Maestro Luca Battini
Maestro Luca Battini is one of the few artists who have reinvented renaissance techniques in a contemporary style. He has been trained in all of the major classical techniques (fresco, drawing, oil painting and egg tempera) at the school founded by great Maestro Pietro Annigoni. With over 15 years as a professional painter, his talent goes beyond simply reproducing traditional art, to use time-honored methods as the basis for a new mode of realistic expression.
While the models belong to the present day, in the context of his creations they become simultaneously a part of the past and the present. This dual spirit molds his pieces, imbuing each of them with the artistic heritage of Italy while giving fresh inspiration for powerful expression in brilliantly realized objects of art.
A Selection of Artworks
Jean Stern
A nationally recognized authority on California Impressionism, Mr. Stern has extensive experience as an author, curator, lecturer, and teacher. He is the Director of the Irvine Museum Collection at the University of California, Irvine, Institute and Museum for California Art. In over twenty-five years at The Irvine Museum, he established a national presence through a noteworthy series of books, exhibitions, lectures, articles and video documentaries. In his career, he has presented over 250 lectures and judged and juried nearly 100 art competitions.
Mr. Stern has presented tours and lectures on California Art in numerous museums including the International Cultural Center (Krakow), Mona Bismarck Foundation (Paris), National Academy Museum (New York), Terra Museum (Chicago), and Los Angeles County Art Museum.
