April 2008
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Inspiration: “La Nuda,” by Giacomo Grosso
After spending his childhood at Glaveno seminary, Giacomo Grosso enrolled at the Accademia Albertina in Turin in 1873, thanks to a…
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Inspiration: “O Beijo,” by Eliseu Visconti
In 1884, Eliseu Visconti entered the Liceu de Artes e Ofícios do Rio de Janeiro, where studied under Victor Meireles. Parallel…
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Biography: Nicolae Tonitza
Nicolae Tonitza (1886–1940) was a Romanian painter, engraver, lithographer, and teacher, known for his contributions to Romanian art in the early…
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Inspiration: “Parasol,” by Jules Bastien Lepage
Bastien-Lepage was born in the village of Damvillers, Meuse, and spent his childhood there. Bastien’s father grew grapes in a vineyard…
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Inspiration: “Den Yngste Sonnen Farvel,” by Adolph Tidemand
Adolph Tidemand was born in Mandal, Norway as the son of customs inspector and Storting representative Christen Tidemand (1779–1838) and Johanne Henriette Henrikke Haste…
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Biography: Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted, a visionary landscape architect and urban planner, was born on April 26, 1822, in Hartford, Connecticut. Raised in…
