Flowers�Digital Art Competition
2nd Edition of the Glaze Competition
Developing a taste for art
in future generations
“We are fostering the interest of the future
generations, which is terribly important”.
Jorge Coll, Colnaghi
Workshops in 10+ museums worldwide
International Digital Painting Competition inspired by Dutch traditions of flower still life.
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Theme: Flowers, Caterpillars & Butterflies�The competition invites participants to inspire by nature and Dutch flower still life.��Place: 10+ museums worldwide host painting workshops inspired by floral still lifes in their collections.
2st Edition of the Glaze Competition
Diving into authentic oil painting with simple tool
Experience the depth of colour and texture of traditional oil paints with software designed to replicate the techniques, tools and media of the Renaissance masters.
Thanks to an extensive R&D process, our software solution faithfully recreates the traditional glaze oil painting process in a simple form, empowering a wider audience to explore, create, and connect with art.
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2st Edition of the Glaze Competition
1st Edition of the Glaze Competition
“Return of Raphael”
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Return of Raphael
A Lost Masterpiece Inspires a New Generation
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When Raphael’s Portrait of a Young Man disappeared from Kraków’s Princes Czartoryski Museum during the Second World War, it left behind one of art history’s most haunting absences - an empty frame and a mystery that endures to this day. Eighty years later, that void has become a source of inspiration rather than loss.
The Return of Raphael competition invited artists from around the world to create self-portraits inspired by the missing masterpiece using the innovative Glaze app, a digital twin of the technique of traditional oil painting. The response was extraordinary: 1,250 entries from participants aged seven to seventy-seven, each reimagining Raphael’s vision through contemporary eyes.
The initiative aims to nurture a lasting appreciation for art among future generations, blending classical inspiration with digital innovation. By encouraging artists to paint themselves in dialogue with Raphael, the competition revives the Renaissance practice of close observation and introspection - the art of truly seeing.
An international jury selected the winners: Brett Renfer
(The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York), Candida Lodovica de Angelis Corvi (Colnaghi Foundation), Dean Phelus (American Alliance of Museums), Klaudia Ofwona Draber (Finnish Institute of Culture, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, New York), and Tomasz Ostrowski (National Museum in Kraków).
The works of finalists and winners will be exhibited from 8
December 2025 at the Princes Czartoryski Museum in Kraków (a branch of the National Museum in Kraków), displayed near Leonardo da Vinci’s Lady with an Ermine - another jewel of the collection once imperiled by war. In the same galleries that still await Raphael’s return, where his original frame still hangs empty, new self-portraits will now take their place in dialogue with the Renaissance.
Through Glaze, technology becomes a bridge across
centuries - allowing Raphael’s spirit, and the curiosity it inspires, to live again.
Proof of concept
Lara Ciftcioglu, 10 years old
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“There’s something deeply evocative about this work. The way she handled the background gives it an intangible, almost Alex Katz–like quality”.
Brett Renfer, juror
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Winners (ages 7-10)
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Winners (ages 11-13)
Hania Boguszewska, 11 years old
“This work perfectly captures Raphael’s sensibility - the colour harmony is just perfect”.
Klaudia Ofwona Draber, juror
Sotheby’s Institute of Art
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Anastasiya Tsvilik, 16 years old
“You simply can’t fail to appreciate what this young artist, has achieved. It’s stunning — especially the sky and clouds. The amount of work she’s put into this is remarkable. It’s a very serious take on the subject”.
Tomasz Ostrowski, juror
National Museum in Krakow
Winners (ages 14-18)
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Sofia Labanava, 19 years old
“It’s not just the face — the treatment of the curls in the hair, the folds of the clothing — everything comes together in a beautifully balanced composition”.
Dean Phelus, juror
American Alliance of Museum
Winners (ages 19+)
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“Return of Raphael”
the competition’s first edition.
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