What does it change in art world in the 19thcentury and what do artists want?
It’s an important historic period, where art enters a new phase.
Clients and also artists change: artists want to transfer their feelings on their works.
In this post I’ll talk about art in the 19th century.
Art in the 19th century
Kunsthistorisches Museum works and masterpieces are the protagonists of this post dedicated to one of the most beautiful museums in the world.
It was Joseph II, son of Maria Theresa, who in 1891 opened the marvellous art collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum and whose primary collections are works collected over the centuries by the House of Habsburg.
Kunsthistorisches Museum works
Catharina van Hemessen, self-portrait
Catharina van Hemessen is the first Flemish female painter whose life and works are known.
Her story and works, together with those of many other female artists, make us rewrite a piece of art history where women played an important role, not only as muses or models.
The story of Catharina is that of a high talented woman, and it can’t be hidden from the world.
Although few of her works have survived to the present day, Catharina has an important place in art history of the XVI century and she proves that also women, with tenacity and talent, could emerge from a field such as art in the 16th century, controlled by men.
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Which are works of art in Ravenna you should know and visit?
Few people know that the city of Ravenna is a real diffused museum and boasts eight monuments declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO and the Tomb of Dante Alighieri.
In this post you’ll find the list of masterpieces in Ravenna you should visit at least once in your lifetime.
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Jan van Eyck, Portrait of a Man in Red Turban (1433)
Who is the man in the painting Portrait of a Man in a Red Turban by van Eyck and why is he wearing a red turban?
This painting is shrouded in mystery, like other van Eyck’s works and all his life.
According to little information about van Eyck, he was a gifted artist, born in the second half of the 14th century.
In this post you’ll discover a painting which is maybe his self-portrait.
Portrait of a Man in a Red Turban by van Eyck
