Master paintings

I found this great image online. you could just sense the paints thickness, he preached to let the paint retain the tracks of the brush. i have a little suspicion that as much as he squinted he would also blurred his vision with eyes wide open in order to eliminate the number of planes and detail, in order to see color mass and color variations. This is why i think he was among the greatest to capture flesh tones because he then was more able to see color by itself instead of color as the…

In this article I’d like to introduce you to a lesser known art gallery in the art world that offers some beautiful artworks including paintings of Scottish artists. The National gallery is f…

10 most well-known self-portraits of celebrated artists including Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Courbet, Durer and Frida Kahlo.

Leonard da Vinci was born Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci on the 15th of April 1452 in Vinci, Florence (present day Italy) Being a scientist, sculpture, writer, and painter amongst many other things. He has been described as one of the greatest...

NaPoWriMo #3 Poetry form: Common metre Two lovers lost from each other fell into deep despair; parted after a brief embrace after morning prayer. They could not come together, yet were never far…

Often derided as staidly traditional, John Singer Sargent in fact provided a glimpse of the modern world. Ahead of a major new exhibition, Sarah Churchwell surveys the sensational portraits that caught the imagination of painters and authors alike

Painting of a bust-length woman looking over her shoulder and wearing a headdress and a large pearl earring.

Ilya Repin was a master Russian artist who was known for his dramatic and evocative portrait paintings. Here are 21 of his most stunning portraits.

(detail) Lady Agnew of Lochnaw, 1892. Oil on canvas (1856-1925) Scottish National Gallery