Kees van Dongen (1877-1968)

Kees van Dongen è stato un pittore Franco-Olandese, uno dei principali Fauves.

Dipinse ballerini, cantanti, mascherate e teatro.

Van Dongen si guadagnò la reputazione per i suoi ritratti vistosi, soprattutto di donne.

Nato a Delfshaven, vicino a Rotterdam, Kees Van Dongen studiò prima in una scuola di disegno industriale, poi all’Accademia di Belle Arti.

Wisława Szymborska | Elogio dei sogni / In Praise of Dreams

In sogno

dipingo come Vermeer.

Parlo correntemente il greco

e non solo con vivi.

Guido l’automobile,

che mi obbedisce.

Caro Guarinos

Jean-Baptiste Madou | Genre painter

Jean-Baptiste Madou (1796-1877) was a Belgian painter and lithographer.

He created the Société Royale Belge des Aquarellistes.

Madou was born in Brussels.

He studied at the Brussels Academy of Fine Arts and was a pupil of Pierre Joseph Célestin François.

Ferdinando Vichi | Lo scultore Romantico

A raccontarci della vita dello scultore Italiano Ferdinando Vichi riportiamo l'articolo dello scrittore Italiano Marco Vichi, il quale, a sua volta, fa riferimento ad un articolo del giornale "Il Telegrafo", pubblicato il 2 novembre 1932.

Nel 1964, la famiglia Vichi donò all'Archivio Fotografico Toscano di Prato 786 lastre fotografiche realizzate dallo scultore fiorentino Ferdinando Vichi.

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.