Inspiration: “Female Nude,” by Jules Ernest Renoux
Renoux was the son of Jules Alphonse Renoux and Ernestine Veron. He showed early a talent for drawing and was still young when he went to live in Paris with his mother;…
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Estonia: The History of its Art
The earliest art in the region now known as Estonia was not created for beauty, prestige, or pleasure—but for survival, memory, and spiritual continuity. It emerged from a northern land of forests,…
Inspiration: “La Marchesa Luisa Casati,” by Giovanni Boldini
Casati was known for her eccentricities that delighted European society for nearly three decades. The beautiful and extravagant hostess to the Ballets Russes was something of a legend among her contemporaries. She…
Biography: Richard Edward Miller
Richard Edward Miller (1875-1943) was an American Impressionist painter known for his beautiful and often intimate scenes of women, particularly in interior settings. He was a prominent figure in the American art…
Biography: Luis Ricardo Falero
Luis Ricardo Falero was born on December 23, 1851, in Granada, Spain, into a world of vibrant colors and warm Mediterranean breezes. His childhood was marked by an early fascination with art,…
Biography: Édouard Vuillard
Édouard Vuillard, a prominent French painter and printmaker of the Post-Impressionist era, was born on November 11, 1868, in Cuiseaux, a small town in eastern France. His early life was marked by…
Inspiration: “La Nuda,” by Giacomo Grosso
After spending his childhood at Glaveno seminary, Giacomo Grosso enrolled at the Accademia Albertina in Turin in 1873, thanks to a scholarship he was awarded by Cambiano Town Council. He became a…
Inspiration: “O Beijo,” by Eliseu Visconti
In 1884, Eliseu Visconti entered the Liceu de Artes e Ofícios do Rio de Janeiro, where studied under Victor Meireles. Parallel to his studies in the Liceu, he entered the Academia Imperial…
Biography: Nicolae Tonitza
Nicolae Tonitza (1886–1940) was a Romanian painter, engraver, lithographer, and teacher, known for his contributions to Romanian art in the early 20th century. He was born on April 13, 1886, in Bârlad,…
Inspiration: “Parasol,” by Jules Bastien Lepage
Bastien-Lepage was born in the village of Damvillers, Meuse, and spent his childhood there. Bastien’s father grew grapes in a vineyard to support the family. His grandfather also lived in the village;…
Inspiration: “Den Yngste Sonnen Farvel,” by Adolph Tidemand
Adolph Tidemand was born in Mandal, Norway as the son of customs inspector and Storting representative Christen Tidemand (1779–1838) and Johanne Henriette Henrikke Haste (1779–1859). He received private art lessons in his home town and…
Biography: Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted, a visionary landscape architect and urban planner, was born on April 26, 1822, in Hartford, Connecticut. Raised in a prosperous family, Olmsted’s early life was marked by a variety…
