Alonso Cano (1601-1667)

Alonzo Cano or Alonso Cano (19 March 1601 - 3 September 1667) was a Spanish painter**, architect and sculptor born in Granada.
He learned architecture from his father, Miguel Cano; painting in the academy of Juan del Castillo, and from Francisco Pacheco the teacher of Velázquez**; and sculpture from Juan Martínez Montañés.

As a sculptor, his most famous works are the Madonna and Child in the church of Lebrija (also called Nebrija), and the colossal figures of San Pedro and San Pablo.
He was made first royal architect, painter to Philip IV, and instructor to the prince, Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias. The King gave him the church preferment of a canon of the Granada Cathedral (1652), in order to take up a position as chief architect of the cathedral, where his main achievement in architecture was the façade, designed at the end of his life and erected to his design after his death.
He was notorious for his ungovernable temper; and it is said that once he risked his life by committing the then capital offence of dashing to pieces the statue of a saint, when in a rage with the purchaser who begrudged the price he demanded. According to another story, he found his house robbed after coming home one evening, his wife murdered, and his Italian servant fled.

Notwithstanding the presumption against the fugitive, the magistrates condemned Cano, because he was of a jealous temper. Upon this he fled to Valencia, but afterwards returned to Madrid, where he was put to the torture, which he endured without incriminating himself, and the king received him into favour.
After the death of his wife he took Holy Orders as a protection from farther prosecution, but still continued his professional pursuits.

He died in 1667.

In his last moments, when the priest held to him a crucifix, he told him to take it away; according to the Catholic Encyclopedia, this was because the priest gave the Sacrament to conversos. Probably this version is spurious as many others about his life and temperament. | © Wikipedia

Alonso Cano (Granada, 19 marzo 1601 - Granada, ottobre 1667) è stato uno scultore, architetto e pittore Spagnolo**, tra i maggiori artisti spagnoli del XVII secolo.
Si formò come scultore e architetto nella bottega del padre, Miguel Cano, costruttore di grandi pale d'altare, e in quella di Juan Martínez Montañés; dal 1616 lavorò nella bottega di Francisco Pacheco a Siviglia, dove apprese l'arte della pittura e fu coallievo di Diego Velázquez**.
Lasciò Siviglia nel 1638 e, segnalato da Velázquez, venne chiamato alla corte di Madrid, dove fu attivo nella decorazione pittorica delle fabbriche reali.
La sua maniera pittorica risentì fortemente, oltre che del classicismo del maestro Pacheco, anche dell'opera dei veneti Tiziano Vecellio** e Paolo Veronese**, di cui vide i lavori nella capitale spagnola, che ebbe anche modo di restaurare dopo l'incendio del 1640. In una sua seconda fase pittorica, spinto dal gusto naturalistico del Velázquez** affrontò temi sacri impreziositi da elementi terreni. La sua produzione tarda rivelò un ritorno al primitivo plasticismo.
Accusato, nel 1644, di aver ucciso la propria moglie, si rifugiò a Valencia e si fece frate.
Dopo aver ottenuto la protezione di Filippo IV, rientrò a Madrid e assunse l'incarico di sopraintendente della cattedrale di Granada.

Progettò l'arco di trionfo per celebrare l'ingresso a Madrid di Maria Anna d'Austria, moglie di Filippo IV, e dal 1650 fu architetto della cattedrale di Toledo.
Come architetto introdusse in Spagna lo stile esuberante di derivazione portoghese denominato churrigueresco e diversamente da molti suoi contemporanei, non seguì ciecamente i dettami del Barocco, ma rispettò, in molti casi, gli schemi rinascimentali italiani.
Più originale fu la sua attività di scultore, soprattutto di opere lignee policrome destinate alla devozione. Venne influenzato inizialmente dall'italianeggiante Juan Martinez Montañés ed in un secondo tempo dal Bernini**.
Nel 1652, grazie a Filippo IV, ottenne la nomina a canonico della cattedrale di Granada, la sua città natale, dove trascorse gli ultimi anni della sua vita: morì tra il 3 e il 5 ottobre del 1667. | © Wikipedia

Alonzo Cano or Alonso Cano (19 March 1601 - 3 September 1667) was a Spanish painter**, architect and sculptor born in Granada.
He learned architecture from his father, Miguel Cano; painting in the academy of Juan del Castillo, and from Francisco Pacheco the teacher of Velázquez**; and sculpture from Juan Martínez Montañés.

