Michelangelo | Madonna of Bruges, 1503-1505

The Madonna of Bruges is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo of the Virgin and Child.

Michelangelo's depiction of the Madonna and Child differs significantly from earlier representations of the same subject, which tended to feature a pious Virgin smiling down on an infant held in her arms.

Instead, Jesus stands upright, almost unsupported, only loosely restrained by Mary's left hand, and appears to be about to step away from his mother.

Meanwhile, Mary does not cling to her son or even look at him, but gazes down and away.

Tintoretto | Mannerist painter

Tintoretto (1519-1594) was an artist of immense output and dramatic style who emerged from the Venetian School of painting.

He was one of the best known Venetian painters next to Titian (1485-1576), having very briefly trained under the master.

Tintoretto had high ambitions, and adorned an inscription in his studio that said, "Michelangelo’s design and Titian’s Color".

In this he sought to produce the brilliant compositional methods of Michelangelo, while using the bold coloring of Titian; a goal of the highest order for Renaissance painting.

Duffy Sheridan, 1947 | Realistic Figurative painter

Duffy Sheridan, American painter🎨, has been painting since he was a child. His father, also an artist, encouraged him to learn to paint anything and everything. He has traveled the world and dedicated his artistic life to the discovery and expression of beauty as he sees it.

Although he and his family spent many years in relative seclusion in the far corners of the world, Sheridan's work has attracted the attention of collectors on five continents.

Since returning to the United States in 1991, his work has received international acclaim and he has been designated a Living Master by the Art Renewal Center.

His paintings can be found in prestigious institutions from a Cathedral in the South Pacific to the US Air Force Academy to corporate headquarters in Manhattan, as well as in the private residences of kings, judges, bishops, doctors and collectors all over the world.

For over 35 years the teachings of the Baha'i Faith have been the primary influence of Sheridan's life and work and have dominated his continual search for that balance of craftsmanship and artistic expression which has the ability to elevate, in some small way, the human condition.

Tomek Setowski, 1961 | Pittore del Realismo Magico

Il pittore polacco Tomek Sętowski è nato a Czestochowa, dove risiede tuttora e dove si trova la sua galleria principale chiamata "Museo dell'immaginazione".

Sętowski incontrò la pittura quando aveva solo 3 anni e la passione lo portò a frequentare con profitto l’Accademia delle Belle Arti della sua città natale.

Espose per la prima volta nel 1988, alla Galleria Der Sparkasse di Iserlohn, Germania ed immediatamente dopo fecero seguito mostre in Francia, Svezia, Svizzera, Polonia ed il favore della critica, così come l’interesse di numerose gallerie, sia in patria che all’estero, arriva nel 1995, grazie a una collettiva organizzata in strada, denominata Surrealisti Polacchi.

Il definitivo successo sarebbe arrivato appena 3 anni dopo, quando la prestigiosa Stricoff Fine Art Gallery di New York, in cerca di nuovi volti che potessero offrire interpretazioni originali, fra decine di talenti selezionati, decise di puntare su Sętowski.

Polish Artists | Sitemap

Polish Art has often reflected European trends while maintaining its unique character.

The Kraków school of Historicist painting developed by Jan Matejko produced monumental portrayals of customs and significant events in Polish history.

He is referred to as the most famous Polish painter or even the "national painter" of Poland.

Stanisław Witkiewicz was an ardent supporter of Realism in Polish art, its main representative being Jozef Chełmoński.

Stanisław Witkiewicz (Polish painter, illustrator, art critic and theoretician, a writer, 1851-1915 )

Maria Gruza | Figurative painter

Maria Jolanta Gruza graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.

She graduated interior designer. She also studied painting in the studio prof. Romualda.

Since 1981 is member of the Union of Polish Artists. Her pictures are in the hands of private collectors in Europe, America and Australia.

Manet ed il Realismo

Già negli esordi l'arte di Manet apparve indubbiamente connotata da pressanti esigenze realiste, a tal punto che arrivò persino aa infuriarsi con il maestro Couture, troppo legato agli accademismi («insomma, vi comportate così quando andate a comprare un mazzo di ravanelli dalla vostra fruttivendola?»).

A turbarlo in particolar modo era in particolare la mancanza di naturalezza delle pose adottate dalle modelle:

«Vedo che ha dipinto una finanziera. E di eccellente fattura. Ma dove sono finiti i polmoni della modella? Sembra che sotto l’abito non respiri. Come se non avesse un corpo. È un ritratto da sarto».

Vijender Sharma, 1962 | Surrealist / Metaphysical painter

Vijender Sharma did his MFA from College of Art, New Delhi.

He has had several shows with many prestigious galleries.

He has participated in Rashtrapati Bhawan, Harmony Shows, Sacred Space, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai; Silent Auction, French Embassy; Auction by Tehelka and Bonhams, London among many others.

He has attended camps at Turkey, Paris, Venice, Malaysia, Thailand among others.

Sharma has received the Artist of the year Award, Harmony, Sahitya Kala Parishad Award, Delhi and Pt Ravi Shankar Award, College of Art Delhi.

He is a part of all major public and private collections.

He lives and works in Delhi.

Pablo Neruda | Here I Love You / Qui ti amo

Qui ti amo.

Negli oscuri pini si districa il vento.

Brilla la luna sulle acque erranti.

Trascorrono giorni uguali che s'inseguono.

Here I love you.

In the dark pines the wind disentangles itself.

The moon glows like phosphorous on the vagrant waters.

Days, all one kind, go chasing each other.