Rococo and Baroque Architecture in Turkey
Representing splendor, opulence, and brilliance, Rococo art prevailed in Europe from the year 1700. It followed the Baroque period in art, which...
Merve Parla 15 July 2025
Representing splendor, opulence, and brilliance, Rococo art prevailed in Europe from the year 1700. It followed the Baroque period in art, which...
Merve Parla 15 July 2025
Feast of Love is a beautiful painting by Jean-Antoine Watteau that explores the themes of love and impermanence. It holds a polished mixture of urban...
James W Singer 13 July 2025
Ela Bobek, 12 July 2025
How to look fabulous? That is the question! Let’s refer to the most splendid and opulent period of history: the 18th century. The Enlightenment era...
Kateryna Martynova 7 July 2025
The 18th-century painter, miniaturist, and pastelist Jean-Étienne Liotard is perhaps one of the most eccentric artists of his time. Known for his...
Anna Ingram 19 June 2025
Venice has always been more than canals and carnival masks—it’s a city that helped shape the course of European art. From the Byzantine...
Alessia Caldana 2 June 2025
Originally titled A Portrait of a Young Gentleman, this iconic painting by Thomas Gainsborough was first presented at the Royal Academy exhibition of...
Maya M. Tola 1 June 2025
The 18th-century British painter William Hogarth created an insightful series of paintings about the arranged marriages of his times, entitled...
Pola Otterstein 25 May 2025
Diana and Actaeon by Jean-François de Troy is a French masterpiece blending the exuberance of Rococo sensuality with the intellectualism of...
James W Singer 25 May 2025
François Boucher (1703–1770) was the most celebrated French painter of the 18th century. His painting Madame de Pompadour captures the beautiful...
James W Singer 25 May 2025
The soft rustle of silky cloth and the hard crackling of burning wood echo against the yellow-papered walls of the boudoir. The small room is...
James W Singer 25 May 2025
Still Life with Flowers in an Alabaster Vase and Fruit by Anne Vallayer-Coster is a masterpiece of the still-life genre, 18th-century French art, and...
James W Singer, 20 April 2025