Valentin de Boulogne | The Crowning with Thorns, 1620 | Art in Detail

This masterpiece of Baroque naturalism is among the first known works painted by Valentin de Boulogne, Caravaggio’s most accomplished French follower and arguably his greatest acolyte. Painted in Rome in 1615 or shortly thereafter, it shows to what extent and how quickly the Frenchman had absorbed Caravaggio’s radical innovations.

Witali Zuk /Виталий Жук, 1973 | Fantasy Art

Bиталий Жук (Vitus) was born in 1973.

At the moment he lives and works in Minsk.

Witaly graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts Ilya Repin in St. Petersburg.

Witalys' picture differs good choice of colors and the wonderful play of light.

Witaly attaches great the value of detail in his works, which create an unforgettable atmosphere of the picture.

Gaetano Bellei | Academic / Genre painter

The Italian master Gaetano Bellei was born in Modena in 1857, died in the same city in March 1922.

A student of Adeodato Malatesta and companion of John Muzzioli.

Twenty-four he won the Retired Potetti that allowed him to travel to Rome for some time learning about yourself.

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.

Tina Cassati | Surrealist Fashion

Berlin based artist Tina Cassati, makes COSTUMES (sculpture le mode and giardino di arte), ruffs, hats-, bags- and shoes-, jewelry objects into modern surreale digital-photo-art worlds and illustrations.

She paints, sews, draws, photographs, digital collage (mixed media, collage, illustration). She does not care about genres. Her work is influenced by Renaissance, Baroque, Traditional Clothing (Folk Costumes) fairy tales. To her, fashion is fine art.