Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Reblog)

Self-Portrait Italian painter, draftsman and printmaker Giovanni Battista Tiepolo better known as Giambattista Tiepolo was born, March 5, 1696 in …

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Sandro Botticelli (Reblog)

Self-Portrait Italian painter of the Early Renaissance Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi better known as Sandro Botticelli* *He was given the …

Sandro Botticelli

Of Chess and Art — Artschaft (Reblog)

Chess is a beautiful game. Like artists painting their worlds within the confines of a canvas, so do chess players build their vision within the square-format of their board.

Of Chess and Art — Artschaft

The Rose Fields (Short Poem)

Strolling the rose fields,
soft fragrance crystallised in memory
of a speckled sea of rich colours, pausing —
touching in balmy stillness.

Poem and painting Copyright Francis 2021

Four best eye painters, during 18th century — paintdigi (Reblog)

The history of art Four best eye painters, during 18th century RosAlba Carriera: Venetian woman painter (Italy), born October 7, 1675 in Chioggia, died in Venice April 15, 1757. Allegory of Music – Rosalba Carreiera (Author: Irina . Source: flickr) A Gentleman in a Gold Patterned Coat and Violet-Brown Cape – Rosalba Carriera (source: pt.wikipedia) […]

Four best eye painters, during 18th century — paintdigi