Chinese Art History and Sitemap

The Chinese art in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and that of overseas Chinese can also be considered part of Chinese art where it is based in or draws on Chinese heritage and Chinese culture.

Early "stone age art" dates back to 10,000 BC, mostly consisting of simple pottery and sculptures.

After this early period Chinese art, like Chinese history, is typically classified by the succession of ruling dynasties of Chinese emperors, most of which lasted several hundred years.

Chinese art has arguably the oldest continuous tradition in the world, and is marked by an unusual degree of continuity within, and consciousness of, that tradition, lacking an equivalent to the Western collapse and gradual recovery of classical styles.

DU Kun 杜昆, 1982 ~ Revels of the Rock Gods | Surrealist painter

Confucio | Aforismi / Quotes

• Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
• Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
• Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.
• Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
• He who will not economize will have to agonize.
• I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

Hartwig Kopp-Delaney | Symbolist / Mystical Digital painter

16th century Artists | Sitemap

The 16th century begins with the Julian year 1501 and ends with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 (depending on the reckoning used; the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582).

The 16th century is regarded by historians as the century in which the rise of the West occurred. During the 16th century, Spain and Portugal explored the world's seas and opened worldwide oceanic trade routes.

Large parts of the New World became Spanish and Portuguese colonies, and while the Portuguese became the masters of Asia's and Africa's Indian Ocean trade, the Spanish opened trade across the Pacific Ocean, linking the Americas with Asia.

Francesco Bacchiacca ~ High Renaissance painter

Luigi Pastega | Genre painter

Luigi Pastega (Venice, 1858-1927) was an Italian painter🎨, mainly of genre🎨 subjects.

He was a pupil of Pompeo Marino Molmenti and Napoleone Nani🎨 at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice.

He continued to reside in Venice painting vedute and genre subjects in a style that recalled Giacomo Favretto🎨.

• At Turin, in 1880, he exhibited: Il pasto della gallina;
• at Milan, in 1881: Sulle fondamenta;
• at Venice, in 1881: Dame un baso;
• at the 1882 Promotrice: Il pasto alle galline;
• in 1883 at Rome: A ti cocoloì; Post prandium;
• at Turin, in 1884: In un'ora d'ozio and Pecà esser veci!.
• At the 1887 Venice Exhibition, he sent: Primi saggi; La sagra al nonno; to the 1887 and 1888 Promotrice he sent: A lettera interessante; Una dichiarazione; La fede di stato libero; and a Amore materno.

Luigi Pastega nasce a Venezia nel 1858. Si avviò alle arti nella città lagunare; fu allievo di Pompeo Marino Molmenti e di Napoleone Nani🎨. Seguace prediletto del Favretto🎨, maestro del colorismo veneto.

Esordì a Torino nel 1880 con "Il pasto della gallina". Nel 1881 espose anche a Milano e a Venezia.

Nel 1882 fu protagonista della Promotrice fiorentina e poi ancora riscosse i favori della critica anche a Roma e nuovamente a Torino nel 1884.

Si affermò definitivamente all’ Esposizione Veneziana del 1887 e del 1888 con "Una lettera interessante", "Amor materno", "Una dichiarazione!" ed altre opere riuscitissime.

Di questi anni sono le sue tele più belle, riproducenti l’ ambiente veneziano, dai colori stupefacenti nello stile del suo grande maestro.

Questa produzione già allora fu assai ricercata dai collezionisti stranieri, tant’ è che oggi molte suo opere fanno parte di importanti collezioni private estere. Muore a Venezia il 27 gennaio 1927. | © Wikipedia

Alessio Issupoff | Genre painter

Born Alexei Vladimirovich Issupov / Алексей Владимирович Исупов (Russia, 1889 - Italy, 1957) into a family of icon makers, the artist studied at the Moscow School of Painting before immigrating to Italy in 1926 where he changed his name to Alessio and ended up spending most of his life.

While actively roaming the country, he executes numerous landscapes and portraits which reflect his Russian heritage while including references to the great masters of the Renaissance.

His dynamic treatment of the brush and bright color palette were greatly appreciated by contemporary critics and collectors. | © Sotheby's

Alberto Pasini | Orientalist / Romantic painter

Alberto Pasini (Busseto, 1828-Cavoretto, 1899) was born in Busseto on 3 September 1826 to Giuseppe and Adelaida Crotti Balestra, the last of five children.

When his father died in 1828, his mother moved with her children to Parma, where she could count on the help of Alberto's uncle, the painter and miniaturist Antonio Pasini, a habitué of the Court circles and a collaborator of the famous typographer Bodoni.

Very soon the young Pasini expressed his own vocation by enrolling at the age of seventeen in the Accademia di Belle Arti in Parma, in the section of landscape painting, and in the drawing section in 1848.

Market painting | Page 2

Hendrik Martensz Sorgh (Dutch Baroque Era painter, ca.1611-1670)

Dan Borris | Yoga Dogs and Kittens

Photographer Dan Borris and his wife Alejandra have created these tongue-in-cheek images of popular dog breeds positioned in classic yoga poses.

Alejandra is a former yoga instructor and current animal practitioner.

She holds and coaxes the pets as closely as possible to the final pose.

Dan snaps the photos and finishes the images in Photoshop. The result is a hilarious invitation to get in touch with your inner pup.

After all if a Golden Retriever can hold that yoga pose, so can you! Yoga Dogs is designed to put a smile on your face, and a little more flexibility in your spirit. Play, BarkÖBreathe. Play, Purr...Breathe.