André-Charles Boulle, ebanista

André-Charles Boulle, ebanista
  Mary Blindflowers© . André-Charles Boulle, ebanista . André-Charles Boulle (11 Novembre 1642- 29 Febbraio 1732), nacque a Parigi e divenne ufficialmente ebanista nel 1666. Considerato “il più abile artigiano di Parigi”, “le joailler du meuble”, era alla sua epoca molto famoso, infatti lavorava presso il re di Francia, Luigi XIV, al quale fu raccomandato […]View post →

Albrecht Dürer, painter, printmaker, theorist

Albrecht Dürer, painter, printmaker, theorist
Di Fremmy©   Albrecht Dürer was a painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Dürer established his reputation and influence across Europe when he was still in his twenties due to his high-quality woodcut prints. He was in communication with the major Italian artists of his time, including Raphael, Giovanni Bellini and […]View post →