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 work centres on the human face and on the great paintings and sculptures of the past, which he reinterprets with deep shadow, rich colour and bold graphic shapes.

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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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