
Carolina Maraini-Sommaruga (1853—1916) was a socialite and benefactor. Her philanthropy was rewarded with the title of countess, conferred on her in 1926 by King...

Carolina Maraini-Sommaruga (1853—1916) was a socialite and benefactor. Her philanthropy was rewarded with the title of countess, conferred on her in 1926 by King...

She was frequently called the ‘Most Beautiful Woman in the World’ and ‘Most Photographed Opera Singer’. Lina Cavalieri (1874—1944) was an Italian opera soprano singer,...

“Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time.” — Dame Margot Fonteyn. Vittorio Matteo Corcos, On the Sofa, Private...

"To be is to do - Socrates, To do is to be - Sartre, Do Be Do Be Do - Sinatra" — Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Vittorio Matteo Corcos, Portrait of a Lady, seated three quarter...

Vittorio Matteo Corcos (1859—1933) was clearly established as one of the leading portrait painters in Italy, and held in great esteem. Vittorio Matteo Corcos, The White...

In fact, “The Bouquet” originally featured the dog, which was painted out and substituted for the roses early on and possibly by another hand, possibly at the behest of...

Vittorio Matteo Corcos (1859—1933) was clearly established as one of the leading painters in Italy. His portraiture was especially well received in Florentine cultural...

"A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water." — Eleanor Roosevelt. Vittorio Matteo Corcos, Portrait of Yole Biaggini Moschini,...

The present work is both a genre painting and a double portrait of two of the artist’s stepchildren, Ada Rotigliano and one of her two brothers. The two figures are...

"The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart." — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince. Vittorio Matteo Corcos,...

“To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.” ― William Makepeace Thackeray. Vittorio Matteo Corcos, La Parigina, 1897, Private collection....

Vittorio Matteo Corcos (1859—1933) was clearly established as one of the leading portrait painters in Italy, and held in great esteem. His portraiture was especially...

Vittorio Matteo Corcos (1859—1933) was clearly established as one of the leading portrait painters in Italy, and held in great esteem. Vittorio Matteo Corcos, Reading by...

Vittorio Matteo Corcos (1859—1933) is known to have painted several beach scenes at Biarritz, France in 1884, the year the “Mezzogiorno al mare” was completed. The...

Vittorio Matteo Corcos (1859—1933) skilfully embeds the portrait of Corinna, then thirty-five years old, within an Empire salon, its walls covered in a sumptuous textile...