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Renita Shelley

Renita Shelley is an artist in heart and soul. She combines her interest in history with her love for the world of art to educate you about the most famous artists. From the genius of Leonardo da Vinci to the troubled life of Vincent van Gogh, she is a walking encyclopedia who loves to share the stories about the most fascinating and creative people in human history.

A fascinating art movement referred to as Fauvism started in the early 20th century. It was a new interpretation of the works of the Impressionist artists and Post-Impressionist artists which let go of the representative ideas of Realism artists. Fauvism developed as the first Avant-Garde movement of the 20th century and is defined by the …

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This famous Roman Emperor has been described as the “Philosopher King” by both his contemporaries and modern-day historians. In this post, you’ll discover the ultimate list of interesting facts about Marcus Aurelius. 1. Marcus Aurelius was born in Rome in the 2nd century Marcus Aurelius was born in Rome on April 26 of the year …

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Art Nouveau is an art movement that started around 1890 and which as first described by a Belgian art magazine called “L’Art Moderne.” They used the term to describe a group of 20 artists called “Les Vingt” (The Twenty). This group consisted of 20 Belgian painters, sculptors, and designers who aimed to reform art in …

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The Impressionist artists rejected the ideas of the Realism Artists in the 1870s and 1880s. They incorporated a more dramatic style, similar to the Romantic artists of the beginning of the 19th century, by using colorful brush strokes. Starting around 1886 and lasting until around 1905, a new art movement emerged in reaction to the …

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At the end of the 2nd century A.D., a bloody civil war broke out in the Empire as multiple powerful men rose to the occasion and attempted to become the next Ruler of the Roman Empire. In this post, you’ll discover the ultimate list of facts about Septimius Severus, the man who eventually succeeded in …

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Around halfway through the 19th century, the famous Romantic artists were replaced by artists who rejected the exaggerated emotions in art. They preferred to portray things as they really were without the added drama of the Romantic art movement. The Realism art movement emerged around the time of the 1848 Revolution in France and can …

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Neoclassicism was an art movement in the Western World that started halfway through the 18th century and lasted well into the 19th century. In architecture, the movement continued into the 20th and 21st centuries as well. The movement took inspiration from the art of classical antiquity. It all started with the writings of Johann Joachim …

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