Luca Magni

Visual Lexicon, Grammar and Syntax of Underwater Paintings: Cristian Mesa Velázquez's Works vs Pre-Raphaelite Symbolism and the Hyperrealism of Samantha French (with Italian translation included)

This article examines how three bodies of work, consisting of selected works by the Pre-Raphaelite painters of the nineteenth century, the contemporary American painter Samantha French, and the Cuban-born, Spain-based painter Cristian Mesa Velázquez, use water and the submerged b...