Inspiration
Inspiration: “Mahana No Atua,” by Paul Gauguin
Paul Gauguin was born on June 7, 1848, in Paris, France, into a life that seemed destined for the conventional. Early…
Inspiration: “Storm on The Sea of Galilee,” by Rembrandt
Painted by Rembrandt van Rijn in 1633, The Storm on the Sea of Galilee captures a dramatic episode from the New…
Inspiration: “The Death of Marat,” by Jacques-Louis David
In the heat of the French Revolution, few figures were more artistically and politically intertwined than Jacques-Louis David. Born in Paris…
Inspiration: “Self-Portrait in Front of The Easel,” by Lovis Corinth
Lovis Corinth was born on July 21, 1858, in Tapiau, East Prussia—now Gvardeysk, Russia. His birth name was Franz Heinrich Louis…
Inspiration: “Ophelia,” by John Everett Millais
John Everett Millais’ Ophelia (1851–1852) captures a singular moment of poetic and emotional devastation. Inspired by Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the painting illustrates…
Inspiration: “Salisbury Cathedral From The Bishop’s Grounds,” by John Constable
John Constable’s Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds (1823) is a cornerstone of British landscape painting and a testament to Constable’s…
Inspiration: “Fire,” by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Among the strangest and most ingenious works of Renaissance art, Fire by Giuseppe Arcimboldo stands out as a hauntingly inventive portrait…
Inspiration: “Insane Woman,” by Théodore Géricault
Théodore Géricault was born on September 26, 1791, in Rouen, France, into a well-off family. His early artistic education began under…
Inspiration: “The Storm,” by William McTaggart
William McTaggart (1835–1910) was a titan of Scottish art and arguably the greatest landscape and seascape painter that Scotland ever produced.…
Inspiration: “Max Schmitt in a Single Scull,” by Thomas Eakins
Few American paintings combine athleticism, artistry, and personal tribute as seamlessly as Max Schmitt in a Single Scull by Thomas Eakins.…
Inspiration: “River Landscape,” by Annibale Carracci
Annibale Carracci (1560–1609) was a central figure in the reform of Italian painting in the late 16th century. Alongside his cousin…
Inspiration: “The Fortune Teller,” by Georges de la Tour
In a quiet yet cunning composition, The Fortune Teller by Georges de la Tour offers more than a mere scene from…
