Bridges have had huge impact on man, but aren’t normally considered aesthetically attractive. Paintings from van Eyck to Jongkind show increasing interest among artists.
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Three more riddles to test your Mac knowledge and devious thought processes over the weekend.
In the late 1890s, Sorolla painted two works showing the new science and technology of medical histology, and more scenes on the beach.
He seems to have painted continuously up to his death in 1904, but paintings quite unlike before. And why his huge collection of photos of nude models?
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.
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.
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