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Trace Bradley

Trace is an amateur painter who turned her hobby into a lovely obsession. She is keen to learn everything about the most famous artworks ever created and aims to apply their techniques to her works. She documents her findings on Art-Facts to help you understand every aspect of paintings and other forms of art and gets back to her easel shortly after.

Did you know that this was the final painting that High Renaissance master Raphael was able to add to his impressive oeuvre? In this post, you’ll discover the ultimate list of facts about the Transfiguration by Raphael, one of his absolute masterpieces! 1. Raphael worked on it until his death Raphael is considered to be …

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This famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci ended up becoming one of Poland’s national treasures. In this post, you’ll discover the ultimate list of Lady With an Ermine facts, one of da Vinci’s masterpieces. 1. Lady with an Ermine is a rather small painting The painting depicts a woman holding a short-tailed weasel, also referred …

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It’s one of the most fascinating paintings by a genius artist, and in this post, we’ll check out some facts about The Potato Eaters by Vincent van Gogh. Vincent van Gogh is one of those artists that can be described as a misunderstood genius. His life was full of trouble and poverty, yet he managed …

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Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as simply Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect from the High Renaissance. He is considered to be one of the most talented artists of his time. Together with his contemporaries Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, he is considered to be part of the trinity of great artists of …

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Was he an eccentric madman or a misunderstood genius? Either way, Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) left behind a collection of art that he couldn’t have imagined would ever become so famous. While many other painters and artists in history became rich during their lifetime, van Gogh only managed to sell one painting. Today, his paintings …

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Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) is considered to be one of the best Dutch painters of all time. He worked slowly and he wasn’t a superstar during his lifetime and struggled with debt at the end of his life. Vermeer was a product of the Dutch Golden Age, a period in which the Netherlands became the biggest …

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