The Barnes Foundation is a combination of an art museum in Philadelphia and an institution dedicated to horticulture. It was founded by Albert C. Barnes (1872-1951), an American businessman and avid art collector who amassed a great collection of art from the 19th and 20th centuries. He started acquiring artworks in the early 20th century …
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Very few artists in history have been able to turn a painting of a simple bedroom into one of the most iconic artworks ever completed. Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch artist who completed dozens of Post-Impressionist masterpieces during his career that lasted just a decade. The main talent of the renowned Post-Impressionist artist …
When Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520), a Renaissance master better known as “Raphael,” moved to Rome in the early 16th century, he wanted to make a name for himself. The copious amounts of talent that this Italian artist was blessed with allowed him to achieve that in a manner that only the greatest artists in …
When a monumental painting by Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) was rejected for a very important event in Paris in the year 1855, he rebelled against the jurors who denied it. This would mark a great moment in the history of art, although it didn’t do him much good at the time. Today, this masterpiece by Courbet, …
The Venetian School of painting produced several of the most renowned Renaissance artists in history in the 16th century. One of these artists was named Jacopo Robusti (1518-1594), a man is better known by the nickname he got as a little boy, “Tintoretto.” The nickname that described him best during his painting career was “Il …
Cubism is a modern art movement that emerged in the early 20th century and which transformed the world of art indefinitely. The movement emerged from the paintings of Paul Cézanne, a Post-Impressionist artist who incorporated small brushstrokes that make up larger fields into his paintings. This led the most famous Cubist artists to take it …
Two nude females, one taking a bath, accompanied by two well-dressed men in a forest. It’s not a big surprise that this remarkable painting by French artist Édouard Manet (1832-1883) sparked some controversy when it was first exhibited in the 1860s. The mixed reaction to the painting by the Impressionist artist didn’t stop in the …
One of the most famous museums in Venice was originally part of the art academy in the city. That’s why the museum’s façade bears the name of this institution. The art academy and its Gallerie dell’Accademia were established in 1750 and are located in a remarkable building in Venice called the Scuola della Carità. It …
Very few Impressionist paintings have been able to captivate a viewer than this masterpiece by a renowned French artist. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) became one of the leading Impressionist artists when he produced Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette (1876). He produced an equally stunning painting just 5 years later, a work that has been …
One of the most famous buildings in Paris is a popular cabaret that features a distinctive red windmill. I’m talking about the Moulin Rouge. This establishment first opened its doors in the late 19th century and served as a big inspiration for this renowned French artist. Let’s take a closer look at some of the …