As a sculptor, his most famous works are the Madonna and Child in the church of Lebrija (also called Nebrija), and the colossal figures of San Pedro and San Pablo.
He was made first royal architect, painter to Philip IV, and instructor to the prince, Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias. The King gave him the church preferment of a canon of the Granada Cathedral (1652), in order to take up a position as chief architect of the cathedral, where his main achievement in architecture was the façade, designed at the end of his life and erected to his design after his death.
He was notorious for his ungovernable temper; and it is said that once he risked his life by committing the then capital offence of dashing to pieces the statue of a saint, when in a rage with the purchaser who begrudged the price he demanded. According to another story, he found his house robbed after coming home one evening, his wife murdered, and his Italian servant fled.

Notwithstanding the presumption against the fugitive, the magistrates condemned Cano, because he was of a jealous temper. Upon this he fled to Valencia, but afterwards returned to Madrid, where he was put to the torture, which he endured without incriminating himself, and the king received him into favour.
After the death of his wife he took Holy Orders as a protection from farther prosecution, but still continued his professional pursuits.

He died in 1667.

In his last moments, when the priest held to him a crucifix, he told him to take it away; according to the Catholic Encyclopedia, this was because the priest gave the Sacrament to conversos. Probably this version is spurious as many others about his life and temperament. | © Wikipedia

Alonso Cano (Granada, 19 marzo 1601 - Granada, ottobre 1667) è stato uno scultore, architetto e pittore Spagnolo**, tra i maggiori artisti spagnoli del XVII secolo.
Si formò come scultore e architetto nella bottega del padre, Miguel Cano, costruttore di grandi pale d'altare, e in quella di Juan Martínez Montañés; dal 1616 lavorò nella bottega di Francisco Pacheco a Siviglia, dove apprese l'arte della pittura e fu coallievo di Diego Velázquez**.
Lasciò Siviglia nel 1638 e, segnalato da Velázquez, venne chiamato alla corte di Madrid, dove fu attivo nella decorazione pittorica delle fabbriche reali.
La sua maniera pittorica risentì fortemente, oltre che del classicismo del maestro Pacheco, anche dell'opera dei veneti Tiziano Vecellio** e Paolo Veronese**, di cui vide i lavori nella capitale spagnola, che ebbe anche modo di restaurare dopo l'incendio del 1640. In una sua seconda fase pittorica, spinto dal gusto naturalistico del Velázquez** affrontò temi sacri impreziositi da elementi terreni. La sua produzione tarda rivelò un ritorno al primitivo plasticismo.
Accusato, nel 1644, di aver ucciso la propria moglie, si rifugiò a Valencia e si fece frate.
Dopo aver ottenuto la protezione di Filippo IV, rientrò a Madrid e assunse l'incarico di sopraintendente della cattedrale di Granada.

Progettò l'arco di trionfo per celebrare l'ingresso a Madrid di Maria Anna d'Austria, moglie di Filippo IV, e dal 1650 fu architetto della cattedrale di Toledo.
Come architetto introdusse in Spagna lo stile esuberante di derivazione portoghese denominato churrigueresco e diversamente da molti suoi contemporanei, non seguì ciecamente i dettami del Barocco, ma rispettò, in molti casi, gli schemi rinascimentali italiani.
Più originale fu la sua attività di scultore, soprattutto di opere lignee policrome destinate alla devozione. Venne influenzato inizialmente dall'italianeggiante Juan Martinez Montañés ed in un secondo tempo dal Bernini**.
Nel 1652, grazie a Filippo IV, ottenne la nomina a canonico della cattedrale di Granada, la sua città natale, dove trascorse gli ultimi anni della sua vita: morì tra il 3 e il 5 ottobre del 1667. | © Wikipedia

Pablo Picasso | Watercolors

In the spring of 1932, Picasso had retired to the Château de Boisgeloup, his studio-retreat in Normandy, in the company of his new mistress and principal muse, Marie-Thérèse Walter. It was his time spent at Boisgeloup that provided the inspiration for the present work.

