Giovanni Battista Crosato

Giovanni Battista Crosato Setting of The Finding of Moses 18th Century

18th Century

Oil on Canvas. The coastal foreshortening, near a rocky inlet where torrential waters flow, sees figures at the landing of ships, ready to welcome the approaching boats; in the dis...

Oil painting on canvas. Italian school of the eighteenth century. Within a rather barren landscape, with architectural ruins on the left and snow-capped peaks in the background on the right, some shepherds pass along the path, leading their flocks of cows, sheep and goats. In the Nordic landscape...

Oil painting on canvas. Central European school of the eighteenth century. Under a blue sky, a large, rather barren landscape is depicted, with the edge of a wood opening onto a rock...

Oil on Canvas. Italian school of the early 20th century. The large scene is set in a desolate landscape completely covered in snow: on the left in the foreground, behind a group of w...

Oil painting on canvas. Neapolitan school of the eighteenth century. The scene, located near the sea, is dominated by a large complex of architectural ruins, with statues, arches, ha...

Olio su tela. Scuola nord-italiana del XVIII secolo. Il paesaggio, ambientato in riva ad un ampio fiume, vede al centro alcune figure di contadini intenti a raccogliere della frutta ...

A beautiful 1950's French oil on canvas depicting a white house on a tree lined street by Peter Orlando. Distinctly evocative of France, we feel as though we have been been through t...

Antique 19th century English fishing vessels In the English Channel William Henry Williamson was a gifted, London painter of coastal scenes, ...

CAPRI - Oil on canvas cm. 70x100 by Paolo De Robertis, Italy 2002. The painter drew inspiration from the paintings of Giacinto Gigante who in 1800 w...

"My recent work now becomes more involved with cloud cover and its effect on light and colour through both its translucent and opaque properties. Clouds are visible masses of water d...

"My recent work now becomes more involved with cloud cover and its effect on light and colour through both its translucent and opaque properties. Clouds are visible masses of water droplets or frozen ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. They have the ability to refract and reflect, creating an ever changing perception of light which inspires my use of colour. I am constantly referring to the paradox of a cloud’s perceived weight and its fragility and the relationship between the cool and warm colours created by it. I have become increasingly interested in catching the moment when heavy overcast clears to reveal clear blue sky, a cool colour that complements the warmth it brings. While the most obvious manifestation of light refraction at this time would occur in the form of a rainbow, I will be concerned with accentuating the infinite, more subtle effects. I find myself inspired increasingly by the works of Turner, who created ephemeral atmospheric effects using large washes of liquid paint. Other influences include Henry Matisse, Francis Cadell...

"Happy Feet," is by an up and coming Moldovan painter named Stefan Mocanu. Stefan, lives painting. He finds the incredible in the everyday and transforms it into a pictorial joy. ...