Simon Vouet | Baroque Era painter

Simon Vouet, (born January 9, 1590, Paris, France - died June 30, 1649, Paris), painter who introduced an Italianate Baroque style** of painting into France.

Vouet formed his style in Italy, where he lived from 1612 to 1627. The use of dramatic contrasts of light and shade seen in such early works as his Two Lovers indicates that he began in Rome as a follower of Caravaggio**.

Rita Kirkman, 1965 | Pastel painter

Award winning** Artist Rita Kirkman is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, a daily painter and blogger. She is well known for her portraits of Renaissance** characters, her caricatures and quick sketches, and elevating the status of beautiful Texas cattle through her vivid portraits of them!

For biographical notes and other works by Kirkman see:

• Rita Kirkman | Pastel painter ⏭

Zoran Kezic, 1960 | Landscape / cityscape painter

Award winning** Artist Zoran Kezić was born in 1960. In 1980, he graduated from a secondary art school, a graphic designer.

He exhibited at 15 collective exhibitions. He participated in many humanitarian actions and art colonies.

A highly productive painter who satisfies the tastes of a wide population.

Kezić has won numerous awards** for his artistic work and engagement.

Georges de la Tour | Baroque Era painter

Georges de La Tour, (1593-1652), painter, mostly of candlelit subjects, who was well known in his own time but then forgotten until well into the 20th century, when the identification of many formerly misattributed works established his modern reputation as a giant of French painting.

Giulia Lama | Baroque painter

Giulia Lama (active mainly first half of 18th century) was an Italian painter, active in Venice.

Her dark, tense style contrasted with the dominant pastel colors of the late Baroque era.

Biography

Lama was born c. 1681 in the parish of Santa Maria Formosa in Venice.

She was trained initially by her father, the painter Agostino Lama.

She then studied alongside a childhood friend, Giambattista Piazzetta (1682-1754), the prominent rococo painter of various religious subjects and genre paintings.