Nut-J9bOkE0this-provocative-painting-made-the-artist-a-legendThis Provocative Painting Made the Artist a LegendThis painting titled The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet was outright rejected by critics in 1863. For the same reason it made Manet an absolute legend in the art world.
J5Ch0lwXkDQthis-painting-made-everyone-cringeThis Painting Made Everyone CringeThis piece is called Pope Makes Love To Lady Mary Wortley Montagu by William Frith. It’s a painting of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and the famous English poet Alexander Pope.
bGtVMh7PY40this-iconic-painting-destroyed-her-lifeThis Iconic Painting Destroyed Her Life.This piece is called Madame X by John Singer Sargent. This portrait was the painter’s attempt at making a name for himself.
PeVKd9Os_Ukvincent-van-goghs-spookiest-paintingsVincent van Gogh's Spookiest PaintingsVincent van Gogh is arguably the most famous artist who has ever lived.
pN2pPhpAxXkhow-leonardo-da-vinci-changed-the-worldHow Leonardo da Vinci Changed the WorldLeonardo da Vinci (Polymath) Documentary about his life and impact on the world. Looking at his artwork (art), notebooks (notes), inventions, discoveries and ideas changed the world.
g15-lvmIrcgthe-most-disturbing-painting-saturn-devouring-his-sonThe Most Disturbing Painting | Saturn Devouring His SonSaturn Devouring His Son is the name given to a painting by Spanish artist Francisco Goya. According to the traditional interpretation, it depicts the Greek myth of the Titan Cronus , who, fearing that he would be overthrown by one of his children.
mhVCMaF9bLwjohannes-vermeer-master-of-lightJohannes Vermeer | Master of LightA fantastic 2001 documentary, with a huge chunk exploring Vermeer's compositional methods and techniques. Narrated by Meryl Streep.
qJLH7JAsBHAart-explained-picasso-guernica-1937Art Explained | Picasso | Guernica (1937)Guernica is a large 1937 oil painting on canvas by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. It is one of his best-known works, regarded by many art critics as the most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history. It is exhibited in the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid.
QcPV3qONlAkart-henri-matisse-dance-1910Art | Henri Matisse - Dance (1910)Are rules made to be broken? With Dance Henri Matisse broke al established rules of genre, esthetics, harmony, order and form, paving the way for the development of modern art.
aUclH6P_hikart-edvard-munch-the-scream-1893Art | Edvard Munch - The Scream (1893)The Scream is the popular name given to a composition created by Norwegian Expressionist artist Edvard Munch in 1893. The original German title given by Munch to his work was Der Schrei der Natur (The Scream of Nature).
wk9L1N9bRREart-explained-vincent-van-gogh-the-starry-night-1889Art Explained | Vincent Van Gogh | The Starry Night (1889)The Starry Night is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh. Painted in June 1889, it depicts the view from the east-facing window of his asylum room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, just before sunrise, with the addition of an imaginary village.
y5VRXbHp3fkvincent-van-gogh-the-storyVincent van Gogh | The storyA unique tv documentary of the life and the works of Vincent van Gogh. For 60 minutes we are travelling with Vincent in a geographical reconstruction of his life. The documentary shows beautiful pictures of which Van Gogh has drawn his inspiration for his
oz908BHg55Yart-vincent-van-gogh-the-starry-night-1888Art | Vincent van Gogh - The Starry Night (1888)The Starry Night is an oil on canvas by the Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh. Painted in June 1889, it describes the view from the east-facing window of his asylum room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, just before sunrise, with the addition of
eF3YsSW1tzEjean-honore-fragonard-the-swing-1767Jean-Honoré Fragonard | The Swing (1767)This piece is called The Swing by Jean-Honoré Fragonard. A famous 18th century French Rococo painting that changed the trajectory of his career and ended up being his greatest masterpiece.
Le256Xfjvk8rembrandt-van-rijn-a-collection-of-546-paintings-1669Rembrandt van Rijn | A collection of 546 paintings (1669)Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) was a Dutch Baroque painter and printmaker and one of the greatest storytellers in the history of art, possessing an exceptional ability to render people in their various moods and dramatic guises.
z2hgtFBBbxkart-explained-johannes-vermeer-the-milkmaid-1658Art Explained | Johannes Vermeer | The Milkmaid (1658)The Milkmaid (Dutch: De Melkmeid or Het Melkmeisje), is an oil-on-canvas painting of a "milkmaid", in fact, a domestic kitchen maid, by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer.
wcvtKTIat4kart-rembrandt-van-rijn-de-nachtwacht-1642Art | Rembrandt van Rijn - De Nachtwacht (1642)Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, also known as The Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch, but commonly referred to as The Night Watch (Dutch: De Nachtwacht), is a 1642 painting by
rO8ZD-LViscbiography-leonardo-da-vinci-the-renaissance-manBiography | Leonardo da Vinci: The Renaissance Man (1519)Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (1452-1519), more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardo, was an Italian polymath of the Renaissance whose areas of interest included invention, drawing, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics,
ElWG0_kjy_Yart-explained-leonardo-da-vinci-mona-lisa-1517Art Explained | Leonardo da Vinci | Mona Lisa (1517)The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. Considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, it has been described as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world".
J5t91VaiBYYdoes-the-last-supper-really-have-a-hidden-meaningDoes ‘The Last Supper’ Really Have a Hidden Meaning?Leonardo's famous painting "The Last Supper" hides a secret: only 20 percent of the original work is still visible.
2gEwEcYnewEhow-leonardo-da-vinci-made-a-satellite-map-in-1502How Leonardo da Vinci made a "satellite" map in 1502It was a feat of technological and symbolic imagination. And it was pretty accurate, too.