The Paganini Violin Player

Niccolò paganini, born october 27, 1782 in genoa and died may 27, 1840 in nice, is a genoese violinist, violist, guitarist and composer. Oil on wood violinist and composer paganini by arshag tolvanian (1880-1969) was a french orientalist painter of armenian origin. He is known for his paintings depicting landscapes, dance scenes and portraits of oriental women. Tolvanian was born in armenia in 1880 and moved to paris in 1899 to study art. He attended the école des beaux-arts and the académie julian, where he studied with the orientalist artists jean-léon gérôme and benjamin constant. Tolvanian also traveled to algeria, tunisia and egypt, where he found inspiration to create his oriental paintings.

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