Dino Buzzati | Inviti superflui, 1949 / Unnecessary invitations

Vorrei che tu venissi da me in una sera d’inverno e, stretti insieme dietro i vetri, guardando la solitudine delle strade buie e gelate, ricordassimo gli inverni delle favole, dove si visse insieme senza saperlo.

Per gli stessi sentieri fatati passammo infatti tu ed io, con passi timidi, insieme andammo attraverso le foreste piene di lupi, e i medesimi genii ci spiavano dai ciuffi di muschio sospesi alle torri, tra svolazzare di corvi.

Insieme, senza saperlo, di là forse guardammo entrambi verso la vita misteriosa, che ci aspettava. Ivi palpitarono in noi per la prima volta pazzi e teneri desideri. "Ti ricordi?" ci diremo l’un l’altro, stringendoci dolcemente, nella calda stanza, e tu mi sorriderai fiduciosa mentre fuori daran tetro suono le lamiere scosse dal vento.

Tim Shorten

Ferdinand Hodler | Art Nouveau painter

Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918) was one of the best-known Swiss painters of the nineteenth century. His early works were portraits, landscapes and genre paintings in a realistic style.

Later, he adopted a personal form of Symbolism which he called "Parallelism".

Hodler was born in Bern, the eldest of six children. His father, Jean Hodler, made a meager living as a carpenter; his mother, Marguerite (née Neukomm), was from a peasant family.

Gaetano Esposito | Genre painter

Gaetano Esposito (1858-1911) was an Italian painter born in Salerno.

He first studied under Gaetano D'Agostino, but later enrolled at the Royal Institute of Fine Arts of Naples, where he studied under Filippo Palizzi, Domenico Morelli and Stanislao Lista.

In these studies, he was funded by a stipend from the government of Salerno.

He was influenced by Antonio Mancini, a lifelong supporter, especially in his genre depictions of the activities of the lower classes of Naples.

Saffo | Passione d'amore

Quei parmi in cielo fra gli Dei, se accanto

ti siede, e vede il tuo bel riso, e sente

i dolci detti e l'amoroso canto!

Saffo - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Osman Hamdi Bey | Orientalist painter

Osman Hamdi Bey, [Constantinople, 1842-1910], Ottoman statesman, painter and art expert who put forth legislation aimed at regulating finds made by various archaeological enterprises in the Ottoman Empire and preventing the antiquities from being smuggled abroad.

As a painter, he became famous while he was alive. He worked on compositions with figures and portraits, and he was the first Turkish artist who painted figures.

In his paintings, there are many architectural and decorative details. He frequently appears as the main character; he used photos taken of him in different outfits and poses for his drawings.

Today, many domestic and foreign museum collections include his paintings as well.

The Tortoise Trainer - Pera Museum, İstanbul

Claude Monet | Inondation à Giverny, 1886

Claude Monet | Inondation à Giverny, 1886

In Inondation à Giverny Monet has created a vibrant landscape that pulses with dynamism. With the patchwork of colors that makes up the rolling hills of the landscape in the distance, coupled with the expansive stretch of water that carries the fragmented reflections of Giverny’s church and neighboring houses on its mirror-like surface, Monet has captured the effects of the natural light as it illuminated the region, and the atmospheric quality of the landscape as a whole, with remarkable results.

Jane Sutherland (1853-1928) | Impressionist painter

Jane Sutherland was an Australian landscape painter who was part of the pioneering plein-air movement in Australia, and a member of the Heidelberg School. Her advocacy to advance the professional standing of female artists during the late nineteenth century was also a notable achievement.

Jane Sutherland was born in New York to Scottish parents; the family emigrated to Sydney in 1864 and moved to Melbourne in 1870.

Ilya Chirun / Илья Чирун, 1985

Russian Artist Ilya Chirun was born in the town of Yakhroma, near Moscow. Even as a child, he decided to become a professional artist and since then has been doing what he loves most. Chirun is member of the Union of Artists of Russia.

Ilya speaks of himself as a very happy person who did not have to work a single day in his life - he just does what he loves. And what you love cannot be called work.

Louis Anquetin | Cloisonnism painting style

French painter Louis Anquetin (1861-1932) was a contemporary of Vincent van Gogh and a celebrated painter in his own right, known for working in the Cloisonnism style.

Anquetin was born in Étrépagny, France and educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen. In 1882, he came to Paris and began studying art at Léon Bonnat's studio, where he met Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The two artists later moved to the studio of Fernand Cormon, where they befriended Émile Bernard and Vincent van Gogh.

