The 30th of March is the birthday of Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Instead of presenting one of his darker subjects, I opted for a fresh spring Rococo fashion statement, from ...
Read ArticleAsger Jorn was a leading painter of the European post-war CoBrA artists group. The CoBrA artists sought to distance European abstraction from its tradition of geometric forms, introducing more express ...
Read ArticleThe Beggar's Opera is a ballad opera in three acts written in 1728 by John Gay (1685-1732) with music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667-1752). It is the only example of the once thrivin ...
Read ArticleThe countries of Central and South America experienced a Renaissance of modernism in art, due in part to influences these artists derived from Europe and the United States, and more importantly, becau ...
Read ArticleNovember 1-7 is National Fig Week, and we celebrate with Baroque art! Just as very different painting styles co-existed in late Baroque France – the Rococo which catered to the nobility, and ...
Read ArticleOtto Müller was a German Expressionist artist, member of the artists’ group Die Brücke, and best known for his brilliant palette and scenes of bathers. His type of Expressionism le ...
Read ArticleIn the past few years, I have become very fond of Canadian modernism, particularly from the early to mid-1900s. Paul-Émile Borduas was a pivotal figure in Canadian art. He bridged modernist ten ...
Read ArticleLaura Shechter is an extraordinarily gifted, contemporary realist still life artist who is part of the large body of American artists who have persisted in pursuing the cherished American love of obse ...
Read ArticleAt the time Alvan Fisher began painting landscapes, the Hudson River School had not yet formed in New England. Fisher was among less than a handful of artists who were dedicated to landscape painting. ...
Read ArticleArt historians consider Osias Beert possibly the first significant Baroque Flemish still life painter. The still life medium was just catching on in popularity during his period of activity, ...
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