Young Sick Bacchus (Bacchino Malato) is a 1593 painting by prominent Italian Baroque artist Caravaggio depicting exactly as its title describes. Titled Young Sick Bacchus because of the jaundiced appearance of the mythical subject, likely modeled upon the Caravaggio’s own reflection at a time of illness displays the young artist’s earliest known engagement with the …
These are the 12 most famous paintings by Caravaggio. Born in 1571, he was an important Italian painter in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Caravaggio’s short and turbulent life reflected the drama of his paintings being arrogant, rebellious, and a murderer. Caravaggio’s works were controversial, popular, and highly influential on subsequent generations of …
These are the 12 most famous paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, an artist who was born in France in 1841. He was an important person in the Impressionist movement. Mostly his famous paintings were portraits and landscapes. From the Impressionist style, he moved on to the Renaissance style in the middle of his career. This allowed …
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These are the 12 most famous paintings by Francisco Goya. Born in 1746, was one of the greatest painters and printmakers of the late 18th and early 19th centuries in Europe. Considered one of the newest Old Masters and one of the first contemporary artists, his work reflected contemporary changes. His art depicts the Romantic …
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These are the 12 most famous paintings by Edgar Degas. Born in Paris in 1834, Degas, was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker who was significant in the Impressionist movement and well known for his images of Parisian life. He was fascinated by ballet dancers and wanted to represent their grace and strength in his …
These are the 12 most famous paintings by Johannes Vermeer, the most famous Dutch Golden Age painter, who lived from October 1632 to December 1675. Most of his works were praised for their transparent colors, precise compositions, and wonderful use of light. Although he was a fairly successful painter, he was not rich. Leaving his …
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These are the 12 most famous paintings by El Greco. Born in 1541, he was a Greek painter whose entire life and work were marked by a strong devotion to God. He felt compelled to become an artist as a young man, and he mastered a long-standing tradition of Byzantine icon art, but by the …
Childe Hassam was an artist who was a leader of the American Impressionist movement. Fredrick Childe Hassam (1859-1935) was born to a New England family in Boston, Massachusetts. He became one of the main figures of Impressionism in America by the turn of the 20th century and, finally, one of America’s great artistic authorities prior …
Harvest: Le Pouldu is an 1890 painting in the Post-Impressionist style by the leading French artist Paul Gauguin. This work is located in the National Gallery in London, United Kingdom.
Faa Iheihe is an 1898 painting in the Post-Impressionist style by the leading French artist Paul Gauguin. This work is located in the National Gallery in London, United Kingdom.
Bowl of Fruit and Tankard before a Window is an 1890 painting in the Post-Impressionist style by the leading French artist Paul Gauguin. This work is located in the National Gallery in London, United Kingdom.
A Vase of Flowers is an 1896 painting in the Post-Impressionist style by the leading French artist Paul Gauguin. This work is located in the National Gallery in London, United Kingdom.
Parau Parau (Whispered Words) is an 1892 painting in the Post-Impressionist style by the leading French artist Paul Gauguin. This work is located in the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut.
Paradise Lost is an 1890 painting in the Post-Impressionist style by the leading French artist Paul Gauguin. This work is located in the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut.
The Seine at Pont de Grenelle is an 1875 painting in the Post-Impressionist style by the leading French artist Paul Gauguin. This work is located in the Wallraf–Richartz Museum in Cologne, Germany.
Nirvana, Portrait de Jacob Meyer de Haan is an 1889 painting in the Post-Impressionist style by the leading French artist Paul Gauguin. This work is located in the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut.
Still Life with Oysters is an 1876 painting in the Post-Impressionist style by the leading French artist Paul Gauguin. This work is located in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia.
Still Life with Bowl is an 1890 painting in the Post-Impressionist style by the leading French artist Paul Gauguin. This work is located in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia.
Nature morte à l’ami Jacob is an 1888 painting in the Post-Impressionist style by the leading French artist Paul Gauguin. This work is located in the Villa Flora in Winterthur, Switzerland.
The Painter of Sunflowers is an 1888 painting in the Post-Impressionist style by the leading French artist Paul Gauguin. This work is located in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
