Not only did he help advance the mainstream Impressionists and their careers, but he led the way in his paintings. Happy 200th birthday!
history of painting
Marching armies, a merry-go-round of angels, and a unique ‘springing’ Jesus: four extraordinary paintings from three geniuses of art.
Celebrate the Christmas holiday with a review of many wonderful paintings of snow scenes.
Many of the great painters have been migrants. Here are examples from Canaletto to Sargent. Suppress migration, and art will be stifled.
I almost forgot the end matter: it’s time to add a glossary, and an index. But would built-in Find suffice?
Was John Ruskin a promoter or detractor? How great was his influence on the style, practice, and success?
Now’s a good time to bring some order to the paintings in the gallery, and to get the timeline working properly.
Were Pre-Raphaelite landscape paintings just a brief and unimportant, passing phase, or did they have significant influence?
What does a painter do when the person who commissioned their portrait won’t pay, and demands the painting be withdrawn from show?
He said he’d rather go to Europe than go to Heaven. Let’s hope that he managed both. Paintings and articles about him listed.
