This taut 36-work summary of his development shows an artist whose artistic virtuosity was given substance by a religious vision of nature and an equally deep faith in the autonomy of paint as an expressive material.
Picasso's eventual success was a product not only of his artistic virtuosity, but also of the shrewd entrepreneurial ability that made him the first artist to understand the freedom that was afforded by the emergence of a competitive art market in the early 20th century.
Like many great flamenco artists, his virtuosity was bred in the bone.
Encores at recitals tend to display an artist's virtuosity and range; it is rare that they can stand as symbols of the concerts they cap.
Being able to render the folds in white linen had for centuries been the test of an artist's virtuosity, and Millais was still keen at this point to build a reputation.
Our strength lies in the artists' commitment and virtuosity in delivering extreme states of emotion with their bodies".
The idea is to show very creative artists, with artisanal virtuosity, the choice of the best stones, with the aim of making jewelry eternal, international and universal".
Attracted to punk rock's disregard for virtuosity, artists waiting for their big break in galleries began taking up musical instruments in the 1970s.
A tiny, adorable artist of dazzling virtuosity and no less dramatic power, be it in tragic or ebulliently joyous roles, she enjoyed immense popularity not only in Russia but throughout the world and had a devoted following in Britain.
This selection of about 75 drawings includes some sexy nudes, but its main purpose is to document the artist's extraordinary virtuosity in various drawing media and in diverse kinds of picture-making: landscape, architectural rendering, genre scenes, pastoral idylls, mythic extravaganzas, portraits and more.
