On the occasion of the 180th anniversary of Giovanni Boldiniโs birth Giovanni Boldini was born in Ferrara, Italy, on 31 December 1842 and he moved to first to London and then to Paris in his 30s, It was in the capital of the Belle รpoque that in he spent most of his adult life and became a representative member of the artistic movement of the … Continue reading Giovanni Boldini ๐๐ผ๐ฌ๐ง
Below are the links to the top 10 art posts for 2022 on this blog. These are the posts with the highest number of views throughout the year presented in descending order. There are some painting posts that have become increasingly popular even if these have been published years ago now. Amongst the painterโs profiles Vincent Van Gogh is always a popular choice. Continue reading The top 10 most popular art posts in 2022
Celebrando il 163ยฐ anniversario della nascita di Georges Seurat Nato a Parigi il 2 dicembre 1859, Georges Seurat รจ meglio conosciuto come un pittore post-impressionista che ha ideato una nuova tecnica di pittura basata sulla percezione umana dei colori. Seurat si allonรฒ dallโapproccio artistico dei suoi contemporanei inventando una nuova tecnica di pittura che consisteva nellโapplicare una moltitudine di piccoli punti di pittura sulla tela, … Continue reading Georges Seurat ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น
Celebrando il 183ยฐ anniversario della nascita di Alfred Sisley, nato a Parigi nel 1839 Nato da ricchi genitori britannici a Parigi nel 1839, Alfred Sisley abbracciรฒ totalmente lโinfluenza artistica del movimento impressionista e dedicรฒ la maggior parte della sua arte alla pittura paesaggistica. Visse la maggior parte della sua vita in Francia anche se mantenne la sua cittadinanza britannica e trascorse alcuni periodi in Inghilterra. … Continue reading Alfred Sisley ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐น
Celebrating the 141st anniversary of Pablo Picassoโs birth, born on 25th October 1881 Born in Malaga, Spain, on October 25, 1881, Pablo Picasso is surely one of the most inferential artists of the 20th century. A crucial link between nineteenth-century tradition and contemporary art, Picasso was an innovative and multifaceted artist, who left an indelible mark on the history of art for being the founder, … Continue reading Pablo Picasso ๐ผ๐๐ฌ๐ง
Abstract Art The Italian Renaissance was a time when artists started using naturalistic techniques in their artwork. They started creating realistic paintings that looked like actual objects. One of the greatest art masterpieces created during this time is Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa; this is an example of how artists moved from using primary to more complex colors in their artwork. They would then use … Continue reading Abstract Art ๐ฒ๐๐จ๐ผโ๐จ
To my personal taste, the history of painting seems to have achieved its peak with the end of the 19th century in France. In Paris at that time a very vibrant artistic environment developed which attracted many painters, from across Europe and beyond, who influenced each other and paved the way for a multitude of artistic movement to blossom and develop in so many different … Continue reading My favourite artistic movements ๐จ๐๐ผ
The Musฤe de lโOrangerie is an art museum in Paris famous for being chosen by the impressionist painter Claude Monet as the permanent home for his Water Lilies (Nymphรฉas) paintings, which are displayed in two large oval rooms. Along with the Musรฉe dโOrsay, this is an absolute must-see when in Paris, surely to enjoy these large installations by Monet and other representative paintings in this … Continue reading Musรฉe de lโOrangerie ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฌ๐ง
Celebrating the 164th anniversary of Henry Scott Tukeโs birth Henry Scott Tuke was a British impressionist painter of the late 19th and early 20th century. He is best known for his paintings depicting Cornish landscapes, often with nudes in the foreground. Tuke was born in London on 13 June 1858. His father was a clerk at the War Office and his mother came from an … Continue reading Henry Scott Tuke ๐ผ๐๐ฉโ๐จ
Impressionism was a style of painting that emerged in the 1870s as a reaction to the realism of the time, which often depicted scenes without any emotion. There were two different groups of impressionist painters, those from Italy and those from France. In France, the group was called Impressionists, whereas in Italy, the group of painters inspired by similar principles was called the Macchiaioli. They … Continue reading Italian Impressionists ๐จ๐๐ผ
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