Atsushi Suwa / 諏訪敦, 1967 | Realist figure painter

Born in Hokkaido, Japan, Atsushi Suwa studied oil painting at Musashino Art University, graduating in 1992.

Two years later he was nominated by the Department of Culture of Japan to be an Overseas Art Trainee and traveled to Spain.

In 1995, he became the first Asian artist to receive the top award at the 5th International Painting Competition, presented by the Fundacion Barcelo in Mallorca, Spain.

After resuming his career in Japan, he went on to receive the Award for Excellence at the 22nd Rising Artists Exhibition, presented by the Sompo Japan Museum of Art in 2003.

Rabindranath Tagore | Vorrei.../ I long to sit silent by you..

Vorrei dirti le più profonde parole d’amore,

ma non oso, per timore che tu rida.

Ecco perché mi burlo di me stesso e del mio segreto.

Derido il mio dolore per paura che tu faccia lo stesso.

Victor Nizovtsev

Rogier Van Der Weyden | The Descent from the Cross, c. 1435

The Descent from the Cross was commissioned by the Greater Guild of Crossbowmen of Leuven in today's Belgium and was originally installed in the Chapel of Our Lady Without the Walls. The tiny crossbows in the side spandrels of the picture reflect the original patronage. De Vos and Campbell both give an approximate date of 1435 for the painting.

De Vos argues that the earliest known copy of Van der Weyden's Deposition, the Edeleheere triptych in Leuwen, may have been completed by 1435, certainly before 1443. This implies that Van der Weyden's painting pre-dates it. The painting was exchanged around 1548 for a copy by Michael Coxcie and an organ.

Henri Matisse | The Models

For Henri Matisse (1869-1954)🎨, his models were more than muses; they were partners in his work and guides on the ever-shifting paths to artistic expression.

He would often work with one model for an extensive period of time, beginning in 1916 with Italian model Laurette, sometimes spelled Lorette, who posed for nearly 50 paintings in the year after they met.

Matisse's longest continuous relationship was with Lydia Delectorskaya, a Russian woman who later become his secretary, studio manager and nurse to his sick wife.

Giovanni Boldini | La danzatrice spagnola, 1900

Giovanni Boldini (Ferrara, 31 dicembre 1842 - Parigi, 11 gennaio 1931) è stato un pittore Italiano, considerato uno degli interpreti più sensibili e fantasiosi dell'elettrizzante fascino della Belle Époque.

La ballerina spagnola si chiamava Anìta de la Feria, e le sue movenze vennero immortalate da Giovanni Boldini.

Giovanni Boldini | Lady with umbrella (or-parasol), 1876

Giovanni Boldini | Elegant lady in an interior

Giovanni Boldini | Natura morta con rose