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The Famous Pop Art Movement
Pop Art emerged during the 1950s and 1960s in Britain and America. It was inspired by the commercial and popular culture of the western world. The movement started as a rebellion against the traditional forms of art. Instead of focusing on traditional art forms, pop...
Artist Highlight: Marie Tussaud
Marie Tussaud was born in 1761. She became wealthy and famous because of her talent for creating wax sculptures. Her business skills and the public's fascination with figures and bodies also contributed to her rise to fame. Today, Tussaud is mainly remembered for...
Top Female Renaissance Artists
Women from the upper classes in Renaissance Italy had only two options in life: the convent or marriage. These things made it incredibly difficult for them to become artists. They were not allowed to receive formal training and were taught by their fathers or...
How To Better Understand Renaissance Art
The Renaissance painters combined their technical expertise with rich visual language to create a powerful and symbolic message. It cannot be easy sometimes to pick out what things mean, but here is something to look for to understand better. Find the Patron When...
Printmaking Throughout the Centuries
The printmaking process involves using various technical skills and creativity to create evocative and visually exciting works of art. Throughout history, this art form has required a lot of ingenuity and creativity. After the invention of this form, the importance of...
Modern Art Museums in Europe To Visit
Even if you have little to no interest in architecture and modern art, you can still visit some of the most prominent institutions in the world, such as the Tate Modern, the Centre Pompidou, and the Guggenheim Bilbao. These are top-rated tourist attractions and have...
Artist Highlight: Hieronymus Bosch
Netherlandish artist Hieronymus Bosch was one of the most famous during the Northern Renaissance. He has at least 20 works of art attributed to him, and he has managed to captivate audiences around the globe long after his passing. Bosch would become known as a...
History of Art Restoration
In order to display fine art from throughout the centuries, it must be professionally cared for and preserved. It is a skill unto itself, something that allows for these famed works to be safely displayed to this day. There is a history to not only preserving famed...
Dutch Art During the Renaissance
Though Italian painters are the most renowned from the Renaissance period, there were works of art being created all over the world. Both Dutch and Flemish painters established new subjects like genre painting and landscape painting. There were more than a few...
Artist Highlight: Francisco Goya
There are a lot of important artists throughout the history of time. Whether part of important periods in art history, or simply standing apart from others of their own volition, each has made a significant contribution to the world of art. Among them is Spanish...