“Madonna and Child” is a 16th-century painting by Renaissance artist…
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Franz von Stuck (1863-1928) was a German painter, sculptor, printmaker, and …
When we think of Leonardo da Vinci’s most notable works, it would be easy to assume the women behind the Mona Lisa or Lady with an Ermine were his muses. One may therefore be surprised to discover…
If it’s true that the flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long, then Noah Davis is that flame. He arrived in Los Angeles at the age of 21, sold his first painting by the…
Can the visual arts capture movement in stillness? This slideshow traces the representation of dance, particularly of dancing groups, through western…
Sun, sand, sky, water, and women predominate as subject matter when artists throughout history turned their attention to communicating the light, languid heat, and soft sensuality of long…
Just two months ago, New York City’s Frick Collection…
Let us start with black and red, galactic black and blue-based crimson– void and blood, dead and living. Add to that, intense emotion: horror and ecstasy, revulsion and reverence, debauchery…