Michel-Eugène Chevreul | Color theory, 1839

Michel-Eugène Chevreul, (born Aug. 31, 1786, Angers, France - died April 9, 1889, Paris), French chemist who elucidated the chemical composition of animal fats and whose theories of colour influenced the techniques of French painting.

Background And Education

Chevreul belonged to a family of surgeons. After receiving a private education during the French Revolution, in 1799 Chevreul entered a new scientific school in Angers.

In 1803 he left for Paris, intending to become a chemist. Nicolas Vauquelin, professor of chemistry at the Museum of Natural History, accepted him as his assistant.

Vauquelin wanted to isolate substances from animal and plant materials, and under his direction between 1807-1811 Chevreul isolated several coloured substances from woods, three of which (brazilin, hematoxylin, and quercetin) became commercial dye ingredients.

Richard Savoie, 1959 | Cityscape painter

Richard Savoie is a Quebec painter born in Moncton New Brunswick. He comes from a family of artists, the works of his uncle Roméo Savoie is part of Canada’s National Gallery.

Savoie spent part of his childhood by the sea and is still inspired by the sounds of its many moods, from the gentle lapping of waves on the shore to the thundering roar of surf whipped by a wild wind.

He studies art with Gabrielle Messier and Yolaine Lefebvre and becomes a full time artist by the 1980s.

Timeline of Art History

An Art Period is a phase in the development of the work of an artist, groups of artists or art movement.

The history of art is immense and the earliest cave paintings pre-date writing by almost 27,000 years!

Ancient Classical art

Minoan art

Ancient Greek art

Roman art

Ancient Egyptian colors

Bartolomeo Giuliano | Genre painter

Bartolomeo Giuliano (1825-1909) was an Italian painter.

Giuliano studied at the Albertina Academy in Turin and began presenting works on historical and literary subjects at the local Promotrice exhibitions in 1846.

He was appointed assistant professor of figure drawing in Turin alongside Enrico Gamba in 1855 and then held the same position with Raffaele Casnédi in Milan, where he moved in 1860.

Désiré François Laugée | Naturalist / Genre painter

Désiré François Laugée (1823-1896) was a French painter. His work included portraits and classical religious or historical scenes.

His large murals still decorate several churches in Paris. He also made naturalist landscapes and genre paintings of peasants, particularly in his later life.

With this work he may be seen as a precursor of the Barbizon school. He achieved great success during his lifetime, although his work has since been largely ignored.

Nazim Hikmet | Sotto la pioggia camminava la primavera..

Sotto la pioggia camminava la primavera

con i suoi piedi esili e lunghi sull'asfalto di Mosca

chiusa tra gli pneumatici i motori le stoffe le pelli

il mio cardiogramma era pessimo quel giorno

quel che si attende verrà in un'ora inattesa

verrà tutto da solo

senza condurre con sè

coloro che già partirono

suonavano il primo concerto di Čajkovskij sotto la pioggia

Hamish Allan | Surrealist Landscape painter

Hamish Allan is a Christchurch artist working mainly with the New Zealand landscape as subject matter.

Having completed two health-related degrees, Hamish worked as a physiotherapist before embarking on his artistic career in 1999 - initially concentrating on sculpture, then moving his attention to painting.

Hamish’s style is characterized by clean precise imagery, depicting stylised representational New Zealand landscapes and incorporating distinctive architecture.

Jack Vettriano, 1951 | Love Story

Jack Vettriano was born in Fife, Scotland. After leaving school at 15, he followed his father down the mine, working as an apprentice engineer. He later moved on to white-collar jobs in management services.

Vettriano took up painting as a hobby in the 1970s when a girlfriend bought him a set of watercolours for his birthday and from then on, he spent much of his spare time teaching himself to paint.

He learned his craft by copying Old Masters, Impressionists, Surrealists and a plethora of Scottish artists.

Juan Bayón Salado | Paris painter

Spanish artist Juan Bayón Salado (1913-1995), also known as Jean Salabet or Bay Sala, was a School of Paris painter, know for his Parisian cityscapes.

He settled in Paris between 1950-1969 and when using the pseudonym Jean Salabet between 1950-1957 he was mainly selling his works through Mr. Reynald Forgeot's gallery initially, and Mr. André Roussard later.

Faithful to the Post-Impressionism style, he exhibited in Montmartre in the gallery of rue Norvins, which would become that of Claude Bussière, then at André Roussard) during his long stay in Paris.

