Richard M. Bacon

Trompe l Oeil Tuscan Landscape in Oil on Masonite

2002

Trompe l'Oeil Still Life and Landscape in Acrylic on Masonite Still life in the trompe l'oeil style by Richard M. Bacon (American, 20th Century). A still life with a bottle, fishbow...

"Tuscan Moon" Nocturnal Landscape in Acrylic on Masonite Serene nocturnal seascape by Richard M. Bacon (American, 20th Century). The viewer stand atop a hill above the coastline, wi...

"View of Tuscan Hills" framed oil on canvas painting by Diana Horowitz (American, b. 1958). Dated 1985, from the artist's travels in Italy. Signed D.H. on the lower left of the canva...

Pine Trees in the Summer 16" x 12" is an oil painting done in the style of Realism in the artist studio in Florence, Italy. It has a custom frame made in Florence by a master framer. These are the small landscapes Barbara Castrucci painted near her home in Tuscany. Tuscany is a region in central Italy. Its capital, Florence, is home to some of the world’s most recognizable Renaissance art and architecture, including Michelangelo’s "David" statue, Botticelli’s works in the Uffizi Gallery and the Duomo basilica. Its diverse natural landscape encompasses the rugged Apennine Mountains, the island of Elba’s beaches on the Tyrrhenian Sea and Chianti’s olive groves and vineyards. Bio As the daughter of a sculptor, I had my first encounter with art as a child observing my father draw and sculpt. During my high school years I frequented many of the Florentine workshops and studios which inspired me to become a painter. While still in high school I enrolled in old master painting courses devoting my artistic development to discovering and learning the techniques of the great art of the Flemish, Spanish and Italian masters of the 17th century. After graduating from high school I studied the 19th century academic tradition of drawing and painting with Rebecca Harp, Marc Dalessio and Leo Mancini Hresko...