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Painting is the grandchild of nature. It is related to God. — Gerrit Dou Who was Artist Gerrit Dou? Gerrit Dou was a renowned Dutch painter of the Baroque era, known for his meticulously detailed and realistic still lifes and genre scenes. Born in Leiden, Netherlands on 7 April 1613, Dou was a student of […]
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A Masterpiece of Playful Provocation: Secrets Behind the Brushstrokes Renowned artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard painted “The Swing” in 1767, during the Rococo era. The image shows a young woman on a swing being pushed by an older man as another young man watches her from behind some bushes. The scene is in a gorgeous garden overflowing
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What Did Samuel Morse Create? Samuel Finley Breese Morse, commonly known as Samuel Morse, is a name that resonates deeply in the corridors of both art and science. Born on April 27, 1791, in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Morse was a man of diverse talents. Groundbreaking inventions of Samuel Morse such as the telegraph and the Morse
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The Architectural Prowess and Timelessness of Sir Edwin Lutyens Buildings Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944) was born in London. He has engendered several country houses, war memorials, and public buildings. The world has known of his architectural mastery since the 1930s. His distinct style has been easily translated into buildings around the world; the MunsteadWood in
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“Less is More”: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Bauhaus Architecture What finally is beauty? Certainly, nothing can be calculated or measured. It is always something imponderable, something that lies between things. ― Mies Van Der Rohe German Architect Mies van der Rohe was born on 27 March 1886; 139 years ago today. He was frequently
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Abhishek Kumar Knowledge can be gained at any age. After having a detailed study on topics there are things unknown to us. So, we at Abirpothi present before you the lesser-known facts about artists around the world. Anthony Van Dyck Anthony Van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque artist who is best known for his portraits,
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The Life and Legacy of George Caleb Bingham American painter George Caleb Bingham (1811–1879) is well recognised for his works that portray frontier life along the Missouri River. He was born today, on 20th March. Despite being a Virginian by birth, he lived mainly in Missouri. In George Caleb Bingham’s artwork, commonplace situations like riverboats,
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Why Are Mikhail Vrubel Paintings Still Discussed Worldwide Mikhail Vrubel’s art employs a sensitive palette of colours and symbols, and as the artist lays down the wide strokes of the palette knife on the canvas– the painting seems to come to completion. There is a sense of passionate despair one feels after looking at Vrubel’s
Of Demons and Russian Symbolist Folktales: Mikhail Vrubel’s Paintings Read More »
An iconic figure in Australian art history, Thomas William Roberts (1856–1931) is most known for having played a crucial part in the growth of Australian Impressionism. Roberts, who was born in Dorchester, England, moved to Australia with his family in 1869. There, he became a key member of the Heidelberg School, which is closely associated
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March 7, ON THIS DAY “In past times when one lived in contact with nature, abstraction was easy; it was done unconsciously. Now in our denaturalized age abstraction becomes an effort.” – Piet Mondrian Abstract art has many manifestations to it that can be observed as one looks through the repertoire of 20th-century modernist artists.
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