Chiara Magni, 1988 | Impressionist Finger painter

"Creativity and being able to express one's emotions through a canvas and color is something very similar to magic"!

"Creating an emotion from nothing is truly something unique"!

Chiara Magni is an artist based in Italy, she's a Impressionism Finger-painting. Her paintings have been sold internationally and are shown at solo and group exhibitions worldwide, she's one of fastest growing artist of our times.

Chiara began painting as a young girl learning Oil Painting, acrylics and watercolor. She was so into colours and art from very early age the first word she ever wrote was "blue".

George Shipperley, 1938 | Abstract painter / Teacher

George Shipperley: "I am inspired by the poetry of nature, especially trees and how they relate to one another".

"My strategy is to develop good color harmony with some degree of detail. Giving the whole story is not as interesting as allowing the viewer to use their imagination".

Shipperley graduated from East Aurora High School in 1956.

Anatoly Metlan, 1964 | Flamenco dancers

Anatoly Metlan’s travels serve as inspiration for his paintings, whether it’s the beauty of Mediterranean landscapes or talented flamenco and tango dancers in Spain. From a young age, Metlan was influenced by the Impressionists, often traveling to southern France to draw the same inspiration as these artists.

More recently, Metlan has focused on depicting dancers, musicians, and gypsies.

In his paintings of dancers, Metlan emphasizes sensual tango poses, forever capturing moments of energy, emotion, and drama.

Full of passion, these paintings draw upon Metlan’s memories of attending flamenco concerts in southern Europe.

"I was captivated by the dramatic suspended tension and the emotional expressiveness of dance moves" Metlan says.

Elizabeth Forbes | Victorian genre painter

Born in Canada, Elizabeth Adela Armstrong Forbes (née Amstrong, 1859-1912)) studied in New York, Munich, Zandevoort, and Brittany before settling in London in 1883.

There she joined the Society of Painter-Etchers and produced more than forty drypoints over six years.

After marrying fellow artist Stanhope Forbes in 1889, she moved to Cornwall and focused on painting, since she could no longer rely on the services of an expert printer.

Jaime Gubaton | Surrealist painter

Filipino painter Jaime Gubaton was already winning art contests as far back as he can remember, beating other kids twice his height and age.

Gubaton is a Fine Arts graduate with a major in Advertising from the University of the East Caloocan.

James Nelson-Lewis, 1953 | Romantic Figurative painter

Born in Pennsylvania, James Nelson-Lewis realized at an early age that he had a gift and calling in artistic pursuits. He has a BFA degree from Columbus College of Art and Design.

His artistic influences range from Whistler to Wolf Kahn as well as many contemporaries in American painting.

Lewis has had years of professional experience as an illustrator, art director, designer, and University art instructor.

Tim Shorten, 1957 | Romantic Figurative painter

Tim Shorten è nato a Bolton, Lancs. Ha studiato al Bolton College of Art and Design, al Preston Polytechnic Department of Fine Art (ora UCLan) ed al Leeds Polytechnic (Leeds Beckett University).

È stato Head of Art and Design alla Altrincham Grammar School for Boys nel Cheshire fino al 2017.

Attualmente lavora in associazione con Bailey Arts, che sono i principali agenti per gli originali e le edizioni limitate di Tim, e con la Acorn Gallery, Pocklington, North Yorkshire.

Chad Knight, 1976 | Digital sculptor

Based out of Portland in Oregon, USA, Chad is more than just a freelance artist, he is the Head of 3D Design at Nike and not so long ago retired from an exciting career as a professional skateboarder that ran from 1998-2011.

Nowadays, when he isn’t working for Nike, his unique artwork is enjoyed by people around the world.

Chad Knight’s vibrant digital art moves between the meditative and the frenetic. the artist’s personal work seems to exist in alien worlds, with his works being made in Cinema 4D.

Tim Shorten, 1957 | Love Me or Leave Me...

Tim Shorten was born in Bolton, Lancs.

He studied at Bolton College of Art and Design, Preston Polytechnic Department of Fine Art (now UCLan), and Leeds Polytechnic (Leeds Beckett University).

He was Head of Art and Design at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys in Cheshire until 2017.

He currently works in association with Bailey Arts, who are the main agents for Tim's originals and limited editions, and with the Acorn Gallery, Pocklington, North Yorkshire.

Ulvi Liegi (1858-1939) | Macchiaioli painter

Ulvi Liegi, Italian printmaker; painter, draughtsman, also known as, Liegi, Ulvi; Levi, Luigi - born in Livorno, trained and worked in Florence.

