Category: 365 Days
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12 Works, Today, January 11th is Domenico Ghirlandaio’s day, his story, illustrated #011
Domenico Ghirlandaio (2 June 1448–11 January 1494), was the eldest of eight children. He was at first apprenticed to his father, who was a goldsmith. Domenico made portraits of the passers-by and visitors to his father’s shop. He was eventually apprenticed in Florence to Andrea del Verrocchio. He maintained a close association with other Florentine…
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10 Works, Today, January 10th is Lydie Arickx’s day, her story, illustrated #010
Lydie Arickx, (born 10 January 1954) is a French artist. After studying at the School of Graphic Arts (FASE) under Roland Topor from 1974 to 1978, she gave her first solo exhibition in 1979 at the Jean Briance Gallery, with pastel and oil paintings. By the early 1980s, she participated in international events such as…
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11 Works, Today, January 9th is Albert Baertsoen’s day, his story illustrated #009
Albert Baertsoen (9 January 1866–9 June 1922) was a Belgian painter, pastellist and graphic artist; born in Ghent. Belgium was the most industrialized nations in 19th century Europe, and Ghent was a city known for its textile mills. Please follow link for full post
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19 Works, Today, January 8th is Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s day, his story illustrated #008
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, OM, RA (8 January 1836–25 June 1912), was born in the village of Dronryp in the north of the Netherlands. The Tadema family moved in 1838 to the nearby city of Leeuwarden. His father died when Lourens was four, leaving his mother with five children… Please follow link for full post
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12 Works, Today, January 7th is Albert Bierstadt’s day, his story illustrated #007
Albert Bierstadt (January 7, 1830 — February 18, 1902) was born in Prussia, but his family moved to the United States when he was one year old. In 1851, Bierstadt returned to study painting for several years in Düsseldorf. He became part of the second generation of the Hudson River School in New York, painters who started…
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10 Works, Today, January 6th is Baldassare Verazzi’s day, his story illustrated #005
Baldassare Verazzi (6 January 1819–18 January 1886) was born in Caprezzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont. He studied at the Academy of Brera at Milan from 1833 to 1842, then under the Venetian Romantic painter Francesco Hayez (1791–1882) in 1851, and participated in several exhibitions in Turin and Milan… Please follow link for full post
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10 Works, Today January 5th is Theodoor Verstraete’s day, #005
Theodoor Verstraete, also spelled Theodor Verstraete and Théodore Verstraete (5 January 1850–8 January 1907) was a Belgian Realist painter and printmaker who is known for his landscapes depicting life in the countryside as well as his paintings of the Belgian coastal landscape. He has been called the ‘poet of rural life’ who depicted the humble…
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12 Works, Today January 4th is Augustus Edwin John’s day, #004
Augustus Edwin John OM RA (4 January 1878–31 October 1961) was a Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher. For a time he was considered the most important artist at work in Britain… Please follow link for full post
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12 Works, Today January 3rd is August Robert Ludwig Macke’s day #003
August Robert Ludwig Macke (3 January 1887–26 September 1914) was a German Expressionist painter. He was one of the leading members of the German Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider). He lived during a particularly innovative time for German art: he saw the development of the main German Expressionist movements as well as…
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