Portraits that look back at you.

Original paintings by Christian, made by hand in Italy. Faces, light and shadow, and classical masterpieces seen through a contemporary, graphic eye. Every piece is one of a kind.

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Framed painting of a girl in a green turban looking over her shoulder, after Vermeer

Girl with a Green Turban

One-of-a-kind originalsHand-painted in ItalyWorldwide shipping on requestCommissions welcome

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Portrait painting of a bearded man with a pipe, lit from the side in deep shadow

Painting of a woman with short red hair holding a rose over a bowl of flowers

Graphic painting of a face with orange light rays radiating behind it

Monochrome painting of the veiled face of Michelangelo’s Pietà

About the artist

Christian is a painter living in Silvi, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. His subject is the physical form: faces, hands and feet, painted in a realistic, highly contrasted style in acrylics and inspired by classical masters, Dadaism and Surrealism.

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Christian accepts commissions: a portrait, a favourite classic in his style, or a piece for a particular space. Tell him your idea and he will get back to you with a proposal.

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