This week’s competition was another tough call, yet finally a winner was chosen. Steven, who is an accomplished artist in his own right, has a remarkable gift for different styles of painting which lends itself well to reproducing by hand and eye an array of paintings from Klimt, Seurat, Gauguin, Dumas and even the very [...]
As a young aspiring artist Frida went to Rivera seeking advice on art as a career. The already famous Rivera immediately recognized her talents and encouraged her to pursue her career and develop as an artist. The two quickly began an intimate relationship and were married in 1929. The couple was [...]
Over the years reports of Leonardo da Vinci’s lost works have been plentiful, most of which have been proven fraudulent but in the odd case believed to be true da Vinci art works.
The latest of the assumed “da Vinci works” involves the design of a series of illustrations in [...]
Three important works, including a Picasso, are to be sold after being discovered propped up against a wall in a bedroom.
The Picasso, found alongside paintings by British artists George Stubbs and Alfred Munnings, is thought to have been painted when he was a struggling artist in his early 20’s. The painting “”Etreinte” depicts the [...]
When thinking of High Renaissance Art who comes to mind? Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo, Titian maybe? But very seldom is the name Sebastiano Luciani Piombo uttered when considering the Renaissance greats.
Venice born Sebastiano began his career training in the studio of Giovanni Bellini. He eventually ventured off to work along side some of the greatest artists [...]
I read a great article on the Telegraph.co.uk entitled “The Worlds 50 Best Works of Art (and how to see them)”. The article doesn’t stray far from its title as it’s essentially a list of the “top 50” (up for discussion) works of art from around the world, and where they are located.
I was able [...]
