Italian Realist Painter , 1825-1908
was an Italian artist, one of the leaders of the group known as the Macchiaioli. He was initially a painter of historical themes and military subjects. In his middle years, inspired by the Barbizon school, he became one of the leading Italian plein-airists, painting landscapes, rural scenes, and scenes of military life. After 1884, he devoted much energy to etching. Related Paintings of Giovanni Fattori :. | Strasse durch den Olivenhain mit zwei Passanten | Zwei Schweine auf der Weide | Soldat mit zwei Pferden am Ufer des Meeres | Portrat der Stieftochter | Das Feldlager | Related Artists:
Nicolas RegnierMaubeuge ca 1590-Venice 1667
Harmen van SteenwyckDutch Painter of still lifes, notably of fruit ,
1612-1659
Mikolas Ales(November 18, 1852 in Mirotice near Pisek - July 10, 1913 in Prague) was a Czech painter.
Ales was born in 1852 in Mirotice into a relatively rich family that was in debt at the time. He was taught history by his brother Frantisek until his death in 1865; he expressed interest in painting at an early age. In 1879 he got married to Marina Kailova and moved to Italy where he continued his career in painting. He moved back to Prague working on the new artwork at the Prague National Theatre; he died in Prague at the age of 60.
Ales is estimated to have had over 5,000 published pictures, he has painted for everything from magazines to playing cards to textbooks. His paintings were not publicized too widely outside Bohemia, but many of them are still available, and Mikolas Ales is certainly regarded as one of the country's best painters