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Celebrating the Birthday of Gustave Courbet, the Realist Pioneer

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Fine art is knowledge made visible. – Gustave Courbet Image Courtesy: Wikipedia Gustave Courbet was a renowned French artist and leader of the 19th century Realist movement. Courbet rebelled against the Romantic painting tradition, turning to everyday events for his subject matter. His huge shadowed canvases with their solid groups of figures, such as The […]

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Mikhail Larionov: The Forgotten Pioneer of Russian Avant-Garde

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In the revolutionary ferment of early 20th-century Russian art, few figures proved as transformative as Mikhail Fyodorovich Larionov. Born in Tiraspol, a city near Odessa, Russia (now Odesa, Ukraine), on June 3rd, 1881 on the periphery of the Russian Empire and dying in Parisian exile, Larionov’s artistic journey embodied the tumultuous cultural shifts of his

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The Last Supper – But Not da Vinci’s, but Philippe de Champaigne’s

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Philippe de Champaigne’s The Last Supper, a French Baroque Gem overshadowed by da Vinci’s Philippe de Champaigne (1602–1674) was a highly influential French Baroque painter whose work transcended religious, political, and artistic boundaries. Born in Brussels and later settled in Paris, Champaigne became one of the leading artists of 17th-century France. His paintings, especially in

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This Architect Shaped Berlin, And Then Vanished From The History Pages

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The Forgotten Genius Who Shaped Berlin’s Artistic Soul Berlin, with its rich tapestry of art, culture, and architecture, owes much of its early baroque grandeur to one enigmatic figure, Andreas Schluter. Born on 20 May 1659 in Hamburg, Schluter remains a towering but often overlooked genius in European art history. His visionary work as a

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Did You Know About Jasper Johns’s Crossover with The Simpsons?

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Jasper Johns in a Simpson's Episode Courtesy - simpsonsarthistory via Tumblr

Introduction to Jasper Johns: A Pop Art Pioneer In American art history, few artists are as iconic and influential as Jasper Johns. Renowned for his groundbreaking role in the Pop Art movement, Johns is celebrated for redefining the boundaries of visual art through his exploration of symbolism, national identity, and the language of representation. Jasper

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Do We Still Follow Mikhail Larionov and Rising Rayonism?

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Who was Mikhail Larionov? Today, we observe the death anniversary of of the renowned Russian artist, Mikhail Larionov. In this section, we take a moment to reflect upon Larionov’s extraordinary contributions to the world of art, his distinctive style, and his enduring influence on the art community. Born on 3 June 1881, Mikhail Larionov emerged

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Artist Ludovico Carracci’s Baroque Portrayal of Human Emotions

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The Lamentation (1582). Courtesy - Met Museum

” Ludovico Carracci was an artist of extraordinary stature. A faulted genius who opened ways for the future of Baroque Style.” -Sydney J. Freedberg Who was Ludovico Carracci? The name Ludovico Carracci echoes throughout the galleries of art history. Italian painter Ludovico Carracci was born on this day in 1555 in Bologna, and he is

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