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CARL-NIKOLAS VON TIEDEMANN
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Traveling back in time through various moments of the creation process of my painting of Saint Catherine of Siena. Just a few final touches left … @theculturist__ @carlnikolasvontiedemann • #carlnikolasvontiedemann #saintcatherineofs The passionate gaze of a saint … • #carlnikolasvontiedemann #saintcatherineofsiena #classicalpainting #catholicart #oilpainting Recently Evan (@sirevanamato) from The Culturist (@theculturist__) visited me in Florence to see the progress on my painting of Saint Catherine of Siena with his own eyes. We decided to go on a trip out to Siena: To walk the same streets that Saint C "He must increase, but I must decrease." (John 3:30) A blessed Feast of The Passion of Saint John The Baptist to all. • The Head of The Baptist (Der Kopf Des Täufers) 2024 Oil on linen 60 x 50 cm Available • #carlnikol Sketching out a new painting straight on the canvas … The grisaille is complete — now onto colour. • #carlnikolasvontiedemann #classicalart #traditionalart #biblicalpainting #oilpainting Happy Feast of Mary‘s Assumption! "As mariners are guided into port by the shining of a star, so Christians are guided to heaven by Mary." — Saint Thomas Aquinas Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis. • The Prayer of The Holy Vir Detail studies for a commissioned painting that is currently on the easel … Can you guess what the painting will be about? • #carlnikolasvontiedemann #classicalart #biblicalpainting #portraitdrawing #disegno And so it begins … I have picked up my brushes and started working on my painting of Saint Catherine of Siena. Following the initial pencil sketches, I made a compositional study in oil on wood panel. This miniature painting already explores Another glimpse at my recent "Portrait of A Sardinian," which I shared with you the other day … • Portrait of A Sardinian (Bildnis Eines Sarden) 2026 Oil on linen 45 x 50 cm AVAILABLE
 • #carlnikolasvontiedemann #clas A portrait in oil of my fellow artist Marko, which I painted for demonstrative purposes whilst teaching a private student of mine … I will be available again for portrait commissions from October onward — message me if you are intereste Preparing the canvas for Saint Catherine of Siena … Painting is a craft, which is why I take great care in the preparation of my materials. Over centuries the methodologies I follow have proven to stand the test of time: I paint on Belgian li My initial oil study of the portrait of the crucified Christ, now framed. • Head Study of The Crucified Christ (Kopfstudie Des Gekreuzigten Christus) 2026 Oil on linen 45 x 50 cm AVAILABLE • #carlnikolasvontiedemann #classicalart #sac Better late than never — pretty much exactly two years upon its completion, I have finally varnished my painting of „The Head of The Baptist.“ For more information on this painting feel free to send me a message. • The Head I am delighted to announce a collaboration with The Culturist. Over the coming weeks and months The Culturist will document how I am creating a painting of Saint Catherine of Siena. During this collaboration readers will not only gain insight into m
My "Self-Portrait in Departure" just received a beautiful traditional Florentine cassetta frame in black and gold. This painting is particularly meaningful to me and in my eyes truthfully describes the phase in my life, during which I paint Yesterday I saw Caravaggio’s masterpiece „The Seven Acts of Mercy“ for the first time with my own eyes — it was a profoundly moving experience. I think it is fair to say that no other painting in the world has had as much of Detail of a work in progress … • #carlnikolasvontiedemann #sacredart #christianart #oilpainting #workinprogress A closer look at the head study of the crucified Christ … I am still searching for the face of Christ for my painting of the Crucifixion. I believe to paint Jesus Christ on the cross bears more spiritual and intellectual depth than any other

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