Egon Schiele | Sera bagnata / Nasser Abend

Ho voluto ascoltare la sera respirare fresca,

gli alberi neri di temporale –

dico: gli alberi neri, di temporale –

poi le zanzare, lamentose,

i ruvidi passi di contadini,

le campane echeggianti lontano.

Volevo sentire gli alberi in regata

Egon Schiele | I, eternal child / Io, eterno fanciullo

I, eternal child,

always watched the passage of the rutting people and did not want

to be inside them, I said -

spoke and did not speak, I listened and wanted

to hear them and see into them, strongly and more strongly.

I, eternal child -

I sacrificed myself for others …

who looked and did not see me …

Egon Schiele | I was first to see the eternal avenues of spring, 1910

I was first to see the eternal avenues of spring, the raging storm

and had to take my leave, -

endlessly of all the locations of life.

in those early days the level lands were around me, at that time

I had already heard and smelled the miracle flowers, the speechless

Franz Leo Ruben (1842-1920) | Genre painter

Franz Leo Ruben was an Austrian painter🎨 who was born in Prague, Czech Republic.

Painter of history, genre scenes, landscapes, he obtained numerous awards including a gold medal🎨 in Vienna in 1873 and one in Munich in 1883.

He has painted numerous views of Venice. His works can be found in the Museum of Graz, Prague, Stuttgart, Vienna, Zurich.

Josef Kinzel (1852-1925) | Genre painter

Josef Kinzel, father of the painter Elise Kinzel, was born on in Lobenstein in Silesia and died in the Wachau (Austria).

The genre🎨, landscape and portrait painter studied at first under Eduard Engerth, Carl von Blaas, Carl Wurzinger, August Eisenmenger and Christian Griepenkerl at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts.

Eugene de Blaas (1843-1931)

Eugene de Blaas🎨 was born to Austrian parents. His father, Karl (1815-1894), teacher to him and his brother Julius became Professor at the Academy in Vienna and Venice, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

It was in Venice that Eugene de Blaas established himself as the leading painter of Venetian genre.

The golden Italian climate and the magnificent old stone facades had made Venice an essential stop on the Grand Tour since the early eighteenth century.

Past visitors had returned home with views and portraits; the late nineteenth visitor wanted more.

Johann Till the Younger (1827-1894) Genre painter

Johann Till the Younger was an Austrian🎨 19th Century painter.

Johann Till the Younger trained in Vienna under his father Johann Till the Elder (1800-1889).

His father’s predominant interests were historical scenes.

Johann Till the Younger studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Vienna under Leopold Kupelwieser (1796-1862) and Christian Ruben (1805-1875).

Karl Kaufmann (1843-1901)

Karl Kaufmann was an Austrian🎨 landscape and architectural painter.

Karl Kaufmann was a student at the Vienna Academy. His studies in the European North (Norway), to Holland, Germany (Franconia, Danzig, Königsberg) and often to Italy (Naples, Rome, Venice) gave him the motives for his numerous landscapes, including a remarkable number of views of Venice.

From 1900 Karl Kaufmann constantly lived in Vienna. He often signed his works using pseudonyms.