9 Facts About Caspar David Friedrich You Should Know
Caspar David Friedrich, one of the most important German artist of his generation, was born on this day in 1774. He is mostly known for...
Zuzanna Stańska 5 September 2021
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Want to Hear a Painting? Discover Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Have you ever looked at a painting and could swear that it was about to start moving? Like the frame paused the sight and it will continue as you...
Guest Profile 20 August 2021
Drama on Canvas – Dramatic Scenes in Painting
Although performing arts may be the popular avenue to convey drama, visual arts are also a powerful medium for the subject matter. Visual artists...
Maya M. Tola 12 August 2021
Top Summer Destinations Inspired by Paintings
Are you still undecided on where to go for your vacation? Have you visited all the summer destinations from our previous painting-inspired list and...
Magda Michalska 8 July 2021
Venice in the Eyes of Claude Monet
Claude Monet fell in love with Venice the first time he saw it. He was 68 years old, and he went on a trip with his wife, Alice Hoschedé. The light...
Zuzanna Stańska 27 May 2021
Virginia Arcadia: Natural Bridge and Why Artists Loved It
Virginia Arcadia: The Natural Bridge in American Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts explores a natural wonder and its appearance in American...
Alexandra Kiely 15 April 2021
Kyffin Williams and the Welsh Landscape
The Welsh landscapes have inspired artists, poets, and writers for generations. But, for one 20th century artist, they were more than just a subject...
Wendy Gray 15 April 2021
The Landscape Paintings of Maki Na Kamura
My first encounter with Maki Na Kamura‘s art left me perplexed with what exactly the German-based, Japanese artist was intending to show her...
Michel Rutten 12 April 2021
Escape to the Forest: The Birth of Barbizon School
During the 19th century, the most promising artists trained at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in Paris. The academy taught its pupils...
Gokce Dyson 12 April 2021
The Great Vision of Nature: Constable and McTaggart
During his lifetime, captivated by the beauty of nature, John Constable’s landscapes received mixed reviews. He thought he was never going to...
Gokce Dyson 16 March 2021
Masterpiece Story: Travelers Among Mountains & Streams by Fan Kuan
The Song Dynasty ruled China for over three centuries from 960 to 1279. During this time, Song China was the most technologically advanced society in...
James W Singer 31 January 2021
The Idyllic Winters in Croatian Naïve Art
Croatian naïve art is a specific style of art which originated in a small rural municipality called Hlebine. It began simply as an appreciation of...
Marija Canjuga 27 January 2021
