Amaldus Nielsen | Naturalist painter

Amaldus Clarin Nielsen (23 May 1838 - 10 December 1932) was a Norwegian painter.

Early life

He was born in Halse as a son of shipmaster and merchant Niels Clemetsen Nielsen (1795-1845) and his wife Andrea Marie Møller (1802-1866). He grew up in Mandal in Vest-Agder county, Norway. He lived most of his childhood and adolescence without a father. He received some tuition from a traveling drawing teacher and traveled to Copenhagen to study in 1854.

Boltraffio | The Virgin and Child / Madonna col Bambino, c. 1493-1499

• Artist: Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio (1467-1516);
• Full title: The Virgin and Child;
• Date made: probably about 1493-1499;
• Medium and support: Oil on walnut;
• Dimensions: 92.7 x 67.3 cm;
• Located: National Gallery London;
• Acquisition credit: Bought, 1863;
• Inventory number: NG728.

Daniel Dell'Orfano | Romantic Realism painter

“I aspire to blend old fashion artistic integrity with modern perception. My paintings depict life, not as it may be, but more as it is remembered- a snapshot, not of a particular moment, but of an overall memory. It is the beauty of the emotion felt at an exacting time that I attempt to portray. Trying to capture the romantic yet realistic view one has of everyday life is at the root of all my work”.

Daniel Del Orfano was born and raised on Long Island, New York, Daniel decided to stay close to his roots and attend Dowling College in Oakdale, NY.

Boltraffio | Narcissus at the Fountain / Narciso alla fonte, c. 1500-1510

Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio | Narcissus at the Fountain,
Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Description: Narcissus at the Fountain;

Painted: shortly after 1500;

At the Uffizi: since 1894;

Author: Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio (1467-1516);

Framework: Tempera on wood, 19x31;

Located in: The Correggio Room, Uffizi Gallery in Florence.

Romee Kanis, 1953 | Figurative bronzes sculptor

Romee Kanis was born in Jutphaas in 1953. Currently she lives in St. Maartensbrug in Zijpe in a farmhouse, where her sculpture garden and her studio are located and she also works in her workshop in Schermerhorn. At age 18, Romee began in Spain and France with drawing portraits. On the Place du Tertre in Paris and by working in the major cities of Europe, she got a good look at the people around her.

Djordje Prudnikoff | Pittore figurativo

Djordje Prudnikoff (1939-2017) è stato un pittore, grafico e designer Russo-Serbo. Prudnikoff è nato a Užice ed è stato affermato come uno degli artisti contemporanei più originali emergenti dall'ex Jugoslavia.

Nel 1946 la famiglia si trasferì a Belgrado.

Dopo aver completato le scuole superiori, Prudnikoff fu ammesso all’Accademia delle Belle Arti. Pochi mesi dopo la abbandonò per iscriversi all’Accademia delle Arti Applicate dove si diplomò nella classe del Professor Mihailo Petrov.

Durante i suoi studi Prudnikoff venne premiato diverse volte per meriti nel campo del “graphic design”.

Platone | The Philosophy of Music / La Filosofia della Musica

Raffaello - Scuola di Atene -Platone / Raphael - The School of Athens (1509-1511)

"Music is a moral law.
It gives soul to the universe,
wings to the mind,
flight to the imagination,
and charm and gaiety to life and to everything".

Ilya Repin | A Parisian Cafe / Un caffè Parigino, 1875

Repin's time as an academic pensioner in Paris 1873-76 was a fruitful as well as confusing time for the rising young star of Russian realist painting and he responded to a bewildering variety of new stimuli with enthusiasm and uncertainty, painting both Russian motifs as well as the sights of contemporary France.

In particular it was a period of burgeoning experimentation as Repin (1844-1930) took cognisance of modern French artistic developments, the major outcome of which was his large canvas "A Parisian Café", which was sold in London in June 2011 for a record price by the artist.