State of Georgia: The History of its Art
Long before the arrival of Europeans, the land that would become Georgia was home to a succession of thriving cultures whose art expressed both daily life and sacred meaning. From carved stones…
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Barbados Sunset
Barbados is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 km (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, Barbados is east of the Windwards, part of…
Inspiration: “Sleeping Angel,” by John George Brown
John George Brown was born in Durham, England on November 11, 1831. His parents apprenticed him to the career of glass worker at the age of fourteen in an attempt to dissuade…
Alabama: The History of its Art
The story of Alabama’s art begins not with museums or galleries but with rivers, stone, and earth. Long before the region bore its present name, human beings etched, painted, and shaped their…
Biography: Félicien Rops
Félicien Rops, born on July 7, 1833, in Namur, Belgium, emerged as a prominent figure in the realm of Symbolist art during the 19th century. His life and work were characterized by…
Inspiration: “Red Stockings,” by Anders Zorn
Zorn’s art made him wealthy and he was thus able to build up a considerable collection of art. The objects were not only bought in his native country but also during the…
Inspiration: “Visare,” by Nicolae Grigorescu
He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia now called Romania. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age (between 1846 and 1850), he became an apprentice at the…
Biography: Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele (1890–1918) was an Austrian painter and a protégé of Gustav Klimt, known for his intense and raw portrayal of the human form. Schiele’s work is marked by its stark linearity…
Biography: Alfred Stevens
Alfred Stevens (1823-1906) was a Belgian painter, known for his contributions to the art world during the 19th century. He was a prominent figure in the Realist and Academic art movements and…
Biography: Jean-Antoine Watteau
Jean-Antoine Watteau, born on October 10, 1684, in Valenciennes, France, emerged as one of the most influential painters of the early 18th century. His life, though brief, left an indelible mark on…
Inspiration: “Frileuse (Shivering Girl),” by Anders Zorn
Zorn is known to use a basic color palette consisting of Lead White (Flake White), Yellow Ochre, Vermilion and Ivory Black. This limited color palette shows tremendous range in terms of color…
Inspiration: “Harmony in Blue and Gold,” by James McNeill Whistler
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American artist, active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom. He was averse to sentimentality and moral allusion in painting, and…
