Trattato della Pittura
Parte quinta | Capitoli 651-680
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651. Di illuminazione e lustro.
652. Di ombra e lume.
653. Di ombra e lume.
654. De' lumi ed ombre.
655. Di ombra e lume.
656. Esempio.
Leonardo da Vinci | Del chiaro e scuro
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Joaquín Sorolla to Clotilde: “You are my flesh, my life and my brain”..
Clotilde García Castillo (1865-1929) married Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish Realist/Impressionist painter, 1863-1923) at the age of 23 and they ended their days together.
The painter died six years before her, in 1923.
Clotilde donated all her assets to the State for the foundation of a museum in honour of her husband's work - the family home where the Sorolla Museum stands today.
Joaquín Sorolla | Clotilde seated on the Sofa (Clotilde sentada en un sofá), 1910 | Museo Sorolla, Madrid
Of all the portraits Sorolla painted of his wife, this is probably the most successful and is a fundamental work within the context of his artistic production.
The viewer is presented here with a refined lady, reflecting her social status and so mirroring her husband’s professional success.
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida | Clotilde seated on the Sofa, 1910 | Museo Sorolla
Hermann Hesse | Vieni con me!
Vieni con me!
Devi affrettarti però -
sette lunghe miglia
io faccio ad ogni passo.
Dietro il bosco ed il colle
aspetta il mio cavallo rosso.
Hermann Hesse | Favola d'Amore...
Dalla unione della pittura e la scrittura nasce la "Favola d'amore", un libretto illustrato interamente a colori, in cui la narrazione ed i dipinti del premio Nobel Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) si fondono in un unicum inscindibile per descrivere la vicenda di un giovane pittore, Pictor.
Quest'ultimo, vagando per il Paradiso, incontra un uccello dai mille colori.
A lui Pictor pone la domanda delle domande: "Dov'è dunque la felicità"?, forza inspiegabile e misteriosa.
La "Favola d'Amore" è dedicata a Ruth Wenger, cantante lirica che diventò seconda moglie di Hesse due anni dopo la pubblicazione del manoscritto.
John Simmons (1823-1876) | Hermia and Lysander: A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1870 | Sotheby's
Gilbert Williams, 1950 | Visionary painter
His work explores nature, ancient architecture, the cosmos and spirituality.
He drew inspiration from the ferns and Redwoods of his native California, as well as from his deep love of art history and ancient cultures.
Gilbert Williams was born in Santa Monica, California. When he was five, his family moved to Anaheim, California.
Williams' career as a professional painter began in earnest in Mt. Shasta, California, in late 1970s, when he began selling paintings in local galleries.
Over the years he has been represented in Scottsdale, AZ on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, CA and in Palm Beach, FL.
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