December 2012
Inspiration: “Meu Netinho,” by Eliseu Visconti
In 1884, Eliseu Visconti entered the Liceu de Artes e Ofícios do Rio de Janeiro, where studied under Victor Meireles. Parallel to his studies in…
Inspiration: “Spring,” by Robert Lewis Reid
Robert Lewis Reid was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts and attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston under Otto Grundmann, where he was later…
Inspiration: “Portrait of Giovinetta Errazuriz,” by Giovanni Boldini
Boldini was born in Ferrara, the son of a painter of religious subjects, and in 1862 went to Florence for six years to study…
Biography: Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912) was a Dutch-born British painter known for his lavish depictions of classical antiquity, blending meticulous historical research…
Day of The Dead Masks, Mexico City
The Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico developed from ancient traditions among its pre-Columbian cultures. Rituals celebrating the deaths of ancestors were observed by…
