Street art is often praised as a bold form of self-expression, but in reality, it is contributing to the slow destruction of our cities. What once existed in hidden alleyways or abandoned buildings has now spread to every street corner, overtaking public spaces without regard for property rights or community standards. The colorful murals and…
Luis Ricardo Falero (1851 – December 7, 1896), Duke of Labranzano, was a Spanishpainter. He specialized in female nudes and mythological, oriental and fantasy settings. His most common medium was oil on…
Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526 or 1527 – 1593) was an Italian Renaissance painter known for his unique and imaginative portraits composed of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other natural elements. His art is often…
Bruno Andreas Liljefors (1860–1939) was a Swedish artist renowned for his wildlife paintings and naturalistic representations of the Scandinavian landscape. Born in Uppsala, Sweden, Liljefors was immersed in nature from a young…
Wiik was born in Helsinki. She was the daughter of architect Erik Johan Wik (or Wiik) (1804–1876) and his wife Gustava Fredrika Meyer. She was born and grew up in Brunnsparken and attended…
In 1892, he became a member of Les Nabis, a semi-secret, semi-mystical group of young artists, mostly from the Académie Julian, which included Pierre Bonnard, Ker-Xavier Roussel, Maurice Denis, and Édouard Vuillard, with whom Vallotton was to…
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel, born on March 17, 1856, in Omsk, Russia, emerged as one of the most distinctive and controversial figures in Russian art, straddling the boundary between the fading world of…
PORTRAIT OF A WOMANOlga Boznanska (1865-1940)1888PolishOil on CanvasDimensions: Height: 65 cm (25.5 ″); Width: 53 cm (20.8 ″)National Museum Krakow Boznańska was born in Kraków during foreign partitions of Poland. She was the daughter of…
Gustave Courbet, born on June 10, 1819, in Ornans, France, emerged as one of the most influential artists of the 19th century, pioneering the Realist movement in French painting. Courbet’s rejection of…
London has long been a city of artistic transformation. From its earliest days as a Roman settlement to its rise as a global art capital, the city has been a canvas for…
Puvis de Chavannes was born Pierre-Cécile Puvis in a suburb of Lyon, France. He was the son of a mining engineer. Being descended from an old noble family of Burgundy, he later added…
Anders Zorn was born and raised on his grandparents’ farm in Yvraden, a hamlet near the village of Utmeland in the parish of Mora, Dalarna. He studied until the age of twelve in the school…
