Pierre-Auguste Renoir An innovative artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on February 25, 1841, in Limoges, France. He started out as an apprentice to a porcelain painter and studied drawing in his free time. After years as a struggling painter, Renoir … Continue reading
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Images in Text V Vincent van Gogh Almond blossom I Wheat Field with Cypresses, 1889 N Irises van Gogh C Cafe Terrace at Night E Starry Night Over the Rhone N The Night Cafe T Van Gogh Self Portrait … Continue reading
Oscar Claude Monet – November 14, 1840 – December 5, 1926) was a founder of French Impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement’s philosophy of expressing one’s perceptions before nature. The term “Impressionism” is derived … Continue reading
Image of Three Rebel Prisoners In one of the most famous photographs of the Civil War, three captured Confederate soldiers, likely from Louisiana, pose for Mathew Brady on Seminary Ridge on or about July 15, 1863, following the Battle of … Continue reading
Takanori Aiba, Bonsai Tree Houses Takanori Aiba was born in 1953 in Yokohama, Japan. He creates the most beautiful and intricate Bonsai Tree Houses ever. Takanori Aiba’s Flickr page has many more examples. The Japanese art of raising bonsai trees … Continue reading
Profile of Pop Illustrator and writer Roy Lichtenstein Roy Fox Lichtenstein was an American pop artist. During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist, he became a leading figure in the new art movement. His work … Continue reading
World’s Oldest Comic Book ‘The Glasgow Looking Glass’ The Glasgow Looking Glass was the world’s first comic book, first printed 188 years ago. The original first edition had been under lock and key in the Glasgow offices of the venerable … Continue reading
Top 10 Largest Statues in the World Artworks Spring Temple Buddha The Spring Temple Buddha is a statue depicting Vairocana Buddha located in the Zhaocun township of Lushan County, Henan, China, built from 1997 to 2008. It is located within … Continue reading
Profile of painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer Frederic Remington Frederic Sackrider Remington – October 4, 1861 to December 26, 1909 – was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in depictions of the Old American West, specifically concentrating … Continue reading
Artwork Leonardo’s Horse Leonardo’s horse, also known as Gran Cavallo, is a sculpture that was commissioned of Leonardo da Vinci in 1482 by Duke of Milan Ludovico il Moro, but not completed. It was intended to be the largest equestrian … Continue reading
Profile of the Artist Jackson Pollock Born on January 28, 1912, in Cody, Wyoming, artist Jackson Pollock studied under Thomas Hart Benton before leaving traditional techniques to explore abstraction expressionism via his splatter and action pieces, which involved pouring paint … Continue reading
Artwork Top 10 Most Inspirational Paintings This is a list of the top ten most Inspirational artworks. These inspirational paintings are some of the most famous. Tower of Babel Pieter Brueghel the Elder The Tower of Babel is the subject … Continue reading
Museum of Bad Art- Brookline, Massachusetts The … Continue reading
Les Combarelles Cave, Art Works Les Combarelles is a cave in Les Eyzies de Tayac, Dordogne, France, which was inhabited by Cro-Magnon people approximately 13–11,000 years ago. Holding more than 600 pre-historic engravings of animals and symbols, the two galleries … Continue reading
Ten Real Life Locations used in Famous Paintings Part 2 List of Famous Paintings and their real life locations. At the beginning of May 1883, Claude Monet and his large family rented a house and 2 acres (8,100 m2) from … Continue reading