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March 16, 1970) is an American–born, Canadian entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, [1] the parent company of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. He is a regular contributor to Forbes, writing about small business ownership, franchising, and building corporate culture. His first book, WTF?!
After the elder Bénézit's death the editors were Edmond-Henri Zeiger-Viallet (1895–1994) and the painter Jacques Busse (1922–2004), the younger Bénézit having already left Paris and moved to Provence. The next edition was an eight-volume set published between 1948 and 1955, followed by a ten-volume set in 1976 and a 14-volume set in 1999.
The book is written in 17th-century Dutch and its title is commonly translated into English as 'The Book of Painters' or 'The Book of (or on) Painting' and sometimes as 'The Book on Picturing'. Het Schilder-Boeck consists of six parts and is considered one of the principal sources on the history of art and art theory in the 15th and 16th ...
The landscape and pastoral painters of Holland: Ruisdael, Hobbema, Cuijp, Potter by Frank Cundall (New York, Scribner and Welford, 1891). The modern school of art by Wilfrid Meynell (London: W. R. Howell & Co., c. 1887). Biographies of British 19th-century painters. Illustrated: Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4.
The book includes the first biographies ever published of many Spanish artists, Diego Velázquez among others, [1] [2] and was translated and published in English, French and German during the 18th century; the English translation appeared in 1739. The book has been described as "the starting point for all students of Spanish painting". [3]
Giornata is an art term, originating from an Italian word which means "a day's work." The term is used in Buon fresco mural painting and describes how much painting can be done in a single day of work. This amount is based on the artist's past experience of how much they can paint in the many hours available while the plaster remains wet and ...
The purpose of the book was to prove wrong the statement that "the achievements of women painters have been second-rate." [1] The book includes well over 300 images of paintings by over 200 painters, most of whom were born in the 19th century and won medals and awards at various international exhibitions. The book is a useful reference work for ...
After his studies in Paris, Weeks emerged as one of America's major painters of Orientalist subjects. Throughout his adult life he was an inveterate traveler and journeyed to South America (1869), Egypt and Persia (1870), Morocco (frequently between 1872 and 1878), and India (1882–83).