This is one of the most famous paintings of one of the absolute masters of the Renaissance, and in this post, you’ll discover the ultimate list of interesting facts about Madonna of the Goldfinch by Raphael! 1. It was painted during Raphael’s Florentine period Even though we like to refer to the period between roughly …
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One of the most famous Renaissance paintings in the world depicts a naked young lady in a Renaissance Palace. In this post, you’ll discover the ultimate list of interesting Venus of Urbino facts, One of the ultimate masterpieces of this Italian painter! 1. It was painted in the early 1530s The Venus of Urbino is …
This highly influential and fascinating Mannerist Artist only has 2 surviving landscapes in his oeuvre, and both depict the city that he used to live and work in. In this post, we’re going to take a closer look at a painting called “View of Toledo by El Greco,” a work that has been described as …
One of the most influential Baroque artists in history was the Flemish diplomat and painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). He was also one of the most prolific Flemish artists in history, with about 1,403 paintings credited to him. In this post, we’re going to take a closer look at some of the most famous Peter …
The most famous Dutch Post-Impressionist artist created some of the most iconic paintings of flowers in history, and in this post, you’ll discover the ultimate list of facts about Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh. 1. There are multiple Sunflowers paintings in 2 series When we talk about Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, we’re not talking …
When Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael, moved to Rome in 1508, the renowned Renaissance Artist was instantly given the commission to decorate 4 rooms at the Apostolic Palace by Pope Julius II. These rooms were supposed to become the Pope’s private library but are now referred to as the “Raphael Rooms” or …
Italian painter Tiziano Vecellio, better known as simply Titian, was one of the ultimate masters of the Renaissance and one of the most prominent members of the Venetian School in the 16th century. His incredible talent didn’t go unnoticed and he instantly became successful, earning commissions from famous people in Venice, all the way up …
It’s arguably one of the most famous paintings depicting a historical domestic scene, and in this post, you’ll discover the ultimate list of facts about The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer, one of his most famous works! 1. It depicts an ordinary scene of a milkmaid The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer is referred to in Dutch …
One of the most fascinating paintings in the history of Western Art was created by a famous Renaissance artist, and in this post, you’ll discover the ultimate list of facts about the Arnolfini Portrait. 1. It was painted by a famous Early Netherlandish painter The Arnolfini Portrait was painted in the year 1434 by Early …
It’s one of the most famous paintings by one of the greatest Renaissance masters in history. In this post, you’ll discover the ultimate list of facts about the Resurrection of Christ by Raphael. 1. It was one of his earliest commissions The Resurrection of Christ by Raphael (1483-1520) is one of the earliest commissions that …