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Maria Teresa Meloni is a Florentine portrait painter. Given her first set of oils at age seven, she began imitating what she saw in the Uffizi and the Academia, particularly images of the Madonna and Child. An exhibit in Milan at Palazzo Visconti in 2004 received such critical acclaim that Meloni is booked until 2013. Each painting takes roughly four months to complete and although Meloni does paint adults, she specializes in children. A soprano, Meloni has been known to belt out arias in order to loosen up her clients, who include: Matthew Mellon, Valesca Guerrand Hermes, the grand daughter of Princess Luciana Barberini and the late actor Heath Ledger. Educated in Genoa and Milan, Meloni has studios in New York and in her native city Florence.
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James 08/25/2008 02:29 PM Report
The magnificence of her artistry... The intrinsic nature of her personality... Her eyes, holding barely controllable and strong emotions... The passion; it's contagious... I am tempted, undeniably attracted and enticed... You bewitched me...
Adrenee 05/18/2008 12:10 PM Report
I feel so grateful to have sat for a Maria-Teresa portait. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity. Thank God we met eachother.
She is a pure beauty inside and out.
Aunt Mary 05/12/2008 04:32 PM Report
She's beautiful. Her paintings too. And i'm proud of her. She's my MERAVIGLIOSA niece!!!!
Sally Albemarle 05/09/2008 09:39 AM Report
Maria Teresa Meloni is a poem all by herself. Her grace, her soul, her passion, her talent make her stand out in today's art world. And her generosity, humour and great company make her a wonderful friend to have....and she can sing too!
Rufus and I are so much looking forward to our son's portrait.
XXXbaci.
Sally Albemarle 05/09/2008 09:39 AM Report
Maria Teresa Meloni is a poem all by herself. Her grace, her soul, her passion, her talent make her stand out in today's art world. And her generosity, humour and great company make her a wonderful friend to have....and she can sing too!
Rufus and I are so much looking forward to our son's portrait.
XXXbaci.
carlotta e federico 05/08/2008 04:05 PM Report
Cara Maria che bello rivederti seppur in video !
Federico ed io saremmo onorati se tu potessi partecipare e cantare al nostro matrimonio.
L'intervista è stata magica e mi sembrava di rivivere quella sera nel tu atelier.
A presto
carlotta e federico
Wilson 05/05/2008 04:28 PM Report
Maria Teresa embodies the much needed quest for depth and "soul" in art that seems to have gotten lost in the maze of technological development and instantaneity that characterizes the early 21st century.
mantua me genuit 05/05/2008 02:33 PM Report
O Tosc<a> che per la citta del foco
viv<a> ten vai cosi <disegnando> onest<a>
piacciati di restare in questo loco.
La tua <pluma> ti fa manifest<a>
di quella nobil patria nati<a>
alla qual forse fui troppo molest<a>..
uno stravolgimento per complimentarmi: fai onore alla tua nobil patria.. brava Maria Teresa..
Soledad 05/05/2008 02:02 PM Report
Maria reinvente le portrait et arrete le temps.
en plus elle a la beauté romantique de ses sujets.
et, elle chante divinement !
un moment delicieux.
Natalie
Beucc 05/05/2008 08:28 AM Report
Aridatece la Meloni! MT torna presto.
Beucc
Ms. Fellow Artist 05/04/2008 01:23 PM Report
I love her spirit and appreciate her sensitivity.
But I know she is stifled by a rigidity and obsession with 'process'. Just look at the masters and their work/process and she is one of the lesser- despite the passion.
M
marco 05/04/2008 08:48 AM Report
Brava Maria Teresa! amazing story, amazing work
Marco
Janera 05/03/2008 08:45 PM Report
What a beautiful profile!
Haroldino 05/02/2008 05:48 PM Report
Very talented! Meloni is an elegant painting herself!
Dimitri 05/02/2008 02:28 PM Report
she is great! I loved the interview, she is very talented, she is smart, wise, cultured, humble and has a great sense of humour, a true renaissance woman .
gabriele 05/02/2008 10:58 AM Report
I don't know so much about painting even thoug i like it,but.....what feelings from this girl and its words.....simply Meloni
valentina 05/01/2008 08:03 PM Report
She's fantastic. A great talent and a big heart!
pierluigi meloni 05/01/2008 07:17 PM Report
WOW! I guess now it's the right time to sell a couple of drawings she made on my first grade notebook when I was 5..Anyone interested? :-))
Tony 05/01/2008 11:56 AM Report
I feel honored to have been one of your subjects. I feel you successfully captured my soul in the portrait.
Nick 05/01/2008 12:07 AM Report
Great interview. I would love to see more of her work. Beautiful.
Nick 04/30/2008 11:24 PM Report
great interview. would love to see more of her work.
Nick 04/30/2008 11:24 PM Report
great interview. would love to see more of her work.
Raphael 04/30/2008 10:38 PM Report
What a talent, what a passion!
--A timeless art in a fast-changing world.
Keep on blessing the world with that hand & that voice of yours Maria Teresa!
ashley 04/30/2008 04:48 PM Report
What a beautiful soul! As evidenced by Maria's artwork... she's old school and wow how it shows! I have a new dream in my life... to have Maria do a portrait of my two children, what a gift that would be.
yankx 04/30/2008 03:40 PM Report
What a talent! Great portraits with such a light... I love them and I hope to see them soon or later...
Bravissima continua così e tieni duro!
*yk*
Tommy 04/30/2008 03:40 PM Report
Maria Teresa is incredibly talented!! Her spirit and soul are unmatched!
L 04/30/2008 03:15 PM Report
I'm a good fearing Man but I must say that this girl has really something from above in her work. Priceless.. Loyd
Peter 04/30/2008 02:43 PM Report
It's nice to know that this lost art has not been lost forever. Not many know how much goes into this type of painting. It's refreshing to see the Rose show recognize the talent of this painter, while allowing her the time to explain her process & passion!
Well done Chuck!
davide 04/30/2008 12:40 PM Report
look the light of the paint.... amazing!
W L' ITALIA
mao tse tung 04/30/2008 12:06 PM Report
Meloni is fantastic! what a talent!
andrea 04/30/2008 11:59 AM Report
sei bellissima!
... ma non fiorentina... viareggina...
tomaso 04/30/2008 06:54 AM Report
very moving interview, brava m-t
xx
t
mirkoATstayminimal 04/30/2008 03:16 AM Report
great job. Go ahead, I like the style.
Valerio Rosso 04/30/2008 12:50 AM Report
I've heard great things about her work...
Christopher 04/30/2008 12:07 AM Report
I have watched Charlie Rose for many years -- 'Charlie Rose Tomorrow' is a wonderful idea. Thank you for introducing me to Maria Teresa Meloni -- A true artist, a soft soul from long, long, long ago, gracing us with her apperance in the 21st Century. A great discovery -- Bravo!