Inspiration
Inspiration: “Athenais,” by John William Godward
Athenais was a prophetess from Erythrae in Ionia, Asia Minor. She lived at the time of Alexander the Great. According to…
Inspiration: “Girl With Cats,” by Franz Rumpler
Franz Rumpler (4 December 1848 in Tachov – 7 March 1922 in Klosterneuburg) was an Austriangenre painter and professor at the Viennese Academy of Fine Arts. Among his…
Inspiration: “The Blind Girl,” by John Everett Millais
The Blind Girl (1856) is a painting by John Everett Millais which depicts two itinerant beggars, presumed to be sisters, one of whom is a blind musician, her concertina on her…
Inspiration: “Femme et Guitare,” by Felix Vallotton
Vallotton was born into a conservative middle-class family in Lausanne, the third of four children. His father owned a pharmacy, and later…
Inspiration: “Femme Avec un Poudrier,” by Félix Vallotton
Vallotton was born into a conservative middle-class family in Lausanne, the third of four children. His father owned a pharmacy and later…
Inspiration: “Portrait of a Woman,” by Luke Fildes
Luke Fildes soon became a popular artist and by 1870 he had given up working for The Graphic and had turned his full…
Inspiration: “April,” by Elizabeth Adela Forbes
Elizabeth Adela Forbes (née Armstrong; 29 December 1859 – 16 March 1912) was a Canadian painter who was primarily active in the UK. She often…
Inspiration: “Bonvivant,” by Miroslav Kraljevic
BONVIVANTMiroslav Kraljevic 1912CroatianOil on CanvasDimensions: 90,2×68,4 cmModern Gallery in Zagreb Miroslav Kraljević was born on 14 December 1885 in Gospić, in the…
Inspiration: “Portrait of Mme. Lina Cavalieri” by Giovanni Boldini
Boldini was born in Ferrara, Italy. He was the son of a painter who specialized in religious subjects. In 1862, Boldini went…
Inspiration: “The Little Girl With Red Headscarf” by Nicolae Grigorescu
The Little Girl With Red Headscarf” by Nicolae Grigorescu. Simple, painterly beauty. In the autumn of 1861, young Grigorescu left for…
Inspiration: “A Roman Peasant Girl,” by Frederic Leighton
Leighton was born in Scarborough to Augusta Susan and Dr. Frederic Septimus Leighton. He had two sisters including Alexandra who was Robert Browning‘s biographer. Leighton was…
Inspiration: “Breton Girl, Louise” by Elizabeth Adela Forbes
The artist, Elizabeth Adela Forbes also painted a watercolor with a similar title “Louise, Breton Girl.” Forbes lived from 1859 to…
