Antonio Mancini – Painting Style and Career
“The sun sets. The man dies. It is right. But what a pity not to be able to paint any more.” -Antonio Mancini to a friend. Self-Portrait Some artists just love to paint. You can sense it in the way the paint lies on the canvas—not some carefully thought-out every stroke just so, like a [...]
October 30, 2009
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Antonio Mancini – Resting
An overview of the Italian artist’s painting style and career and an examination of the almost sculptural quality of this intimate painting. Click image to view larger version. A portrait painter who worked primarily in Rome after 1883, Antonio Mancini developed an interest in the rich palettes and dark, tonal contrasts of Italian Baroque painting. [...]
October 30, 2009
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Announcing an artist’s trip to Sarolla’s home and El Prado in Spain
Good Day from the new Barnsite blog! We are writing from our new blog and are excited to learn how Facebook, Twitter, blogging, and YoutubeВ are changing and improving our life and our ability to quickly and succinctly communicate on a much wider scale. What fun! I have been at this for 10 days now and [...]
April 27, 2009
Tags: Adolph Menzel, Antonio Mancini, art gallery, El Prado, Joaquin Sorolla, Jules Bastien LePage Posted in: Learning Opportunities, Travel Opportunities No Comments