Beatriz Hidalgo De La Garza, 1967 | Soul of Mexico

Beatriz Hidalgo de la Garza, Mexican painter, wife, architect, humanist, mother and above all… Proudly Mexican. Enter the world of art was only a girl studying painting and visual arts for over 10 years in the Fine Arts Children’s Workshop.

Carl Zewy | Genre painter

Carl Zewy (1855-1929) was an Austrian** genre, portrait and landscape painter. He born in Vienna and studied at the Vienna Academy under August Eisenmenger and at the Munich Academy as well.
The art dealer Friedrich Schwarz became a patron of his art and provide him with numerous commissions.

In addition, he regularly takes part in the exhibitions of the Vienna Künstlerhaus. Today Zewys works can be found in the collection of the Historical Museum of Vienna.

Filippino Lippi (1457-1504) | Early Renaissance painter

Filippino Lippi - Early Renaissance painter of the Florentine school whose works influenced the Tuscan Mannerists of the 16th century.

The son of Fra Filippo Lippi and his wife, Lucrezia Buti, he was a follower of his father and of Sandro Botticelli. After Fra Filippo Lippi’s death, Filippino entered the workshop of Botticelli. By 1473 he had finished his apprenticeship.

Jean Bellegambe (1470-1536)

Jehan Bellegambe or Jean Bellegambe (sometimes Belgamb or Belganb) was a French-speaking Flemish painter of religious paintings, triptychs and polyptychs, the most important of which are now held at Douai, Arras, Aix, Lille, Saint Petersburg and Chicago.

He was known as the 'master of colours' for the transparency and interplay of his colors.

He is known as Jehan Bellegambe the elder to distinguish him from his descendents who were also called Jehan.

Amedeo Modigliani | Sculpture

Only 27 sculptures by Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) are known to exist.

In his sculpture, Modigliani, (Italian painter and sculptor), tried to capture the raw, primitive and mysterious power of African masks, as well as the beatific smiles of Cambodian or Khmer heads.

In their hardness, Modigliani's sculptures represent a conscious attempt to get away from the soft modelled surfaces of Rodin's sculpture.

Vittorio Reggianini | Genre painter

Vittorio Reggianini (1858-1939) was an Italian painter** specialized in genre subjects** including elegant scenes of bourgeois life, figure compositions particularly women's heads and child studies as well as more humble interiors with peasants.

Reggianini combined fantasy with reality, sensuality with sensibility and above all, like many of the Florentine historical genre painters furnished his costume pieces in luxury.

Elisabetta Sirani | Baroque painter

Elisabetta Sirani (8 January 1638 - 28 August 1665) was an Italian Baroque painter and printmaker who died in still unexplained circumstances at the early age of 27.

She was the most famous woman artist in early modern Bologna and established an academy for other women artists.

Life

Elisabetta Sirani was born in Bologna in January 1638, the first of four children of Margherita and Giovanni Andrea Sirani. Sirani, like many other female artists, was born into an artistic family and was first trained in her father’s studio.

Marc Figueras, 1981 | Hyper-realist painter

Marc Figueras was born in Barcelona in 1981 and trained at the "Escola d'Arts i Oficis" de Barcelona. His hyper-realistic works, typically depicting anonymous persons before some of the most iconic landmarks of Barcelona, or showcasing empty vehicles parked in the streets, have recently captivated audiences in countries as culturally diverse as Portugal and Taiwan.