February 2011
Serbia: The History of its Art
To understand the art history of Serbia is to step into a land shaped by the perpetual convergence of civilizations. Nestled…
Biography: Frederik Hendrik Kaemmerer
Frederik Hendrik Kaemmerer, a distinguished Dutch genre and portrait painter of the 19th century, left an indelible mark on the art…
Biography: James Gillray
James Gillray, born on August 13, 1756, in Chelsea, London, emerged as one of the most influential and celebrated satirical caricaturists…
Inspiration: “De Camino a la Iglesia,” by Helena Schjerfbeck
In Paris, Schjerfbeck painted with Helena Westermarck, then left to study with Léon Bonnat at Mme Trélat de Vigny’s studio. In 1881 she…
Biography: Thomas Gainsborough
Thomas Gainsborough, one of the leading portrait and landscape painters of 18th-century England, was born on May 14, 1727, in Sudbury,…
