Love Stories

Love Story: Jean-Léon Gérôme & Marie Goupil
In Paris during the middle decades of the nineteenth century, love did not float above society—it moved through it. Marriage among…

Love Story: Franz Marc & Maria Franck
Munich in the early 1900s was a city pulsing with artistic energy and modern ideas that challenged old academic norms. Franz…

Love Story: Maurice Utrillo and Lucie Valore
Maurice Utrillo was born on December 26, 1883, in Montmartre, Paris, a neighborhood already steeped in artistic legend. His mother, the…

Love Story: Ansel Adams and Virginia Best
Ansel Easton Adams was born on February 20, 1902, in San Francisco, California. A sensitive and inquisitive child, Ansel was often…

Love Story: Joaquín Sorolla and Clotilde García del Castillo
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida was born on February 27, 1863, in Valencia, Spain, a city whose intense Mediterranean light would later…

Love Story: Childe Hassam and Maud Hassam
Few love stories intertwine as seamlessly with artistic brilliance as that of Childe Hassam and Maud Hassam. Their bond was not…

Love Story: Caravaggio and Fillide Melandroni
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio and Fillide Melandroni’s relationship was one of passion, artistry, and turmoil, set against the backdrop of Baroque…

Love Story: Käthe Kollwitz and Karl Kollwitz
Käthe Kollwitz, born on July 8, 1867, in Königsberg, Prussia, is remembered as one of the most influential German artists of…

Love Story: Henry Moore and Irina Radetsky
Henry Moore, the legendary British sculptor, is known for his iconic modernist sculptures that transformed public spaces and defined 20th-century art.…

Love Story: Francisco Goya and the Duchess of Alba
María Cayetana de Silva, the 13th Duchess of Alba, was one of the most illustrious figures in late 18th-century Spain. Born…

Love Story: Edward Burne-Jones and Maria Zambaco
Edward Burne-Jones and Maria Zambaco shared a love story that blended passion, artistic inspiration, and societal conflict. Their romance was not…

Love Story: Alfred Sisley and Eugénie Lescoueze
The story of Alfred Sisley and Eugénie Lescoueze is one of devotion, resilience, and the transformative power of love. As one…











