The first daughter of a renowned Mannerist artist from Rome noticed the talent of his little girl and he trained her to become a famous artist herself. Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1656) was the daughter of Orazio Gentileschi and the prime example of a child prodigy. She was painting professional artworks for patrons at the age of …
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One of the greatest female painters in history learned the trade from her father, a man who was a renowned artist himself. Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1656) was the daughter of Orazio Gentillischi (1563-1639), a Mannerist artist from Pisa who was heavily influenced by a famous Baroque artist. Often painting Biblical stories, mythological figures, and sensual women, …
Christian martyrs have been a popular subject for artists producing religious art for centuries. Their heroic stories are always a great base for a nice picture. One particular female martyr has been depicted numerous times in the history of Western art, and that’s because her story is especially intriguing. Born in Egypt, Saint Catherine was …
Realism in art wasn’t a novelty in the 19th century. Apart from some exceptions, it was only around the 1850s that Realism artists started depicting ordinary people. A similar art movement in the United States in the late 19th century and American Realism was the most important type of art in the visual arts in …
Do you want to earn $10 million? Then all you need to do is provide the tip that leads to the discovery of 13 paintings that were stolen from a famous museum in Boston in 1990. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum made world news when criminals ran off with several masterpieces in a crime that …
One of the most talented Spanish artists in history spent the vast majority of his career working at the Spanish court in Madrid. In this function, Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) painted dozens of portraits of members of the royal family, including multiple children. One particular girl who was known as “Infanta Maria Teresa” appears in several …
It was only in the second half of the 19th century that the first artists who painted modern life emerged. The Impressionist artists revolutionized the history of art by painting common subjects derived from real life in the modern world. They often sought inspiration close to them and as they often met in cafes and …
The identity of the sitter in this wonderful portrait by one of the most renowned Dutch Golden Age painters in history remains uncertain. There is a general theory, though, about who this man could be, and in my opinion, it’s the correct one as well. Frans Hals (1582-1666) was one of the most notable portraitists …
Many artists in the 19th century developed new painting techniques, most notably the Impressionist artists who used visible brushstrokes while painting outdoors. Very few dared to paint modern life as it was, so this French artist caused quite a stir when he started painting Parisian taverns and bars. Many paintings by Manet show modern life …
Many of the most famous artists in history have museums dedicated to them. This is also the case with this renowned Dutch Golden Age Painter. Frans Hals (1582-1666) was born in Antwerp but lived and worked nearly his entire life in Haarlem, a city in what was then the Dutch Republic. He is best known …