In "Nature morte à la tête classique et au bouquet de fleurs", Picasso has subverted the traditional embodied interaction of artist and model - a theme that came to symbolize his own life and work most evocatively - and replaced these lead roles with sculpted avatars.

In place of the artist is a large, bearded neoclassical head, while the model is substituted by a bas-relief sculpture affixed to the wall above a bouquet of flowers, echoing the graceful profile of Marie-Thérèse Walter.

Haunted by the absence of his mistress who had remained in Paris, Picasso re-created her image from memory.

Pablo Picasso | Nature morte à la tête classique et au bouquet de fleurs, 1933 | Sothebys

In the spring of 1932, Picasso had retired to the Château de Boisgeloup, his studio-retreat in Normandy, in the company of his new mistress and principal muse, Marie-Thérèse Walter. It was his time spent at Boisgeloup that provided the inspiration for the present work.

In "Nature morte à la tête classique et au bouquet de fleurs", Picasso has subverted the traditional embodied interaction of artist and model - a theme that came to symbolize his own life and work most evocatively - and replaced these lead roles with sculpted avatars.

In place of the artist is a large, bearded neoclassical head, while the model is substituted by a bas-relief sculpture affixed to the wall above a bouquet of flowers, echoing the graceful profile of Marie-Thérèse Walter.

Haunted by the absence of his mistress who had remained in Paris, Picasso re-created her image from memory.

Pablo Picasso | Nature morte à la tête classique et au bouquet de fleurs, 1933 | Sothebys

Robert Campin (1375-1444) | Pittore Fiammingo

L'opera di Robert Campin fu fondamentale per l'origine della pittura fiamminga, alla quale egli aprì l'orizzonte, parallelamente a Jan van Eyck, anche se con un percorso artistico diverso.

Alla sua formazione ebbero concorso da un lato i caratteri dell'arte mosano-renana, dall'altro le conquiste dello stile gotico internazionale affinate dai pittori della corte di Borgogna, allora particolarmente attiva in campo artistico, e portate alla massima altezza da Melchior Broederlam. Campin fece propri e sintetizzò gli stimoli che queste scuole avevano consolidato nel secolo precedente, ma nel contempo rinnovò in senso naturalistico la concezione della pittura: per questo può essere considerato il padre del realismo fiammingo.

L'opera di Robert Campin fu fondamentale per l'origine della pittura fiamminga, alla quale egli aprì l'orizzonte, parallelamente a Jan van Eyck, anche se con un percorso artistico diverso.

Alla sua formazione ebbero concorso da un lato i caratteri dell'arte mosano-renana, dall'altro le conquiste dello stile gotico internazionale affinate dai pittori della corte di Borgogna, allora particolarmente attiva in campo artistico, e portate alla massima altezza da Melchior Broederlam. Campin fece propri e sintetizzò gli stimoli che queste scuole avevano consolidato nel secolo precedente, ma nel contempo rinnovò in senso naturalistico la concezione della pittura: per questo può essere considerato il padre del realismo fiammingo.

Albrecht Altdorfer | Northern Renaissance painter

Albrecht Altdorfer, (born c. 1480 - died Feb. 12, 1538, Regensburg [Germany]), German painter, printmaker, and draftsman who was one of the founders of landscape painting.

Altdorfer spent most of his life in Regensburg, becoming a citizen in 1505 and in later years serving as official architect of the city and a member of its inner council. He was the guiding spirit of the Danube school of painting.

Albrecht Altdorfer, (born c. 1480 - died Feb. 12, 1538, Regensburg [Germany]), German painter, printmaker, and draftsman who was one of the founders of landscape painting.

Altdorfer spent most of his life in Regensburg, becoming a citizen in 1505 and in later years serving as official architect of the city and a member of its inner council. He was the guiding spirit of the Danube school of painting.

