Monet’s works and masterpieces you should know to understand the master of Impressionism.
Monet was the artist of Impressionism and of the “plein air” painting: his studio was flowery meadows, sunny landscapes, and his home garden.
He studied for years reflections on the water, lights on the surfaces and feelings the nature arouses.
In this post you’ll find Monet’s most beautiful works.
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JISBAR’S ARTWORKS TO INFINITY AND BEYOND
Jisbar’s artworks are something unique and totally outside the box.
His main feature is the reinterpretation of the great classics of history of art with clear references to pop art and street art.
Jisbar’s works of art are on exhibition at the The Strip Gallery, which has recently interviewed the artist, to know better his work, and allowed me to publish it.
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The theme of the Pietà has been depicted by many artists, but one has always impressed me in a particular way, the Pietà by Titian.
It’s a painting executed by the great Venetian artist who, as required, depicts the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Christ. However, in the work appear other figures, among whom a man who looks desperate and in need of asking for pity, stands out.
In this post I’ll make you discover Titian’s last painting.
The Pietà by Titian
Lavinia Fontana, autoritratto nel suo studio (1579)
Life and works of Lavinia Fontana was one of the most important Renaissance female artists, who made her way in the art world with the strength of her own talent and hard work.
Daughter of art, Lavinia was a famous and acclaimed portraitist, who dedicated herself also to paint altarpieces and paintings with religious subjects, but what is really important is that she was the first woman in history of art who painted female nudes.
My journey to discover the most important female artists in history, but still little-known, continues.
I started with life and works of female painter Catharina van Hemessen and in this post I’ll talk about the story of Lavinia Fontana.
Life and works of Lavinia Fontana
A biography of Vermeer in five points, to learn the life and works of the artist, understand better his style and why he was rediscovered only at the end of the 19th century.
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