Unusual self-portraits by Sofonisba Anguissola, Rembrandt, Artemisia Gentileschi, Courbet, Gérôme and others.
history of painting
A new series in which painters pit their work against juries of Salons and exhibitions, who then reject paintings which history judges quite differently.
Still life paintings by Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Alfred Sisley and Pierre-August Renoir show how Impressionism retained some traditional techniques.
He continued to add to his unique collection of paintings of birds after The Birds of America was published, and painted animals too.
Born in Haiti, raised in France, emigrated to the US when he was 18, he assembled a unique collection of paintings of birds from his many field trips.
After the group escorting Don Quixote from the mountains arrives at an inn, the knight retires to bed, while the others hear a story about knights read aloud. And this is that story.
More fascinating paintings of the studios of William Merritt Chase, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Jacek Malczewski, Claude Monet and others.
These became popular during the 18th century, revealing models and those painting them, assistants, and many others. They also became complex allegories.
Mengs’ influence over Spanish painting was replaced by the neo-classicism of Jacques-Louis David. Paintings from 1784 to 1813.
Paintings from Spain 1757-1775 which would have influenced the young Goya in his early career. Dominant among them was Anton Raphael Mengs, German painter in Rome!