Marc Chagall | From life memories to fantasy

Chagall's early life left him with a "powerful visual memory and a pictorial intelligence", writes Goodman.

After living in France and experiencing the atmosphere of artistic freedom, his "vision soared and he created a new reality, one that drew on both his inner and outer worlds".

But it was the images and memories of his early years in Belarus that would sustain his art for more than 70 years.

Chagall's early life left him with a "powerful visual memory and a pictorial intelligence", writes Goodman.

After living in France and experiencing the atmosphere of artistic freedom, his "vision soared and he created a new reality, one that drew on both his inner and outer worlds".

But it was the images and memories of his early years in Belarus that would sustain his art for more than 70 years.

Jacob Jordaens | Baroque Era painter | Page 2

Jacob (Jacques) Jordaens (19 May 1593 - 18 October 1678) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and tapestry designer known for his history paintings, genre scenes and portraits.

After Peter Paul Rubens** and Anthony van Dyck, he was the leading Flemish Baroque painter of his day.

Unlike those contemporaries he never travelled abroad to study Italian painting, and his career is marked by an indifference to their intellectual and courtly aspirations.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Jordaens see:

• Jacob Jordaens | Baroque Era painter

Jacob (Jacques) Jordaens (19 May 1593 - 18 October 1678) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and tapestry designer known for his history paintings, genre scenes and portraits.

After Peter Paul Rubens** and Anthony van Dyck, he was the leading Flemish Baroque painter of his day.

Unlike those contemporaries he never travelled abroad to study Italian painting, and his career is marked by an indifference to their intellectual and courtly aspirations.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Jordaens see:

• Jacob Jordaens | Baroque Era painter

Andrei Protsouk, 1961 | Cubist painter

Andrei Protsouk /Андрей Процюк is an Ukrainian-born figurative painter. Protsouk is a graduate of the Lugansk State School of Fine Art in 1981 as well as a "Red Diploma" graduate of the Russian Academy of Arts from St. Petersburg, Russia in 1989. Collectively, Protsouk has more than 20 years of education under his belt.

Andrei Protsouk /Андрей Процюк is an Ukrainian-born figurative painter. Protsouk is a graduate of the Lugansk State School of Fine Art in 1981 as well as a "Red Diploma" graduate of the Russian Academy of Arts from St. Petersburg, Russia in 1989. Collectively, Protsouk has more than 20 years of education under his belt.

Yoshiro Tachibana | Abstract / Naif painter

Yoshiro Tachibana / 橘与四郎 (1941-2016) was born in Japan (Sanda, Kobe), son of a painter Nakaba Tachibana (1902-2000).

Growing up during World War II, especially in the aftermath of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki catastrophes, had a profound impact on his worldview.

This turbulent era awakened in him a deep restlessness and a desire to explore beyond Japan’s borders, leading him to travel at a young age in search of new artistic perspectives and experiences.

Yoshiro began to study art in Tokyo in 1962 and became inspired by the work of Klee.

Yoshiro Tachibana / 橘与四郎 (1941-2016) was born in Japan (Sanda, Kobe), son of a painter Nakaba Tachibana (1902-2000).

Growing up during World War II, especially in the aftermath of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki catastrophes, had a profound impact on his worldview.

This turbulent era awakened in him a deep restlessness and a desire to explore beyond Japan’s borders, leading him to travel at a young age in search of new artistic perspectives and experiences.

Yoshiro began to study art in Tokyo in 1962 and became inspired by the work of Klee.

Jacob Jordaens | Baroque Era painter

Jacob Jordaens, (baptized May 20, 1593, Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands [now in Belgium] - died October 18, 1678, Antwerp), Baroque artist** whose boisterous scenes of peasant life and sensuous allegories made him one of the most important painters of 17th-century Flanders.

Jordaens studied, like Peter Paul Rubens**, under the painter Adam van Noort, and he married his master’s daughter in 1616, the year after his admission to the guild of painters.

Early in his career Jordaens executed designs for tapestries, and such paintings as Allegory of Fertility (c. 1625) reveal his training as a decorator.

