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Caravaggio "Judith Beheading Holofernes" 1598-99 (detail) | Flickr Caravaggio, Red Hair, A Woman, Red, Hair, White, Art
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Caravaggio "Judith Beheading Holofernes" 1598-99 (detail)

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (Italian 1573-1610) Oil on canvas, National Gallery of Ancient Art, Rome Italy Caravaggio pushed his figures up against the picture plane and used dramatic lighting which gives his paintings a quality of immediacy. He portrayed realistic observations of the physical and emotional human state. These combined characteristics had a formative influence on Baroque painting.

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A Picture Paints a Thousand Words For millennia, artists have been telling stories through their art. Before there was the written word, and perhaps before there was even language itself, people used artwork to convey their interesting art stories. Ancient cave drawings told of the hunt, Greek gods and myths were immortalized through art, Biblical stories were illustrated to bring religion to the masses, French Impressionist artists sparked an entire movement, and historic battles were glorifie Edmund Blair Leighton, Wedding Procession, John Everett Millais, Bronx Zoo, Grand Central Terminal, Chrysler Building, Rockefeller Center, Pre Raphaelite, Lower Manhattan
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5 Important Paintings That Tell a Great Story

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words For millennia, artists have been telling stories through their art. Before there was the written word, and perhaps before there was even language itself, people used artwork to convey their interesting art stories. Ancient cave drawings told of the hunt, Greek gods and myths were immortalized through art, Biblical stories were illustrated to bring religion to the masses, French Impressionist artists sparked an entire movement, and historic battles were…

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size: 18x12in Art Print: Springtime / Le Printemps by Pierre-Auguste Cot : Academic French artist Pierre-Auguste Cot (1837 - 1833) was famous for creating lushly romantic, sensual artworks. He is celebrated for his historical and mythological paintings, particularly "Le Printemps" ("Springtime") and "The Storm," which are still exceptionally popular today. Cot was also highly in-demand to paint portraits for Paris’ aristocrats. He studied under several illustrious artists at L’Ecole des Beaux-Ar Pierre Auguste Cot, French Paintings, Rennaissance Art, Pierre Auguste, Historical Painting, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Wow Art, Romantic Art, Classical Art
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Art Print: Springtime / Le Printemps by Pierre-Auguste Cot : 18x12in

size: 18x12in Art Print: Springtime / Le Printemps by Pierre-Auguste Cot : Academic French artist Pierre-Auguste Cot (1837 - 1833) was famous for creating lushly romantic, sensual artworks. He is celebrated for his historical and mythological paintings, particularly "Le Printemps" ("Springtime") and "The Storm," which are still exceptionally popular today. Cot was also highly in-demand to paint portraits for Paris’ aristocrats. He studied under several illustrious artists at L’Ecole des…

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