International Boat Show of Qingdao (China) with the Mediterranean series.

Charles Bukowski | Che cosa diranno i vicini?

I miei genitori erano sempre dietro a

chiederlo,

naturalmente non mi importava un fico di

che cosa diranno i vicini.

mi facevano pena i vicini,

codardi che spiavano da dietro le

tendine.

Waldemar J. Marszałek

Salustiano Garcia Cruz, 1965

Spanish painter Salustiano García Cruz graduated from the University of Seville.

The paintings of this artist are red or white pictures in a pure concept of Renaissance style, transmitting calm through a detailed study of form and a clear brush stroke.

The characters are lone busts and faces over an empty and monochrome space, appearing like in dreams where everything turns red.

Loui Jover, 1967 | Abstract /Surrealist painter

Loui Jover is an Australian based painter with a unique style of art. He basically uses ink on pages from vintage books to create eye-catching and emotionally charged images of women’s faces. His images also incorporate couples in intensely emotional states. His works have been hailed as truly creative and emotional. As an avid artist who draws every single day creating books of cartoons and drawings, Loui has travelled extensively all over Europe and Asia.

Nefertiti, la Dea dell'Egitto

Il pezzo più pregiato della collezione di reperti archeologici egizi è senza dubbio il busto della regina Nefertiti.
C'è chi afferma che valga da solo un viaggio a Berlino.

Nefertiti, che per gli egiziani "la bella che è arrivata", identifica la regina egiziana (XIV secolo a.C.), sposa di Amenophis IV (Akhenaton, 1364-1347 a.C.).

Non si limitò ad interpretare il ruolo di grande sposa reale, poiché il faraone l’aveva coinvolta nella gestione del potere, e la sua influenza sulla guida politica del regno fu notevolissima.

Arthur Braginsky, 1965 | Abstract | Figurative painter

Arthur Braginsky is an award-winning artist based in Hungary whose paintings have been exhibited nationally, as well as in France, Austria, Russia, Belgium.

In 1982 graduated from Mukachevo art school.

Later studied in Lviv I.

Fedorov polygraphic Institute.

Since 1987 to 1989 has been working as a lights artist in regional philharmonic (Uzhgorod), later – in Russian dramatic theater as a decorator (properties artist).

Since 1994 till now he takes part in international planners in Hungary and in Ukraine.

Marilyn Monroe 1926-1962

William Merritt Chase | Impressionist painter

Born in Indiana, William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) showed artistic talent as a young boy.

His family arranged for him to begin formal training in art at the age of eighteen with a local portrait painter in Indianapolis.

In 1869 Chase went to New York, where for two years he was a student at the National Academy of Design.

Ippolito Caffi | View of the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, 1843-1857

Ippolito Caffi (1809-1866) modernized the veduta vocabulary inherited from Canaletto, selecting new points of view, and he showed an interest in nocturnal scenes with artificial or lunar illumination, in recording the effects of light and atmosphere at particular times, and in chronicling unusual events such as eclipses and balloon flights.

His most famous work, the Last Hour of Carnevale in Rome (The Candles) (1837; Venice, Ca' Pesaro), displays the originality of his style.

Hans Zatzka | Water Lilies

Austrian painter with an academic style, Hans Zatzka (1859-1945) is also known under the pseudonyms of Zabateri, P.Ronsard, Bernard Zatzka and Joseph Bernard.

He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 1877 to 1882, where he took lessons with Christian Griepenkerl, Carl Wurzinger and Carl Von Blaas.

In 1880, the twenty years old painter received his first reward, the Goldene Füger-Medaillen.

Paintings of Children by Garmashs

Mr. Mikhail (Michael) Garmash (1969 Lugansk, Ukraine) and Mrs. Inessa Garmash (1972 Lipetsk, Russia) are two award winning Russian painters, known for working in the Romantic /Impressionist /Figurative style.

Both work on the same piece, which is extraordinarily unique in the art industry.

Several years after their marriage, Michael began a painting of their daughter for a project at school.

However, their two-year old found the painting during his absence and painted her own version of the subject.

Ilham Mirzayev, 1965 | Abstract painter

Ilham Mirzayev Maharram was born in Nakhchivan, the Azerbaijan Republic.

• 1980 - 1984 Studied at the State Arts School named Azim Azimzadeh.
• 1984 - 1986 Served in the Soviet Army.
• 1986 - Began creative work - painting.
• 1989 - Member of the Artists’ Union of USSR / youth group.
• 1991 - Member of the Artists’ Union of USSR / after disintegration of USSR in 1991 - Member of the Artists’ Union of Azerbaijan.
• 1992 - Production Designer of Turkish playwright A. Nelsin "The letter from Takhtali village" / Nakhchivan State Drama Theatre.

Romona Youngquist, 1960 | Plein air painter

"My lifestyle hasn’t changed much since early childhood. I live on a little farm with my family in the middle of Oregon wine country; I still hang out in the woods with the dogs and my own kids; and I still collect a wide range of critters. When I’m not painting outside, I paint in my studio in order to keep an eye on my kids and pets, while listening to my favorite Bach, Handel and Mozart" - Romona Youngquist.