Classical Tradition

  • DRAWING VS Craft

    DRAWING VS Craft

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    First, one needs to understand that drawing is more than a craft; it is an integral part of the plastic arts. They need to understand what constitutes art and what does not. They need a strong overview and a game plan in order at achieve Mastery. They need to understand the Five Levels of Intent…

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  • PROPORTION, ORDER AND HARMONY

    PROPORTION, ORDER AND HARMONY

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    Proportion, Order, and Harmony are the core of the success and vitality of any art form. This is true of all the Fine Arts, i.e., painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and poetry. All things out of proportion are devoid of harmony. Though the subject of proportion is often associated with the human form, it is much more than

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  • inspirational Painters Series: Leon Bonnat

    inspirational Painters Series: Leon Bonnat

    The inspirational painters series deals with painters who had a major influence on their students. These are painters and mentors who prized individual expression over technique. We judge these painters not so much on their output but on the mastery of their proteges. Leon Joseph Florentin Bonnat was one such Master Mentor. Leon Bonnat was born

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  • The human form in the arts_Otto Greiner

    The human form in the arts_Otto Greiner

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    Otto Was Born On 16Th December 1869 In Leipzig, Germany And Died On 24Th September 1916 In Munich. Greiner Was A Painter And Printmaker, He Started A Lithography Apprenticeship In Leipzig In 1884 And Also Took Drawing Lessons. Between 1888 And 1891 He Studied At The Akademie Der Bildenden Künste In Munich Under Sándor Liezen-Mayer.

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  • THE NUDE IN ART_ALBERTO ABATE

    THE NUDE IN ART_ALBERTO ABATE

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    Alberto Abate_Italian_B. Rome, March 16, 1946_D. Rome, March 9, 2012 Alberto Abate was born in Rome on March 16, 1946, to a family of artists of Catania origin : his father, is the sculptor Carmelo Abate, his uncle, Alessandro Abate, is a painter, watercolourist and fresco painter. In the 1950s, Abbot attended the local Institute of Art in Catania: his masters were

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  • The Nude in art_Albert von keller

    The Nude in art_Albert von keller

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    Albert von Keller_Swiss/German_B.27 April 1844_14 July 1920_Female figures are a prominent feature of his work. In 1865 Albert attended the Munich Academy of Fine Art for a short time. He made numerous study trips throughout Germany, France, Italy, and the Low Countries to study and copy Masterworks. From 1867 he apprenticed at several different studios

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  • THE NUDE IN ART_LOVIS CORINTH

    THE NUDE IN ART_LOVIS CORINTH

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    Lovis Corinth_German_B. 21 July 1858_D. 17 July 1925 Corinth studied in Paris Munich, joined the Berlin Secession group, later succeeding Max Liebermann as the group’s president. His early work was naturalistic in approach. Corinth was initially antagonistic towards the expressionist movement, but after a stroke in 1911 his style loosened and took on many expressionistic qualities.

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  • The nude in art_casper ritter

    The nude in art_casper ritter

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    Caspar Ritter _Swiss_B. February 7, 1861_Esslingen am Neckar_D. July 18, 1923_Ermatingen, Canton Thurgau. From 1882 he studied at the Academy in Munich with Alois Gabl, Ludwig von Herter, and Ludwig von Lofftz.  History has overlooked a great many painters from the German Academies and part of our mission is to right the ship. Far to much focus has been

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  • THE NUDE IN ART_HANS HASSENTEUFEL

    THE NUDE IN ART_HANS HASSENTEUFEL

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    Hans Hassenteufel_B. 27 January 1887, Hamburg_D. 15 August 1943, Munich. A German painter who specialized in female nudes. Hassenteufel took private lessons from Rudolf Jacob Zeller in Hamburg, followed by studies at a private painting and drawing school in Munich, operated by Walter Thor; then at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, where his primary professors were Peter Halm and Franz von

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  • HUGH RAMSAY

    HUGH RAMSAY

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    Hugh Ramsay Hugh Ramsay (25 May 1877 – 5 March 1906) Australian Ramsay was born in Glasgow, Scotland, he moved with his family to Melbourne in 1878. He joined classes at the National Gallery of Victoria at age 16 under Lindsay Bernard Halland became one of the most brilliant students ever trained there. Ramsay went to Europe in September

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