Self Portrait - Trois Crayons - 24"x36"

Born in 1954 in Bucharest, Romania, Lorenzo came of age during a time of cultural upheaval. As a teenager, he was captivated by the spirit and rebellion of The Beatles, Salvador Dali, Jimi Hendrix, and the passionate intensity of Van Gogh-artists whose lives and philosophies deeply influenced his early worldview.

Seeking a form of political nonconformity, Lorenzo turned to religious art. He immersed himself in the sacred traditions of icon painting, studying the lives and depictions of Christian saints and mastering their conventional representations. Simultaneously, he experimented with historical painting methods such as encaustic, egg tempera, and the classical fresco technique.

From working on scaffolding to mastering the intricate processes of Old Master iconography and mural painting, Lorenzo's own Agony and Ecstasy is immortalized in the walls, ceilings, and domes of numerous cathedrals. His passion for Greek and Roman art and civilizations became the foundation for his discovery of the Italian Renaissance and, later, the French Academic tradition.

In the mid-1980s, Lorenzo emigrated to the United States. He began as a street portrait artist and steadily rose to prominence, earning recognition as a published and widely collected fine artist. Today, he continues to create timeless works of art from his studio in Melbourne, Florida.