Biography: Gil Elvgren
Gil Elvgren (1914-1980) was an American painter of pin-up girls, advertising, and illustration. Born Gillette Elvgren on March 15, 1914, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he grew to become one of the most…
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Inspiration: “Portrait of Jeanne Hébuterne,” by Amedeo Modigliani
Described by the writer Charles-Albert Cingria (1883–1954) as gentle, shy, quiet, and delicate, Jeanne Hébuterne became a principal subject for Modigliani’s art. In the spring of 1918, the couple moved to the warmer climate…
Adige River in Verona, Italy
The Adige is the second longest river in Italy after the Po, rising in the Alps in the province of South Tyrol near the Italian border with Austria and Switzerland, flowing 410…
Green, Gray and White in The Berner Oberland
The Berner Oberland, is the higher part of the canton of Bern, Switzerland, in the southern end of the canton, and one of the canton’s five administrative regions (in which context it…
List of Quebecois Artists
A Simeonie Amagoalik Raymonde April Madeleine Arbour Siasi Atitu B Jeff Barnaby Germaine Beaulieu Sylvie Bélanger Jean Berger (painter) Treffle Berthlaume BGL Louis Boekhout Blanche Bolduc Paul-Émile Borduas Patrick Bouchard Simone Mary…
Biography: Amélie Lundahl
Amélie Lundahl (1850-1914) was a prominent Finnish artist known for her delicate and emotive paintings, particularly her portraits and genre scenes. She played a significant role in the Finnish art scene during…
Crossroads in Mürren, Switzerland
Mürren is a traditional Walser mountain village in the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland, at an elevation of 1,638 metres (5,374 ft) above sea level and it cannot be reached by public road. It…
Repatriation of Art: Justice or Politics?
Imagine walking through the Louvre, your eyes soaking in the grandeur of the art when you stumble upon the Mona Lisa. Now, picture this: What if, tomorrow, the Mona Lisa was no…
Biography: Ferdinand Hodler
Ferdinand Hodler (March 14, 1853 – May 19, 1918) was a Swiss painter who made significant contributions to the development of Symbolism and later became a leading figure in the Symbolist and…
Walking Through Balzers, Liechtenstein
The proof of continuous settlement in Balzers can be found from the early Stone Age (about 3000 B.C.), to the modern day. Historically, the present-day form of the village consists of two…
View From Mürren
Mürren is a traditional Walser mountain village in Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, at an elevation of 1,638 metres (5,374 ft) above sea level and unreachable by public road. Tourism is popular through…
Overlooking Zurich From the Lindenhof
This spot provides a glorious view of the Old Town, Grossmünster Church, City Hall, the Limmat river, the university and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Lindenhof was also the scene of…
