Liliane Fredericks

Previously attributed to Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, the present sheet is undoubtedly by Mauro Gandolfi. It shows the same characteristics in style ...

Passignano began his career in Florence, probably as a student of Girolamo Macchietti (1535-1592) who was a member of Giorgio Vasari’s circle. So...

This working sketch is undoubtledly by Agostino Masucci, as it shows the very same characteristics as three other drawings given to this important ...

The sons and grandsons of the Galli Bibiena family dominated the field of theatre and stage design throughout the Courts of Europe for nearly a cen...

The son of a respected shopkeeper in Montpellier, Alexandre Cabanel was born a gifted ‘painter’. At the age of 11 years old, he entered the â...

Renowned for his speciality in pastel landscapes, Giuseppe Casciaro was a graduate of the Academia di Belle Arti in Naples who enjoyed a long caree...

In his century, Jacques Courtois was considered the outstanding battle painter of the age and is credited with inventing a new vision. The eightee...

In his writings, Baglione’s enthusiastic claim was that ‘if a man of such talent as Raffaelino had lived longer, he would have moved onto creat...

The most original and modern artist of the Florentine Seicento, Volterrano, so-called for his city of origin, was also without doubt one of the fin...

The style and technique of the present sheet is indeed characteristic of the graphic work of Paul Huet. Here, the artist displays his astonishing...

In a letter written in March 1728 by Abbot Luigi Conti to Madame de Caylus, he wrote: “I have just discovered a woman here who paints better t...

A skilful painter and respected teacher , Carlo Urbino was an Italian painter of the Lombard School, a pupil and associate of Bernadino Campi (Cre...

Even though little is known of Bertoia’s artistic education, he is indeed better acknowledged today for his drawings than for his paintings. His...