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Edward Lamson Henry | Genre painter
Edward Lamson Henry (January 12, 1841 - May 9, 1919), commonly known as E.L. Henry, was an American genre painter, born in Charleston, South Carolina.Early lifeThough born in Charleston, by age seven...
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Sandro Botticelli | Calumny of Apelles / La calunnia di Apelle, 1496
The Calumny of Apelles is a tempera painting by Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli. Based on the description of a painting by Apelles, the work was completed in approximately 1494. It is on...
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Sandro Botticelli | Mystic Nativity / Natività mistica, 1501
The 'Mystic Nativity' shows angels and men celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. The Virgin Mary kneels in adoration before her infant son, watched by the ox and the ass at the manger. Mary's husband,...
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Salvatore Fiume | Figurative painter
Salvatore Fiume (1915-1997) was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, writer and stage designer. His works are kept in some of the most important museums in the world, among which the Vatican...
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Vida Gábor | Genre painter
Vida Gábor (1937-1999) was born to a simple working Hungarian family in 1937. He became attracted to music in his early youth and received a music scholarship. He studied and mastered the flute. In...
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Pyotr Nilus | La Belle Époque
The grandson of General, a member of the War of 1812, Pyotr Alexandrovich Nilus / Пётр Александрович Нилус (1869-1940) was a famous artist, especially in Odessa, where he studied at the Art School...
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Axel Törneman | The father of Swedish Modernism
Johan Axel Gustaf Törneman (28 October 1880 - 26 December 1925) was one of Sweden's earliest modernist painters. Born in Persberg, Värmland, in Sweden, he grew to work in several modernist styles, was...
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Ernesto Canto da Maia | Symbolist sculptor
Ernesto Canto da Maia (1890-1981) was born in 1890 at Ponta Delgada (São Miguel island, Azores) in the midst of a wealthy family. In 1907, after graduating at high school, he leaves to Lisbon and...
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Max Streckenbach | Floral still life painter
Max Theodore Streckenbach (1863-1936) was born in Eckernförde, Germany on May 18, 1863 to Udo Streckenbach and Marie Wiebke. Streckenbach was the son of a pharmacist and, as such, was sent to study...
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Rainer Maria Rilke ~ Do not be afraid, it’s me / Non aver paura, sono io..
William Zorach (1887-1968) Spring in Central Park, 1914Do not be afraid, it’s me.You do not feel that I infringe on you,with all your senses?He put wings, my heart,and now, white flies around your...
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John Haag, 1980 | Realist / Impressionist painter
John Haag is a professional artist whose work has been described as a fusion of impressionism and realism. Specializing in oil and charcoal, Haag began painting at the age of 18 and selling his work at...
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Louis Toffoli | Abstract Cubist painter
Louis Toffoli (1907-1999) was a French modernist artist, born in 1907, known for his characteristic post-cubist transparent paintings.A twentieth century French painter and printmaker, Louis Toffoli...
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Arthur Schopenhauer / Antonio Nunziante | Quotes / Aforismi
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see. All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted...
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Paul Gagni | Paris painting
Paul Gagni (1893-1962) was a Post-Impressionist Artist. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He exhibited at the Autumn Salon and the Salon of Independent Artists. He is well known for his...
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Fernand Toussaint ~ Post-Impressionist painter | Portrait and Figure
Fernand Toussaint (1873-1956) was equally at ease painting in all categories, from landscapes and seascapes to beautiful bouquets and still lifes, but it is in his intimate portraiture and genre...
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Albert Carrier-Belleuse | Rembrandt sitting with book
Albert Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) was instrumental in popularising the fashion for ideal portraits of historical personalities. After his return from England in 1855, he created a lively series of...
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Albert Carrier-Belleuse | La Melodie, 1887
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (born Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse; 12 June 1824 - 4 June 1887) was a French sculptor. He was one of the founding members of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts,...
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Albrecht Dürer ~ Renaissance painter | Hand study
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was a painter, printmaker and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Dürer established his reputation and influence across Europe when he was still in his...
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Albrecht Dürer ~ Renaissance painter | Woodcuts and Engravings
Undisputed master of the woodcut, German painter and engraver Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) is one of the most celebrated Northern Renaissance painters and printmakers. His original etchings, engravings...
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Crawfurd Adamson, 1953 | Figurative painter
Crawfurd Adamson, born in Edinburgh, is a noted figurative artist from Scotland, although he has spent much of his career in the South of England. He has exhibited widely and internationally, and has...
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