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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...

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...