A Painter of High Society
Romà Ribera i Cirera (Barcelona, 1848-1935) was a talented artist from Catalonia who became famous for his detailed paintings of rich people’s social events. He also enjoyed painting scenes from the 17th and 18th centuries, showing his interest in history. Early Life and Education Ribera started his art education at the Escola de la More...
Gorgeous Paintings By William J. Kalwick, Jr.
William Kalwick’s art was greatly influenced by his late father who had studied with Lajos Markos, a prominent portrait painter. Kalwick studied with his father until graduating. He then attended the Arts More...
Pieter de Hooch – A Baroque Era Dutch Painter
Pieter de Hooch was born in 1629 and lived till 1684. He was a Dutch artist and was very famous for his genre paintings that shows daily life scenes of people. He was one of the contemporary for Johanas Vermeer More...
Erik Ludwig Henningsen (1855-1930) – A Genre Painter
Erik Ludwig Henningsen was born in Copenhagen to a grocer named Frants Ludvig Hennington (1820-1869) and Hilda Charlotte Christine nee Schou (1824-1880) on 29 August. Ludwig died on 28 November 1930. He was More...
Émile Charles Hippolyte Lecomte-Vernet (1821-1900)
Émile Charles Hippolyte Lecomte-Vernet (1821-1900) was a French Orientalist painter. This French painter was born in the family of illustrious painter. His grandfather was Claude Joseph Vernet(1714-1789) and More...
Giovanni Bellini – High Renaissance painter (1430-1516)
Italian painter Giovanni Bellini [1430-1516)] was the founder of the Venetian school of painting and raised Venice to a center of Renaissance art that rivaled Florence and Rome. He brought to painting More...
Italian High Renaissance painter – Andrea del Sarto
Andrea del Sarto, original name Andrea d’Agnolo (Florence 1486-1530, Florence), Italian painter and draftsman whose works of exquisite composition and craftsmanship were instrumental in the development More...
Polish Born French Orientalist Painter-“Adam Styka”
Polish Born French Orientalist Painter-“Adam Styka” Adam Styka was born in Poland in 1890. Adam completed his education at the French Academy of More...
Discover the Soul of Africa Through Handcrafted Art
Art is more than decoration. It tells stories, preserves heritage and brings emotion into our living spaces. At Rogl Souvenirs & Gallery in Swakopmund, Namibia, this belief has guided the curation of African More...
20 Wonderful Paintings by Hans Laagland
1965 – born in Koersel (Belgium) on February 18th Hans Laagland was born in Koersel (Belgium) in February of 1965. His father, Ludo Laagland, was a professional fine painter and trained Hans throughout More...