Jacob Jordaens, (baptized May 20, 1593, Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands [now in Belgium] - died October 18, 1678, Antwerp), Baroque artist** whose boisterous scenes of peasant life and sensuous allegories made him one of the most important painters of 17th-century Flanders.

Jordaens studied, like Peter Paul Rubens**, under the painter Adam van Noort, and he married his master’s daughter in 1616, the year after his admission to the guild of painters.

Early in his career Jordaens executed designs for tapestries, and such paintings as Allegory of Fertility (c. 1625) reveal his training as a decorator.

Jusepe de Ribera | Baroque Era painter ⁽²⁾

José de Ribera (1591-1652)** was an Spanish painter**, known for his Baroque** dramatic realism and his depictions of religious and mythological subjects.

He spent most of his life in Italy. ..

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Ribera see:

• José de Ribera | Baroque Era painter ➻
• Jusepe de Ribera | Baroque Era painter ➻

José de Ribera (1591-1652)** was an Spanish painter**, known for his Baroque** dramatic realism and his depictions of religious and mythological subjects.

He spent most of his life in Italy. ..

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Ribera see:

• José de Ribera | Baroque Era painter ➻
• Jusepe de Ribera | Baroque Era painter ➻

Marc Chagall: "Un quadro deve fiorire come qualcosa di vivo"

• "I am working in Paris. I cannot for a single day get the thought out of my head that there probably exists something essential, some immutable reality, and now that I have lost everything else (thank God, it gets lost all on its own) I am trying to preserve this and, what is more, not to be content. In a word: I am working".

• "I adore the theater and I am a painter. I think the two are made for a marriage of love. I will give all my soul to prove this once more".

• "I am working in Paris. I cannot for a single day get the thought out of my head that there probably exists something essential, some immutable reality, and now that I have lost everything else (thank God, it gets lost all on its own) I am trying to preserve this and, what is more, not to be content. In a word: I am working".

• "I adore the theater and I am a painter. I think the two are made for a marriage of love. I will give all my soul to prove this once more".

Marc Chagall: "Love and fantasy, go hand in hand"

• "I've always painted pictures in which human love floods my colors".

• "Love and fantasy, go hand in hand".

• "I've always painted pictures in which human love floods my colors".

• "Love and fantasy, go hand in hand".

Egisto Lancerotto | Genre painter

Egisto Lancerotto (August 21, 1847 - May 31, 1916) was an Italian painter**, mainly of genre scenes of Venice.

He was born in Noale. His father, a bureaucrat in that town, was transferred to Venice when Egisto was young. Lancerotto attended the Venetian Accademia di Belle Arti, where his professors were Napoleone Nani, Michelangelo Grigoletti, Federico Moja and Pompeo Marino Molmenti. The latter was likely his strongest influence.

Egisto Lancerotto (August 21, 1847 - May 31, 1916) was an Italian painter**, mainly of genre scenes of Venice.

He was born in Noale. His father, a bureaucrat in that town, was transferred to Venice when Egisto was young. Lancerotto attended the Venetian Accademia di Belle Arti, where his professors were Napoleone Nani, Michelangelo Grigoletti, Federico Moja and Pompeo Marino Molmenti. The latter was likely his strongest influence.

Carmen Giraldez, 1976 | Conceptual painter

Carmen Giraldez was born in Barcelona, Spain.

Carmen acquired her interest in art, and especially painting, from her father who is an avid collector and also a painter.

Her early childhood training was “at his knees” as she likes to say.

Carmen Giraldez was born in Barcelona, Spain.

Carmen acquired her interest in art, and especially painting, from her father who is an avid collector and also a painter.

Her early childhood training was “at his knees” as she likes to say.

Irish Art History and Sitemap

The history of Irish art starts around 3200 BC with Neolithic stone carvings at the Newgrange megalithic tomb, part of the Brú na Bóinne complex which still stands today, County Meath.

In early-Bronze Age Ireland there is evidence of Beaker culture and a widespread metalworking.