From a well to do family of Jewish bankers, Luigi Mosè Levi took the name Ulvi Liegi as an artist. He studied with Adolfo Tommasi, Carlo Markò and Giuseppe Ciranfi at the Accademia dei Belle Arti in Florence.

Ed Binkley | Fantasy painter

Ed Binkley has created fantasy artwork for three decades. His client list includes Lucasfilm, td.,Wizards of the Coast, ImagineFX, and Artifacts Puzzles, among others.

Ed holds MFA and BFA degrees in drawing and printmaking. He has taught for twenty-eight years in the Art Department at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin, where he lives with his wife Lisa, who is also an accomplished artist.

Ed's work has appeared in a variety of books and magazines worldwide, and has been published in numerous issues of Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art where he won Gold and Silver awards with six additional award nominations.

Jennifer Beaudet, 1970 | Romantic Impressionist painter

Born and raised in Southern California, Jennifer Beaudet (Zondervan) has always been largely influenced by the beauty that surrounds her. She's been selling art online since 2009.

With a great love of nature, and the beauty in simple things, her art reflects her emotions and expresses her feelings about the subject.

George Sheridan Knowles (1863-1931) | Genre painter

British painter🎨 George Sheridan Knowles painted portraits and genre subjects in both oils and watercolours.

The artist was a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours and an associate of the Royal Cambrian Academy in Manchester.

Between 1885-1893 he exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Suffolk Street Gallery and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours and was awarded🎨 a jury commendation at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900.

Charlie Chaplin | Il mondo appartiene a chi osa!

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, noto come Charlie, è stato un attore, comico, regista, sceneggiatore, compositore e produttore cinematografico Britannico, autore di oltre novanta film e tra i più importanti e influenti cineasti del XX secolo.

Charlie Chaplin | Vivi!

Ho perdonato errori quasi imperdonabili,

ho provato a sostituire persone insostituibili

e dimenticato persone indimenticabili.

Ho agito per impulso,

sono stato deluso dalle persone

che non pensavo lo potessero fare,

ma anch’io ho deluso.

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867) was a French Neoclassicist painter. Although he thought of himself as a painter of history in the tradition of Nicolas Poussin and Jacques-Louis David, by the end of his life it was his portraits, both painted and drawn, that were recognized as his greatest legacy.

A man profoundly respectful of the past, he assumed the role of a guardian of academic orthodoxy against the ascendant Romantic style represented by his nemesis Eugène Delacroix.

His exemplars, as he once explained, were "the great masters which flourished in that century of glorious memory when Raphael set the eternal and incontestable bounds of the sublime in art ... I am thus a conservator of good doctrine, and not an innovator".

Volodymyr Tsisaryk / Володимир Цісарик, 1978 | Figurative sculptor

Ukrainian sculptor Volodymyr Tsisaryk was born and grew up in Lviv. His works were seen by almost every tourist who visited the city at least once in recent years.

Volodymyr says that he did not choose the profession, but he was chosen by the profession. After graduating from Lviv State College of Decorative and Applied Arts named after Ivan Trush, Department of Monumental and Decorative Sculpture and obtaining Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors, Volodymyr immediately began creating sculptures the elegance of which show the skill of the author.

Georges Rochegrosse | Orientalist painter

Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938) was a French historical and decorative painter.

He was born at Versailles and studied in Paris with Jules Joseph Lefebvre and Gustave Clarence Rodolphe Boulanger.

His themes are generally historical, and he treated them on a colossal scale and in an emotional naturalistic style, with a distinct revelling in horrible subjects and details.

Ernest Higgins Rigg (British painter, 1868-1947)

Ernest Higgins Rigg was born in Bradford and attended the art school there and then at the Academie Julian in Paris.

He first visited Staithes in 1896 and lodged in Hinderwell at Quaker Garth and later stayed at the village’s Commercial Hotel. He moved to Sussex in 1908, but returned to Yorkshire after the First World War, living in Shipley in 1918 and Richmond in 1919. His brothers, Alfred and Arthur H. were both artists.

Raphael | The Sistine Madonna, 1513-1514

One of the most famous paintings of all time has its home in Dresden. Like Leonardo's "Mona Lisa" in Paris or Botticelli's "Birth of the Venus" in Florence, Raphael's "Sistine Madonna" was memorized in our cultural memory.

"The Sistine Madonna", also called "The Madonna di San Sisto", is an oil painting by the Italian artist Raphael. The canvas was one of the last Madonnas painted by Raphael.

Giorgio Vasari called it "a truly rare and extraordinary work".