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Antonia Pozzi | Ti do me stessa, 1934
Johannes Vermeer | View of Houses in Delft, 1658
View of Houses in Delft / Het Straatje, known as 'The Little Street' is an unusual painting in Vermeer’s oeuvre, and remarkable for its time as a portrait of ordinary houses.
The composition is as exciting as it is balanced.
The old walls with their bricks, whitewash, and cracks are almost tangible.
The location is Vlamingstraat 40-42 in Delft.
Vermeer’s aunt Ariaentgen Claes lived in the house at the right, with her children, from around 1645 until her death in 1670. | Source: © Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Sylvius D. Paoletti | Genre painter
Sylvius D. Paoletti (1864-1921) was born in Venice, where he worked all his life.
He is the son of the famous genre and landscape painter Antonio Ermolao Paoletti (1833-1912) and learned the art of painting in his father's workshop.
In his works Paoletti devoted himself mainly to serene genre scenes settled in Venice, in which he skillfully captures the southern light with bright and glowing colors.
Paoletti died in 1921.
Love Letters | Gustave Flaubert to Louise Colet
Quando Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) incontra Louise Colet (1810-1876) aveva appena 24 anni. Lui aspirante scrittore e Lei, poetessa già affermata, più grande di lui di oltre dieci anni, sposata con il flautista Hippolyte Colet, amante del filosofo Victor Cousin, frequentatrice dei migliori salotti e spregiudicata.
Fu a Parigi, nell'atelier dello scultore Pradier, che il romanziere incontrò, nel giugno 1846, Louise mentre posava come modella.
Il giorno dopo Flaubert torna in atelier ed i giorni e le notti seguenti li passa con lei, in un vortice di passioni.
I due avranno una relazione molto coinvolgente, portata avanti fra contrasti dovuti in particolare al desiderio di indipendenza di Flaubert, che conduce una vita giovanile abbastanza libertina.
James Tissot | Young Lady in a Boat
Konstantinos Kavafis | Quanto più puoi / As much as you can / Όσο Mπορείς
Farla non puoi, la vita,
come vorresti? Almeno questo tenta
quanto più puoi: non la svilire troppo
nell’assiduo contatto della gente,
nell’assiduo gestire e nelle ciance.
Edgar Maxence | Il ritrattista romantico
Il pittore Francese Edgard Maxence (1871-1954) ha studiato con Jules-Élie Delaunay e Gustave Moreau.
I suoi contemporanei furono Henri Matisse, Georges Rouault, Albert Marquet, Henri Evenepoel ed altri.
La tecnica pittorica di Edgard Maxence combinava pennellate relativamente spesse con una certa purezza di linee.
Lui utilizzava la foglia d'oro, che enfatizzavano scene mistiche primitive, nonostante i volti realistici.
Robert Kemm | Admiring the painting, 1880
Robert Kemm (1837-1895) was a British painter.
He was considered a Romantic painter of genre scenes, especially Andalusia landscapes and figures.
This artwork called "Admiring the painting" was painted in oil and is a highly staged piece of work.
The room setting could easily be the artists studio, with the easel, palette and assortment of props.
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