Trade-links with Britain and Northern Europe introduced La Tène culture and Celtic art to Ireland by about 300 BC, but while these styles later changed or disappeared under the Roman subjugation, Ireland was left alone to develop Celtic designs: notably Celtic crosses, spiral designs, and the intricate interlaced patterns of Celtic knotwork.

Phoebe Anna Traquair | Arts and Crafts Movement painter

The history of Irish art starts around 3200 BC with Neolithic stone carvings at the Newgrange megalithic tomb, part of the Brú na Bóinne complex which still stands today, County Meath.

In early-Bronze Age Ireland there is evidence of Beaker culture and a widespread metalworking.

Trade-links with Britain and Northern Europe introduced La Tène culture and Celtic art to Ireland by about 300 BC, but while these styles later changed or disappeared under the Roman subjugation, Ireland was left alone to develop Celtic designs: notably Celtic crosses, spiral designs, and the intricate interlaced patterns of Celtic knotwork.

Phoebe Anna Traquair | Arts and Crafts Movement painter

Toshio Ebine 海老根俊雄, 1978 | Romantic Fantasy painter

Japanese painter Toshio Ebine** creates vast, windswept scenes full of balloons, lone animals, and a sense of odd foreboding in what should, by rights, be sweet illustrations for children's books.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Ebine see:

• Toshio Ebine / 海老根俊雄, 1978 | Romantic Fantasy painter ⏭

Japanese painter Toshio Ebine** creates vast, windswept scenes full of balloons, lone animals, and a sense of odd foreboding in what should, by rights, be sweet illustrations for children's books.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Ebine see:

• Toshio Ebine / 海老根俊雄, 1978 | Romantic Fantasy painter ⏭

Paris Bordone | High Renaissance painter

Paris Bordóne, in full Paris Paschalinus Bordone, Bordone also spelled Bordon, (born c. 1500, Treviso, Republic of Venice [Italy] - died Jan. 19, 1571, Venice), Renaissance Venetian painter of religious, mythological, and anecdotal subjects. He is perhaps best known for his striking sexualized paintings of women.

After his father’s death, Bordone moved with his mother to Venice. He probably became a pupil of Titian about 1516 but remained in his workshop for under two years.

Paris Bordóne, in full Paris Paschalinus Bordone, Bordone also spelled Bordon, (born c. 1500, Treviso, Republic of Venice [Italy] - died Jan. 19, 1571, Venice), Renaissance Venetian painter of religious, mythological, and anecdotal subjects. He is perhaps best known for his striking sexualized paintings of women.

After his father’s death, Bordone moved with his mother to Venice. He probably became a pupil of Titian about 1516 but remained in his workshop for under two years.

José de Ribera | Baroque Era painter

José de Ribera** (1591-1652) was born in Spain, at Játiva near Valencia, and probably received his training there under Francisco Ribalta.

He moved soon afterwards to Italy and following a period in Rome settled in Naples in 1616.

Ribera became well known for the realism of his treatment of violent subjects such as 'The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew' and 'The Flaying of Marsyas' (Pitti, Florence, and Museo di San Martino, Naples, respectively), but he also painted genre scenes and religious subjects in a refined classical mode characterised by a rich palette.| © The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London

José de Ribera** (1591-1652) was born in Spain, at Játiva near Valencia, and probably received his training there under Francisco Ribalta.

He moved soon afterwards to Italy and following a period in Rome settled in Naples in 1616.

Ribera became well known for the realism of his treatment of violent subjects such as 'The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew' and 'The Flaying of Marsyas' (Pitti, Florence, and Museo di San Martino, Naples, respectively), but he also painted genre scenes and religious subjects in a refined classical mode characterised by a rich palette.| © The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London

Luca Giordano | Court painter in Spain, 1692-1702

Luca Giordano** (1634-1705) was the leading Neapolitan painter of the later 17th century.

He was born in Naples and was trained by Ribera.

He was known as Fa Presto ('does it quickly') because of his speed of painting. His work influenced developments in 18th century art in Naples and elsewhere in Italy.

His style was formed by his experience of Neapolitan art (dominated by the work of Caravaggio), and by his knowledge of the leading Roman painters of the early 17th century notably Annibale Carracci, Pietro da Cortona, and the great Venetian artists of the 16th century.

