A note to the readers of Zaidan Gallery
It is with great sadness that we share the news that the
author of this blog, Henry Zaidan
(1948-2025), has passed away.
Henry started this site to collect, organize, and share the
art he loved. Over the years he built Zaidan Gallery into a rich archive that
ranges from religious icons and biblical
scenes to marine
painting, Orientalist works, portraits, Venice and Paris cityscapes, Middle
Eastern artists, mythology, the art of the nude, and the “365 Saints” series with
its careful dates, attributions, and footnotes.
Most of the posts here follow the same quiet rhythm: the
work, the artist, the date, the medium, the story behind the image, and links
to further reading. He wasn’t trying to be an art critic. He was building a
reference library – patient, detailed, and open to anyone who was curious
enough to click.
For those of you who subscribed, bookmarked posts, or
wandered in from a search result and stayed to read the footnotes: thank you.
This community of readers mattered to him.
We intend to keep this blog online as an accessible archive
of his interests and research. We hope you will continue to browse, revisit
favorite posts, and share them with others who care about art and history.
On behalf
of Henry’s family,
Titiana,
Michael, and George
