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Camille Claudel | Study of Left Hand, 1889

Did you know many of Auguste Rodin's statues' hands and feet were modeled by Camille Claudel (1864-1943) while she worked in his studio?
A common friend wrote in 1898 that many of her hands and feet are "preserved with great care by her teacher as pieces of the rarest perfection".
A stunning artist in her own right, Claudel impressed Rodin and many others for her incredibly expressive and life-like sculptures.
This bronze study of a left hand by Claudel, while tiny, holds immense detail and vitality.

Camille Claudel | Study of Left Hand, 1889 | Collection Xavier Eeckhout, Courtesy Galerie Malaquais

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Friedrich Kallmorgen | Impressionist painter

Friedrich Kallmorgen (1856-1924) was a German Impressionist painter who specialized in landscapes and cityscapes.
His father was an architect. From 1862 to 1863, he received his first drawing lessons from his uncle, the portrait and landscape painter Theodor Kuchel.
In 1875, he enrolled at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where he studied with Andreas Müller, Ernst Deger and Eugen Dücker.



After a study trip to Franconian Switzerland, with Carl Friedrich Lessing, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe, where he was originally taught by Ernst Hildebrand, followed by Hans Fredrik Gude.
In the summer of 1878, he undertook painting expeditions to Lüneburg Heath and the Harz Mountains.
In 1881, after a brief stay in Berlin, he returned to Karlsruhe and completed his studies with Gustav Schönleber.
Together with Schönleber and Hermann Baisch, he took trips to France, Belgium and Holland.


Upon their return, he married the flower painter, Margarethe Hormuth.
In 1889, he became one of the founders of the Grötzingen artists' colony.
Two years later, Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden named him a Professor.
During the 1890s, he designed trading cards for the Stollwerck chocolate company of Cologne. His 1899 series on Italian folksongs was especially popular.


In 1901, he was appointed a teacher of landscape painting at the Berlin University of the Arts, succeeding Eugen Bracht.
In 1908, he was awarded a gold medal at the "Große Berliner Kunstausstellung".
He continued to travel widely, visiting Norway and Russia. After a brief residency in Heidelberg, he returned to the artists' colony near Karlsruhe and died there. | Source: © Wikipedia











Friedrich Kallmorgen (1856-1924) è stato un pittore impressionista Tedesco, specializzato in paesaggi e paesaggi urbani.
Suo padre era un architetto. Dal 1862 al 1863 ricevette le prime lezioni di disegno da suo zio, il ritrattista e paesaggista Theodor Kuchel.
Nel 1875 si iscrisse alla Kunstakademie di Düsseldorf, dove studiò con Andreas Müller, Ernst Deger e Eugen Dücker.


Dopo un viaggio di studio nella Svizzera francone, con Carl Friedrich Lessing, frequentò l'Accademia di Belle Arti di Karlsruhe, dove inizialmente ebbe come insegnante Ernst Hildebrand, seguito da Hans Fredrik Gude.
Nell'estate del 1878 intraprese spedizioni di pittura nella brughiera di Lüneburg e sui monti Harz.
Nel 1881, dopo un breve soggiorno a Berlino, tornò a Karlsruhe e completò i suoi studi con Gustav Schönleber.
Insieme a Schönleber e Hermann Baisch viaggiò in Francia, Belgio ed Olanda.


Al loro ritorno sposò la pittrice di fiori Margarethe Hormuth.
Nel 1889 fu uno dei fondatori della colonia di artisti di Grötzingen.


Due anni dopo Federico I, granduca di Baden, lo nominò professore.
Durante gli anni novanta dell'Ottocento disegnò figurine per l'azienda di cioccolato Stollwerck di Colonia.
La sua serie del 1899 sui Canti popolari italiani fu particolarmente popolare.


Nel 1901 fu nominato insegnante di pittura di paesaggio presso l'Università delle Arti di Berlino, succedendo a Eugen Bracht.
Nel 1908 gli venne assegnata una medaglia d'oro alla "Große Berliner Kunstausstellung".
Ha continuato a viaggiare molto, visitando la Norvegia e la Russia.
Dopo una breve residenza a Heidelberg, tornò nella colonia di artisti vicino a Karlsruhe e lì morì. | Fonte: © British Wikipedia


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Ancient Jordanian site of Petra | Roman period

Petra is a historical and archaeological city in the Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that is known for its rock cut architecture and water conduits system.
Established sometime around the 6th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans, it is a symbol of Jordan as well as its most visited tourism attraction.
It lies on the slope of Mount Hor in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba.


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Vladimir Majakovskij e Maria Denisova, un Amore disperato

La storia del poema "La nuvola in calzoni" / "Облако в штанах" è collegata all'amore tormentato e non corrisposto del poeta Russo Vladimir Majakovskij (1893-1930) per la scultrice monumentale Russa, Maria Alexandrovna Denisova (1894-1944).
I due si incontrarono nel 1914 ad Odessa, durante il viaggio dei futuristi del 1913.
"La nuvola" è il capolavoro della stagione "prerivoluzionaria" di Majakovskij, uno dei testi più significativi del futurismo russo e della letteratura russa del Novecento.


Composto tra il 1914-1915 da un Majakovskij poco più che ventenne, il poemetto trabocca di una forza lirica tesa, appassionata, che vuole essere dissacrante, antiborghese, antifilistea, ed è soprattutto intensamente libertaria.
Majakovskij vuol portare dentro l'arte della parola la carica dirompente di una visione nuova o rinnovata della realtà, dei sentimenti, dell'idea stessa della poesia e della scrittura.

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Tariq Ismail Abbasi | | AI Art inspired by van Gogh

Pakistani artist Tariq Ismail Abbasi: "I am fascinated by the intersection of art and technology.
I love the idea of using machines to create new and innovative forms of art.
I believe that AI has the potential to revolutionize the way that art is created and consumed.
I'm excited to see what the future holds for AI art, and I'm proud to be a part of this movement".


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Alexander Pushkin | Vi ho amata / I Loved You / Я вас любил, 1829

Io vi ho amato: l'amore ancora, forse,
nella mia anima non si è del tutto spento;
Ma non lasciare che vi disturbi più;
Non voglio rattristarvi con niente.

Io vi ho amato silenziosamente, senza speranza,
ora con timidezza, ora con gelosia.
Vi ho amato così sinceramente, così teneramente,
Come che v'ami un altro il ciel vi dia.

Woldemar Hau (1816-1895) | Portrait of Natalia Nikolayevna Pushkina-Lanskaya (Wife of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin), 1849

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Jihad Shadeed | AI Art

Jihad Shadeed is an artist with digital sculpture expertise.
Shadeed incorporates Artificial Intelligence in her creative process.
Artificial intelligence has amazed people with its ability to create detailed images of what you ask for in seconds.


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Alexander Pushkin | Eugene Onegin and Tatyana's Love story

"Eugene Onegin" / "Евгеній Онѣгинъ" is a novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), Russian poet, playwright and novelist of the Romantic era, considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature.
Onegin is considered a classic of Russian literature, and its eponymous protagonist has served as the model for a number of Russian literary heroes (so-called superfluous men).
It was published in serial form between 1825-1832.

Rafał Olbinski | Eugene Onegin