When Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) visited St Peter’s Basilica for the first time as a little boy, he had a dream to create monumental works of art to decorate it. He not only achieved his dream and became the interior architect of the largest church in the world, but also left his permanent mark on …
Artworks
Paintings of monumental scale, vivid colors, and numerous figures. This pretty much defines the works of Veronese (1528-1588), a Mannerist artist and one of the greatest artists of the 16th-century Venetian School. Paolo Veronese didn’t go overboard with colorization in this work called “The Family of Darius Before Alexander,” but it does fit this grandiose …
Even though the most famous painting by Jan van Eyck is a monumental work called the Ghent Altarpiece, he also created several small and delicate little works. One of these depicts a man wearing a blue hat and is therefore referred to as “Portrait of a Man with a Blue Chaperon.” Let’s take a closer …
Spanish artist of the Baroque period Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) became the court painter of Philip IV of Spain in Madrid during the 1620s. Following a trip to Italy less than a decade later, he painted a work that was inspired by a fierce battle that took place in 1624 and 1625 during the Eighty Years’ …
The dramatic emotions that came to define the works of renowned Romantic Artist of the French School Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863) come into full play when he painted historical or mythological subjects. This is especially the case in an epic work called “The Death Of Sardanapalus,” one of the most fascinating works in his oeuvre for …
Even though Dutch Golden Age artist Johannes “Jan” Vermeer (1632-1675) often sprinkled religious or historic symbols into his paintings, most of them revolve around domestic scenes and people, often women, doing ordinary things. The work that is known as “The Allegory of Faith” or also sometimes “The Allegory of Catholic Faith” differs significantly in that …
What’s remarkable about the talent of Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) is that he somehow managed to depict ordinary scenes in a lively manner to convey a certain emotion. This is especially true when it comes to paintings that he created at night, a time of the day in which the colors he used …
Even though Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610), better known as simply “Caravaggio,” wasn’t the most enjoyable company to have around, he did possess a unique talent that inspired countless renowned artists throughout history. Considered to be one of the most renowned Baroque artists in history, he is world-famous for developing a style referred to as …
Even though this remarkable artwork is considered to be one of the greatest works of Renaissance artist Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520), better known as simply “Raphael,” he didn’t manage to complete it during his lifetime. This painting is known as “La Belle Jardinière,” and in this article, we’ll take a closer look at some …
Even though the sculptures described in this article aren’t universally accepted as being made by the hand of Italian artist of the Renaissance period Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), it’s likely at least one most probably is. Let’s take a closer look at Crucifix by Michelangelo, the name of a work that potentially describes two different works …