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Born before 1800 Thomas Barker (1769–1847), painter born in Pontypool Frances Bunsen (1791–1876), Monmouthshire painter John Gibson (1790–1866), sculptor born near Conwy, moved to Italy to study (and work) in 1817 Thomas Jones (1742–1803), landscape painter born in Radnorshire Edward Owen (died…
At the age of 17, Fildes became a student at the Warrington School of Art. Fildes moved to the South Kensington Art School where he met Hubert von Herkomer and Frank Holl. All three men became influenced…
Ludwig Knaus, born on October 10, 1829, in Wiesbaden, Germany, was a painter whose work would come to define an era of genre painting in the 19th century. The son of a…
Edgar Degas (1834–1917) was a French artist renowned for his contributions to the Impressionist movement, particularly his depictions of ballet dancers, horse races, and everyday scenes. Degas was not only a painter…
The owl’s place in Western art begins with the ancient Greeks, who tied the bird directly to Athena, the goddess of wisdom and steady judgment. Greek coins from the fifth century BC…
Standing at the mouth of the Motława River, where it flows into the Baltic Sea, Gdańsk has long been more than just a city—it is a convergence point, a meeting ground, a…
The picture illustrates the following lines from part IV of Tennyson’s ‘The Lady of Shalott’: And down the river’s dim expanseLike some bold seer in a trance,Seeing all his own mischance –With…
Walter Osborne, a distinguished Irish artist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, stands as a master of Irish Impressionism, capturing the essence of daily life with a distinctive blend of…
Gustave Caillebotte (19 August 1848 – 21 February 1894) was a French painter, art collector, and a significant figure in the Impressionist movement. While he painted during the same period as other…
Cinematic photography has the power to tell a story, evoke a mood, and captivate the viewer in much the same way as a movie frame. But achieving this cinematic look in photography…
John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) was a British painter known for his association with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group of 19th-century artists who sought to revive the aesthetic principles and techniques of the…
Happy Halloween! What better way for The Art Bog to celebrate than with H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Moon Bog?” “The Moon-Bog” by H.P. Lovecraft is a chilling tale that follows an American named…