Peter Paul Rubens | Christ Risen, 1616

"Christ Risen", "The Easter Tomb" or "The Triumph of Christ over Death and Sin" is a painting by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), executed c. 1616.

It entered the collection of Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany between 1713 and 1723 and is now in the Palatine Gallery of the Palazzo Pitti in Florence.

Francesco Salviati | Christ Carrying the Cross, 1547-1548

The "Christ Carrying the Cross" is a painting by Italian painter Francesco Salviati, executed in 1547-1548. The painting is in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.

The small size of the painting indicates that it was intended for a bedroom or private chapel.

It focuses on a close-up of Christ’s face, as he makes his way towards Mount Calvary with the cross on his shoulder.

Francesco Salviati (1509-1563) | Christ Carrying the Cross, 1547-1548 | Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Keita Morimoto / 森本啓太, 1990

Keita Morimoto was born in Osaka, Japan.

He worked in Toronto from 2006-2022 and now lives in Tokyo.

Morimoto graduated from Ontario College of Art and Design (now OCAD University) in 2012 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.

Morimoto is best known for his cityscapes and portraits painted with theatrical light that is reminiscent of Rembrandt and Edward Hopper.

Giacomo Leopardi | Il Sogno / The Dream, 1820-1821

Era il mattino, e tra le chiuse imposte

Per lo balcone insinuava il sole

Nella mia cieca stanza il primo albore;

Quando in sul tempo che più leve il sonno

E più soave le pupille adombra,

Krystyna Róż-Pasek, 1981

Krystyna Róż-Pasek was born in Gorlice.

She raduate of the Fine Arts High School in Tarnów - weaving profile.

In the years 2004-2009 she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow.

She currently lives and develops her work in Krakow.

Soon Warren | Watercolor painter

Soon Young Warren is a highly awarded artist, teacher and workshop instructor nationally and internationally.

She was born in South Korea and immigrated to the United States in 1987.

A full time artist, Soon has an associate degree in commercial art from Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton, Virginia, and is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, American Watercolor Society, Southern Watercolor Society, Texas Watercolor Society and Society of Watercolor Artists.

Maksymilian Novak-Zempliński, 1974

Maksymilian Novak-Zempliński was born in Warsaw.

In 1999, he graduated with honors from the European Academy of Arts in Warsaw.

He obtained his diploma in the studios of prof. A. Fałat and prof. A. Sadowski.

He deals with easel painting in oil and acrylic, illusionistic painting and occasionally sculpture.