Paintings

A picture can say a thousand words, but one sentence can drastically change what a picture is saying. This is...

The famous triptych painting, The Temptation of St Anthony, by Hieronymus Bosch will leave you dissecting it for hours. You...

Think of a world of possibilities that seem to veer on insanity. This is exactly what the tale of Don...

Pablo Picasso was arguably the most influential artist of the 20th-century whose experimentation with representation and various art styles triggered...

The 17th-century Spanish girl, Eugenia Martínez Vallejo, suffered from a genetic disorder that drastically affected her weight gain. This made...

Eugène Delacroix was a key figure in the Romantic art movement of the 18th and 19th centuries. He was known...

You might be thinking of visiting Venice in person, or simply want to learn more about Venice’s art. The art...

Henri Matisse was known for his figurative art forms, especially his nude figures. Still, he also dove into other areas...

To the emperors of Rome, this ancient city was regarded as the center of the world, or “Caput Mundi”. With...

What does a musical instrument, a woman, symbols, and letters, all placed on one canvas, have in common? That would...

Religious paintings were all the rage during art periods like the Renaissance, but the later Baroque art style took them...

During the chilly season of winter, it is almost as if the world has fallen into a deep slumber, and...

Jean-Michel Basquiat was a star amongst the stars of New York City during the 1980s and lived a life akin...

Everyone is well aware of this iconic image, but why is the Mona Lisa so famous? What is the Mona...

Love is one of those feelings that bring out the muse in most people, therefore, it is no surprise that...

Vanity can cause a lot of trouble and even lead to death, which was the case for Narcissus, who could...

From blue horses to music, Wassily Kandinsky never created a dull moment in his colorful compositions. He transcended the boundaries...

The Abduction of Psyche (1895) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau depicts two famous sweethearts from Greek mythology, namely Psyche and Cupid. In...

The Golconda by René Magritte (not to be confused with La Gioconda (1503), the Italian name for The Mona Lisa...

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a beloved Impressionist and created numerous well-known paintings that are adored to this day. One of these...

As one of the foremost Northern Renaissance artists, Pieter Bruegel the Elder created visual stories that could keep you entertained...

It was hung in a famous New York bar and then relegated to storage, only to be found again and...

The early 1900s in Europe was an emotionally charged time, as the onset of World War One changed the lives...

Swirls, splatters, and splashes of paint in a flashy array in an era of change. This almost sums up the...

The Bearded Woman (La Mujer Barbuda) (1631) painting by Jusepe de Ribera is an intriguing and thought-provoking composition. It touches...

The Biblical tale of Susanna and the Elders has been widely depicted in paintings throughout art history. It was also...

Delicate women and one man appear in dazes and slumber amidst patterned patches and florals. A seemingly content and happy...

It makes up not one, but two of Western art’s most mysterious paintings - the Virgin of the Rocks artworks...

Thomas Cole was one of the leading landscape painters in America. The Oxbow painting from 1836 is just one example...

How do you paint music? Well, this is what one of the pioneering artists of modern art did, and who...

The Surrealist artists of the 20th century visualized new and extraordinary worlds in their art;  the worlds of dreams. This...

Vincent van Gogh has been described as the “Father of Modern Art” and created hundreds of paintings of places and...

Curiosity kills the cat, but cracks up the modern-day artist when it comes to reviewing some funny and interesting representations...

They say that artists put a lot of soul into their paintings, but how much is too much? There are...

The Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan story is not only gut-wrenching, but also a harrowing tale of the...

When thinking about the idea of truth personified, you probably don’t imagine that it is a woman, let alone a...

The thought of Jackson Pollock will probably conjure up images of the artist dynamically moving around a canvas on the...

At first, you might think that The Fighting Temeraire could be about a bull or a raging wild animal, but...

The Spanish painter and sculptor Joan Miró was famous for his biomorphic and somewhat subliminal subject matter. He was not...

Pablo Picasso produced numerous iterations of women in armchairs. These were more so of the significant women in his life,...

Aliens. Dark spaces. Womb-like crevices and creatures that seemingly stepped out of the stuff of nightmares. These, and more, make...

In the following article, you will learn more about the painting by the Fauvist Henri Matisse, The Red Studio from...

The Post-Impressionist painter Paul Cézanne was a pioneering artist of his time and pushed the boundaries of how far Modern...

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was among the Impressionist group of artists during the 19th century. He has a rich history, filled with...

John Constable was a catalyst in landscape painting during the 19th century, and he became one of the most beloved...

Le Rêve (1932), which means “the dream” in French, is one of Pablo Picasso’s famous portrait paintings of his mistress,...

Portraits of Elizabeth I were produced throughout the early modern era from the 1500s to the 1800s. These portraits of...

Egypt is regarded as one of the oldest civilizations on earth, and ancient Egyptian artworks are some of the finest...

Throughout human history, there have been conflicts and wars, and along with every war, there have been artists who have...

Frida Kahlo is a name that many will know, as she was not only an artist but a beautiful embodiment...

Frida Kahlo was not only a well-known artist that inspired, and continues to inspire, people around the world. She was...

Frida Kahlo was one of the most culturally diverse female artists of her time. She did not belong to any...

The Wheat Field with Cypresses (1889) by Vincent van Gogh is one of his many landscape and scenic paintings depicting...

A marriage, a mythological tale, and a match made in a beautiful landscape, with a few funny satyrs – the...

If you think of Jackson Pollock, what comes to mind are probably large trails and tails of paint on even...

Human history is full of mythological tales featuring monstrous beings such as Medusa, and many Medusa artworks have been created...

Frida Kahlo has starred as the main protagonist in most of her paintings, and usually as someone experiencing deep pain...

William-Adolphe Bouguereau was an acclaimed artist of his time and produced paintings with realism that verged on photography. This article...

Impressionism was one of the most catalyzing and significant art movements of the 19th century that heralded new modes of...

The stencil of Balloon Girl by Banksy, the renowned street artist, is also known as Girl with Balloon and is...

An exemplar of the Dutch art style, Woman Holding a Balance (c. 1664) by Johannes Vermeer is one of the...

The mythological tale of Icarus is an often-portrayed theme in art history and one that was given a different slant...

William Blake was one of the foremost English Romanticists, an artist of many skills who walked the line between the...

While Pablo Picasso was a multi-faceted artist, painting in a wide scope of styles that ranged from naturalistic to abstract,...