Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-1873) ~ Portraits ✿

 Portrait of Princess Leonilla of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, 1843 (detail)

Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-1873)
E' stato un pittore e litografo tedesco, uno dei più ricercati ritrattisti dell'aristocrazia europea del sec. 19º.
Operò in numerose corti europee, quali Karlsruhe, Parigi, Londra, Praga e Mosca, eseguendo grandiosi ritratti di regnanti, come quello per re Luigi Filippo di Francia del 1839 a Versailles) o quello per la regina Vittoria con la sua famiglia del 1842 al Castello di Windsor.

Émile-Auguste Hublin (1830-1891) ~ Le Chemin du Marché 1878 ✿

Le Chemin du Marché, Finistère (Path to the Market, Finistere)
1878, (detail)
Emile Auguste Hublin French academic painter was born and raised in Angers, the historical capitol of the region known as Anjou in northwestern France. Located adjacent to the Loire valley, Angers had long been an important market town, as well as a center of education and culture.

✿ Art in Sublime Details ✿ ~ Series II

ACU PICTA, 2004 (detail) painting by Dino WALLS
Particolari di alcune opere da me scelte tra autori contemporanei e quelli del passato.
Una breve carellata di ritagli un po' nostalgici ma raffinati con un pizzico di sensualità.

Pietro Antonio Rotari (1707-1762) ✿ in Sublime details

Pietro Antonio Rotari (1707-1762), Italian painter & print-maker of the Baroque period. In Dresden, he became known for his imaginary portraits of figures displaying various emotions, such as the so-called Portrait of a Maid (Warsaw, National Museum). Admirably composed and coloured, these works are painted with great sensitivity of observation. Died in St Petersburg, where he had traveled to paint for the Russian court.
Pietro Rotari (1707-1762) Girl With a Book ca. 1750-62 detail