after: ʻANGIOLINO MUSICANTEʼ, Rosso Fiorentino - 1522, Uffizi, Florence, Italy.
Rosso Fiorentino (1494-1540) painted this angel playing the lute. He painted in the so-called Mannerist style. These artists moved away from the matter of fact representation of the Renaissance to a more intellectual and sophisticated imagery. The paintings became increasingly filled with dreamlike visions.
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after: ʻLE CHANSON DU CHIENʼ, Edgar Degas - 1888, Private Collection.
Edgar Degas (1843-1917) commanded the respect of the other Impressionists although he never felt that he was truly one of them. A fine draughtsman, his work was mainly influenced by the Old Masters and the more modern Neo- Classical work of Ingres. His travels to visit his Italian cousins in his youth testify to this. Recurring themes in his work - the racetrack, orchestras and portraiture - differ markedly in treatment from his later preoccupation with ballet dancers and moving figures.
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after: ʻPORTRAIT OF A MAN IIIʼ, Alberto Giacometti, - 1964, Alberto Giacometti Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland.
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) lived most of his life in Paris. He was a painter and a sculptor. He started out as a Surrealist. Later he developed smaller and stick-like human forms. He claimed at one time that his work became so small that it would fit into a matchbox. He painted the same people time and time again. This is a portrait of his brother Diego.
about A. Giacometti and foudation in Zurich
A special thanks to James Colman for his support, original ideas and help.