Luca Giordano** (1634-1705) was the leading Neapolitan painter of the later 17th century.

He was born in Naples and was trained by Ribera.

He was known as Fa Presto ('does it quickly') because of his speed of painting. His work influenced developments in 18th century art in Naples and elsewhere in Italy.

His style was formed by his experience of Neapolitan art (dominated by the work of Caravaggio), and by his knowledge of the leading Roman painters of the early 17th century notably Annibale Carracci, Pietro da Cortona, and the great Venetian artists of the 16th century.

Luca Giordano | Stile artistico

Luca Giordano (Napoli, 1634-1705) è stato un pittore Italiano, attivo soprattutto a Napoli, Madrid, Firenze, Venezia e Roma.

Fu uno dei principali esponenti della pittura napoletana del Seicento, assieme a Jusepe de Ribera, Salvator Rosa, Battistello Caracciolo, Massimo Stanzione, Bernardo Cavallino, Aniello Falcone, Andrea Vaccaro e Mattia Preti, nonché uno dei più influenti esponenti del barocco europeo.

La parabola evolutiva artistica del pittore si estende su più di 50 anni di carriera, nella quale assimila e rielabora influenze da tutte le principali correnti pittoriche secentesche.

Luca Giordano (Napoli, 1634-1705) è stato un pittore Italiano, attivo soprattutto a Napoli, Madrid, Firenze, Venezia e Roma.

Fu uno dei principali esponenti della pittura napoletana del Seicento, assieme a Jusepe de Ribera, Salvator Rosa, Battistello Caracciolo, Massimo Stanzione, Bernardo Cavallino, Aniello Falcone, Andrea Vaccaro e Mattia Preti, nonché uno dei più influenti esponenti del barocco europeo.

La parabola evolutiva artistica del pittore si estende su più di 50 anni di carriera, nella quale assimila e rielabora influenze da tutte le principali correnti pittoriche secentesche.

Luca Giordano | Baroque Era painter

Luca Giordano, (born Oct. 18, 1634, Naples - died Jan. 3, 1705, Naples), the most celebrated and prolific Neapolitan painter of the late 17th century.

His nickname Luca Fa Presto (“Luca, Work Quickly”) is said to derive from his painter-copyist father’s admonitions, which were certainly heeded.

His other nickname, Proteus, was acquired as a result of his reputed skill in producing pastiches in the style of almost any artist.

Luca Giordano, (born Oct. 18, 1634, Naples - died Jan. 3, 1705, Naples), the most celebrated and prolific Neapolitan painter of the late 17th century.

His nickname Luca Fa Presto (“Luca, Work Quickly”) is said to derive from his painter-copyist father’s admonitions, which were certainly heeded.

His other nickname, Proteus, was acquired as a result of his reputed skill in producing pastiches in the style of almost any artist.

Hieronymus Bosch | Northern Renaissance painter

Hiëronymus Bosch, also spelled Jheronimus Bos, pseudonym of Jeroen van Aeken, Aeken also spelled Aquen or Aken, also called Jeroen Anthoniszoon (born c. 1450, ’s-Hertogenbosch, Brabant [now in the Netherlands] - buried August 9, 1516, ’s-Hertogenbosch), brilliant and original northern European painter whose work reveals an unusual iconography of a complex and individual style.

He was recognized as a highly imaginative “creator of devils” and a powerful inventor of seeming nonsense full of satirical and moralizing meaning.

Hiëronymus Bosch, also spelled Jheronimus Bos, pseudonym of Jeroen van Aeken, Aeken also spelled Aquen or Aken, also called Jeroen Anthoniszoon (born c. 1450, ’s-Hertogenbosch, Brabant [now in the Netherlands] - buried August 9, 1516, ’s-Hertogenbosch), brilliant and original northern European painter whose work reveals an unusual iconography of a complex and individual style.

He was recognized as a highly imaginative “creator of devils” and a powerful inventor of seeming nonsense full of satirical and moralizing meaning.

