In the late 19th century, Ukrainian painters started local art schools, and their students went on to make art in increasingly modern styles.
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Was Odysseus killed by one of sons? Or was it the droppings of a passing heron, which contained the poisonous spine of a stingray?
Through misunderstandings, 18 months of illness, and with the help of two assistants, he painted the last major works of his career.
An exquisite miniature, the Virgin among a group of virgin saints, the Madonna and Child with Milk Soup, the Mystic Marriage of St Catherine, and more.
Born in what’s now the Netherlands, he trained in Italy. Soon after his return to northern Europe he settled in Bruges.
As a Cyclops, Polyphemus had only one eye, whereas Juno’s servant Argus had a hundred or more. Here they are in paintings.
Virtuoso painter who used brushes with long handles to cover huge canvases at great speed. One of three grand masters of modern European art.
Overview of those most active during the 19th century, and generally Realist in style. Includes those who spent much of their career in Ukraine, and three famous expatriates.
Largely self-taught, he met with success at the Salon in 1861. His highly individual chiaroscuro style is the antithesis of Impressionism.
Aeneas founds the city of Lavinium in Italy, defeats King Turnus, and is then deified as Jupiter Indiges. From Lavinium comes Alba Longa, then Rome.
