All posts tagged "baroque"
Animals
Painting of the Week: Jan Asselijn, Threatened Swan
February 28, 2021Swans are normally characterized as graceful birds. They are magnificent and majestic. However, Jan Asselijn displays...
Baroque
18th Century Aristocratic Marriage Like in the Bridgerton Series
February 18, 2021Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen is a huge triple portrait of the Montgomery sisters...
Baroque
Painting of the Week: Pieter de Ring, Still Life with a Golden Goblet
February 14, 2021Why is food such a popular image for art and culture? For millennia it has been...
Architecture
Rococo and Baroque Architecture in Turkey
February 1, 2021Representing splendor, opulence, and brilliance, Rococo art prevailed in Europe from the year 1700. It followed...
Artist
Peter Paul Rubens: Sensuous Gods and Dramatic Saints
January 19, 2021Peter Paul Rubens is synonymous with Flemish Baroque. His dynamic yet sensuous style made him the...
Animals
Dog Breeds in Famous Paintings
November 20, 2020When we see a dog in a painting, we always try to guess which breed it...
Baroque
Painting of the Week: Cavaliere d’Arpino, Perseus Rescuing Andromeda
October 25, 2020The roar of the sea monster blends with the screams of the scared princess! The chained...
Baroque
Vermeer’s Desperate Housewives
October 23, 2020Johannes Vermeer was a master of ambiguity. His silent and calm interiors, and beautiful Dutch women,...
Artists' Stories
Adriaen Brouwer, Painter of Emotions
October 23, 2020The work of the Flemish Baroque painter Adriaen Brouwer excels in innovation and daring. His folk...
Artist
Nine Reasons to Smile with Frans Hals
October 21, 2020Frans Hals (c. 1582–1666) was one of the Dutch Golden Age painters. Born in Antwerp, he...