Alexi Zaitsev, 1959 | Impressionist painter

Алексей Зайцев was born in Ryazan, Russia. He graduated in 1983 from the Ulianov Art School and worked as a book and magazine illustrator at the Union of Journalists of the USSR. In 1990, Alexi Zaitsev began to show his work at various fine art exhibitions and soon became one of the most talked about young Russian artists.

Alexi Zaitsev`s works are in the permanent collections of the Institute of the Russian Economy and Culture, the Russian Embassy in Ireland, the Russian Embassy in Hungary and The Art Centre of Belfast, Ireland.

Алексей Зайцев was born in Ryazan, Russia. He graduated in 1983 from the Ulianov Art School and worked as a book and magazine illustrator at the Union of Journalists of the USSR. In 1990, Alexi Zaitsev began to show his work at various fine art exhibitions and soon became one of the most talked about young Russian artists.

Alexi Zaitsev`s works are in the permanent collections of the Institute of the Russian Economy and Culture, the Russian Embassy in Ireland, the Russian Embassy in Hungary and The Art Centre of Belfast, Ireland.

John Frederick Lewis | Victorian painter

John Frederick Lewis RA (London 14 July 1804 - 15 August 1876) is considered one of the most important Victorian artists to visit the Middle East.

The son of Frederick Christian Lewis, a successful engraver, he gained early success as a painter of animals and sporting subjects. In 1840-1 Lewis travelled, via Italy, Greece and Turkey, to Cairo, where he remained for the next ten years.

Lewis made nearly six hundred watercolours and drawings throughout the decade.

John Frederick Lewis RA (London 14 July 1804 - 15 August 1876) is considered one of the most important Victorian artists to visit the Middle East.

The son of Frederick Christian Lewis, a successful engraver, he gained early success as a painter of animals and sporting subjects. In 1840-1 Lewis travelled, via Italy, Greece and Turkey, to Cairo, where he remained for the next ten years.

Lewis made nearly six hundred watercolours and drawings throughout the decade.

Hollis Dunlap, 1977 | Figurative painter

Born in northeastern Vermont, Hollis Dunlap is a painter living on the east coast of Connecticut in the USA. He paints modern paintings with a strong influence of old masters from Caravaggio to Vermeer. The color choices, brushwork, and compositions reflect the influences of various painters, from representational to more abstract in terms of composition and varying applications of paint.

From a young age he has been interested in painting and drawing, inventing imaginary figures, landscapes, and other compositions in whatever media was available.

Born in northeastern Vermont, Hollis Dunlap is a painter living on the east coast of Connecticut in the USA. He paints modern paintings with a strong influence of old masters from Caravaggio to Vermeer. The color choices, brushwork, and compositions reflect the influences of various painters, from representational to more abstract in terms of composition and varying applications of paint.

From a young age he has been interested in painting and drawing, inventing imaginary figures, landscapes, and other compositions in whatever media was available.

Arunas Rutkus, 1961 | Figurative painter

Arunas Rutkus (born in Vilnius, Lithuania) is one of those rare artists who, sensing the rhythm of globalization, joined the global art stage with great confidence.

The artist has exposed his works in more than 50 personal and group exhibitions across the globe, and his artworks can be found in museums, galleries and in private collections in the USA, Qatar, Monaco, France, United Arab Emirates, China, Russia, United Kingdom, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Estonia, Hungary, Spain, Israel, New Zealand, Lithuania.

Arunas Rutkus is famous for his unique painting style, characteristic for so called Eastern school - figurative poetic symbolism, and impeccable implementation technique.

Arunas Rutkus (born in Vilnius, Lithuania) is one of those rare artists who, sensing the rhythm of globalization, joined the global art stage with great confidence.

The artist has exposed his works in more than 50 personal and group exhibitions across the globe, and his artworks can be found in museums, galleries and in private collections in the USA, Qatar, Monaco, France, United Arab Emirates, China, Russia, United Kingdom, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Estonia, Hungary, Spain, Israel, New Zealand, Lithuania.

Arunas Rutkus is famous for his unique painting style, characteristic for so called Eastern school - figurative poetic symbolism, and impeccable implementation technique.