Paul Klee | Ad Parnassum, 1932

"Ad Parnassum" è un dipinto a olio su tela di Paul Klee realizzato nel 1932. È attualmente esposto al Kunstmuseum ad Berna.

Nel 1926, sei anni prima della realizzazione di Ad Parnassum, Klee soggiorna in Italia e rimane profondamente colpito dai mosaici delle basiliche paleocristiane di Ravenna, da allora i suoi dipinti assumono una fisionomia nuova caratterizzata da una tecnica "neodivisionista" costituita da pennellate puntiformi poste a formare una fitta e omogenea tessitura cromatica.

Claude Monet | Path through the Forest, Snow Effect, 1870

The preoccupation with snowy landscapes would extend to several of the Impressionist painters, including Alfred Sisley and Camille Pissarro, though Monet's effet de neige paintings are often viewed as the most successful examples of the theme.

Writing about Monet's snow scenes, art historian Eliza E. Rathbone observedd:

'The Impressionists, and above all Monet, determined to record the complete spectrum: deep snow in brilliant sunshine, creating the bluest of blue shadows; snow under a low, grey winter sky that shrouds nature in a single tonality; landscapes so deep in snow that all details are obscured, evoking a silent world; even snow melting along a country road at sunset; or, perhaps most striking, a sky filled with snow falling.

Adrianus Eversen (Dutch painter, 1818-1897)

Il pittore Olandese Adrianus Eversen ha interpretato la tipica atmosfera olandese del XIX secolo nel suo lavoro. Membro di Arti et Amicitiae apparteneva alla società degli artisti d'élite del suo tempo. Eversen era un contemporaneo di Cornelis Springer.

Entrambi i pittori erano studenti di Hendrik Gerrit ten Cate e di solito dipingevano paesaggi urbani regionali contemporanei (Oud-Hollandse).

Nella scelta dei soggetti, Eversen si è concesso più libertà. Dipinse per lo più paesaggi urbani immaginari, costituiti da frammenti esistenti ed inventati, a differenza delle rappresentazioni più fedeli di Springer.

La vita quotidiana delle persone, l'architettura olandese e l'effetto dell'illuminazione della luce solare hanno svolto un ruolo importante nel suo lavoro. Uno dei suoi discendenti era il pittore Johannes Hendrik Eversen.

Vincent van Gogh | The Sower, 1888

Van Gogh’s example for this painting is The sower from 1850 by French painter Jean-François Millet, whom he admires greatly.

He makes dozens of drawings after his great example, but in Arles he wants to paint a new, ‘modern’ version.

Not dark, grey and without much colour, like Millet, but with radiant colours and sharp contrasts.

Pino Daeni (Italian painter, 1939-2010)

Pino was born in Bari where Pino began his studies at the city’s Art Institute. In 1960 entered Milan’s Academy of Brera where Pino perfected his talent and skill for painting figures.

In the two years Pino studied at the Academy, Pino came under the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites and Macchiaioli.Pino also experimented with Expressionism of the late sixties during his stay in Milan.

From 1960-1979 Pino's work appeared in several major exhibitions throughout Italy and Europe.

At the same time, Pino was commissioned by Italy’s two largest publishers. Mondadori and Rizzoli, for book illustrations. However, Pino felt restricted in Milan.

Pino wanted more artistic freedom which he believed existed in the United States.

Carolus-Duran | View of Venice

Carolus-Duran was among the most celebrated portrait painters working in Paris in the 1870s.

With his casual pose and elegant clothing, he is presented as a dandy or fashionable man-about-town.

On his lapel he wears the red pin of the French Legion of Honour, awarded for his contribution to the arts. Sargent studied with Carolus-Duran, launching his own career by exhibiting this portrait to great acclaim.

Along the top, he added an inscription paying homage to his teacher and describing himself as an “affectionate pupil”.

Retro Atelier | Vintage photography

Retro Atelier reconstructs nineteenth-century imaging techniques, as well as elements of the then prevailing trends in dressing, uniforms, and the props used in that era for the purposes of removing images from nature.

He also makes prints from the obtained negatives, including the then fashionable toning, dyeing, overpainting and photo retouching.

Hugh Goldwin Rivière | The garden of Eden, 1901

Hugh Goldwin Rivière (British painter, 1869-1956) first exhibited The Garden of Eden at the Royal Academy in 1901.

Born in Bromley in Kent, Rivière was the son of Royal Academy member, Briton Rivière. H.G. Rivière’s paintings fall into two main subject categories: historical or legendary, and contemporary scenes of everyday life and portraits.

Best known as a portrait artist, the scene of Victorian sentimentality is somewhat unique although a watercolour replica does exist and is held in a private collection.