What became of those who had been Nabis in the early 20th century? These four never completely abandoned their Nabi roots, as seen in their paintings.
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From fresco to varnish: a succinct summary of all the different media which have been used in painting, with links to more detailed articles.
Two paintings of the martyrdom by stoning of Saint Stephen, one by Rembrandt, together with Gustave Doré’s fine engravings take us further up the mountain of Purgatory.
How did you do with last Saturday’s Mac riddles? Here are the answers for you to check, and haggle over.
Greece, France, death, day, night and more painted by Delacroix, Waterhouse, Watts, Gérôme, Malczewski, ER Hughes, and more.
How can visual artists express non-visual concepts like the senses, virtues, the struggle between good and evil? Examples from Botticelli, Tintoretto, Rubens, and others.
Three riddles to puzzle and entertain you this weekend. Can you get the answers to all of them?
Fine naturalist paintings from this Spanish master, showing the hard lives of fishermen, a young woman arrested for killing her child, religious ceremony, and prostitution.
His last large group portrait features eight men who gathered to enjoy the music of Wagner. Why are they all looking in different directions, though?
After 1895, their styles and themes diverged, with Japonisme popular, and motifs ranging from the streets of Paris to the great waves of the Brittany coast.
The Eclectic Light Company 