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 🖌️🎨 François Bathet (Francisco Batet Pellejero; 1921–2015) was a Spanish artist and illustrator, best known for his work on children's and young adult literature for Hachette.  His favorite subject is the depiction of female characters in the Art Deco style.✿ Born in Barcelona, he studied painting at the Academy of Tárrega. There he met the artist Angelina Laverña, whom he married on January 5, 1949. He drew adventures in the comics El Coyote based on the scripts of José Mallorca until 1951. François Bathet worked as an illustrator for various magazines (France-Soir, France Dimanche, Confidences). He then turned to illustrating young adult novels, first for Gautier-Languereau editions, then for Hachette editions (Pink Library, Green Library and Ideal-Library collections). In particular, he illustrated numerous novels by Jules Verne, as well as several classics of the adventure novel. Source: catherinelarosepoesiaearte

  🖌️🎨 The Master of Female Half-Figures was a Dutch artist (or group of artists) who worked in Antwerp during the Renaissance between 1525 and 1550. The name was given in the 19th century to denote the creator (or creators) of a series of works consisting of 67 paintings, to which 40 more were later added. The works were apparently created in a large workshop specializing in the production of small panels with half-length images of aristocratic women. They depict mainly women with "pleasant" faces, often reading or playing music. One of the most famous series depicts three women playing in a "house concert". According to experts, the large number of portraits and the commitment to one concept give the images an almost "industrial schematism". The repetitive composition of the female figures distinguishes the artist from the style of Adriaen Isenbrandt or Ambrosius Benson. However, the religious images of female half-figures attributed to the artist are c...