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Jugendstil: The German Art Nouveau Movement

Jugendstil was Germany’s unique take on the Art Nouveau movement, emerging in the late 19th century and flourishing into the early 20th century. It was characterized by flowing lines, organic forms, and…
Inspiration: “Engaged,” by Elin Danielson Gabogi

Elin Danielson was born in the small village of Noormarkku, near the city of Pori in Western Finland. At the age of fifteen she moved to Helsinki and started studying in the Academy of Fine Arts where her teachers included Carl…
Biography: Elioth Gruner

Elioth Gruner (1882–1939) was an Australian landscape painter known for his contributions to Australian art during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is regarded as one of the country’s leading…
Biography: Giambologna

Giambologna, born as Jean Boulogne on 1529 in Douai, Flanders (now part of France), and later known as Giovanni da Bologna or Giambologna, was a renowned sculptor of the late Renaissance. His…
Biography: John Everett Millais

Sir John Everett Millais (1829-1896) was a prominent English painter and one of the founding members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, an influential artistic movement in the mid-19th century. Millais was a versatile…
Gardens of Villa d’Este, Tivoli: Renaissance Water Paradise

The story of the gardens at Villa d’Este begins with Ippolito II d’Este (1509–1572), son of Alfonso I d’Este and Lucrezia Borgia. He was appointed governor of Tivoli in 1550, a prestigious…
The Art Bog’s Hall of Fame: Class of 2005

Welcome back to the most anticipated event in our calendar, the grand unveiling of this year’s entrants into The Art Bog Hall of Fame! Every year since 2003, we’ve embarked on the…
Biography: Nikolay Petrovich Bogdanov-Belsky

Nikolay Petrovich Bogdanov-Belsky (1868–1945) was a Russian painter associated with the Peredvizhniki (Wanderers) movement, a group of realist artists who sought to portray the realities of Russian life in the late 19th…
Inspiration: “La Glaneuse Lasse,” by Jules Breton

Breton was born on 1 May 1827 in Courrières, a small Pas-de-Calais village. His father, Marie-Louis Breton, supervised land for a wealthy landowner. His mother died when Jules was 4 and he was brought up…
Inspiration: “Among the Dunes,” by Michael Ancher

Michael Ancher achieved his artistic breakthrough in 1879 with the painting Vil han klare pynten (Will He Round the Point?). Michael Ancher’s works depict Skagen’s heroic fishermen and their dramatic experiences at sea, combining…
Vermont: The History of its Art

Long before European settlers planted fence posts along the Connecticut River or painted its banks in oil, Vermont’s valleys, lakeshores, and mountains held visual significance for the region’s Indigenous peoples—particularly the Western…
Biography: José Malhoa

José Vital Branco Malhoa (1855-1933) was a Portuguese painter who is often associated with the Naturalist and Realist movements. He is one of Portugal’s most celebrated artists, known for his diverse body…