John Atkinson Grimshaw: Painter of Moonlight
Known for his city night-scenes and landscapes, John Atkinson Grimshaw was a Victorian artist described by British art …
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The Art of Autumn
Autumn is a time of contemplation. A time to reflect on the changing of the seasons from growth to decay. Each year is a …
Renoir: an Impression of Beauty
Famed for his paintings of bustling 19th-century Parisian life, pretty women and sensual nudes, Pierre-Auguste Renoir's …
Francois Flameng: Interpreter of Beauty
Beautiful places, beautiful people, beautiful clothes—Francois Flameng loved to paint them all. Born in an art studio in …
The Light that Inspired the Skagen Painters
Skagen is a village in the northernmost part of Denmark. From the late 1870s until the turn of the century, a group of …
The Language of Flowers - the secret Victorian love code
For Victorians, flowers were the language of love. Proclaiming feelings in public was considered socially taboo, so the …
A Slice of American Life in a Gilded Age by William Merritt Chase
William Merritt Chase was an American painter who thrived during America's Gilded Age. He is best known for his …
An Impression of Winter by Claude Monet
What impression do you have of winter? Perhaps you're a snowbird who escapes the cold for warmer climes. Perhaps you're …
In the Bleak Mid Winter
The story of shepherding begins some 5,000 years ago in Asia Minor. As the name implies, a shepherd is a sheep herder — …
20 Exquisite Paintings of 18th-Century Ladies by Joshua Reynolds
Sir Joshua Reynolds Sir Joshua Reynolds RA FRS FRSA (1723 – 1792) was an influential eighteenth-century English portrait …
The 17th-Century Hampton Court Beauties
Depicting the most glamorous ladies from the court of King William III and Queen Mary II, the Hampton Court Beauties are …
Mucha Do About Art Nouveau
The rags to riches story of Czech Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha. Living alone in Paris in 1894, Alphonse Mucha …
12 Dashing Men of the Regency Era
The Regency (1795–1837) was a period when King George III of England was deemed unfit to rule and his son, the Prince of …
30 Glorious Paintings of 19th-Century Europe
Have you ever considered taking up painting as a hobby? What would inspire you? How about hiking through the Austrian …
Victorian Artist Charles Burton Barber Captures the Special Bond Between Children and Pets
Growing up in the popular Victorian family seaside resort of Great Yarmouth, England, it might have been happy childhood …
Parasols—the Essential Accessory for a Lady
On a windy summer's day in 1875, Claude Monet painted his wife Camille with their son Jean out for a stroll in …
The Art of Café Society
Café society was the name given to the "Beautiful People" and "Bright Young Things" who gathered in fashionable cafes in …
30 Beautiful Paintings of Village Life Around Norwegian Fjords by Hans Dahl
Hans Dahl (1849 – 1937) was famous for painting breathtaking Norwegian landscapes with sheer-sided fjords and sweeping …
16 Albert Lynch Paintings from the Belle Époque
Born in Trujillo, Peru, in 1851, Albert Lynch moved to Paris to study at one of the most prestigious and influential art …
20 Handmade Dolls Tell the History of Fashion
This is the story of how a series of exquisite handmade dolls, representing the history of French haute couture made …
Art for the Day - Daniel Ridgway Knight
More than 100 years ago, high above the banks of the Seine River in Rolleboise, France, Daniel Ridgway Knight set up his …
40 Fine Art Paintings by Émile Vernon
Émile Vernon (1872-1919) was a French fine arts painter. Studying at the School of Fine Arts Tours in the Loire Valley, …
Victorian Artist John Brett
John Brett (1831 - 1902). British. Known for his highly detailed landscapes and influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite …
Dante Gabriel Rossetti—art meets poetry
Dante Gabriel Rossetti—even his name is a work of art. It is said that to understand him, we must first understand that …
American Impressionist Painter Childe Hassam: A 5-Minute Guide
Childe Hassam One of the greatest American Impressionist painters, Frederick Childe Hassam produced over 3000 works in …
8 Heavenly Austrian Ceiling Frescoes influenced by the Sistine Chapel
How could we begin without first mentioning the granddaddy of all ceiling frescoes that influenced so many others that …
30 Beautiful Paintings by Berthe Morisot
In 1894, famed art critic Gustave Geffroy described Berthe Morisot, Marie Bracquemond, and Mary Cassatt as "les trois …
20 Romantic Dreamscapes from 19th Century artist Frederic Edwin Church
Frederic Edwin Church loved to dream. He dreamed of mountains, waterfalls, and sunsets. He dreamed of exotic lands …
40 Pissarro Paintings of French Country Life
Camille Pissarro (1830 - 1903) loved to paint rural scenes from nature. He loved to express the beauty and truth of …
30 Romantic Russian Paintings of Ships at Sea by Ivan Aivazovsky
Ivan Aivazovsky (1817 - 1900) loved the sea. Considered one of the greatest marine artists in history, during his …
10 Sublime Springtime Paintings from Claude Monet
Claude Monet loved nature — and what better time to enjoy it than its reawakening after a long, cold winter. He loved to …
30 Beautiful Impressionist Paintings from Frank Myers Boggs "An American in Paris"
The Impressionist painter Frank Myers Boggs loved France. He loved the quays and monuments along the Seine in Paris. He …
30 Beautiful Paintings of the American West by Albert Bierstadt
German-born American artist Albert Bierstadt (1830 - 1902) was best known for his paintings of the American West. A …
When is a Night Watch not a Night Watch? When it's Rembrandt's most famous painting.
Rembrandt's "The Night Watch' is arguably the most famous painting in the Netherlands. It was painted in 1642, during …
20 Elegant Modern Women—the 19th-Century Paintings of Alfred Stevens
Alfred Stevens was one of Belgium's leading 19th-century artists who specialized in paintings of fashionable young women …
The Dancers of Degas
Ballerinas are to Degas as lilies are to Monet. And "make us see" is what he does with exquisite aplomb. He renders the …
12 Beautiful Paintings from Russian Artist Lev Lagorio
Lev Lagorio (1828–1905) loved the way light plays with the beauty and drama of sea and mountains. Known for his …
20 Amazing Winter Paintings from the Little Ice Age
The Rhone Glacier, Switzerland, in 1870 The Little Ice Age was a period from about 1300 to 1870 when Europe and North …
A Lasting First Impression - how Monet started a revolution in art
It was April 15, 1874, on the boulevard des Capucines, Paris, France. Monet waited nervously for people to arrive at his …
22 Beautiful Paintings of 19th-Century American Life
At one time, especially between 1815 and 1915, the horse and buggy was the primary mode of short-distance transportation …
"The Master of Swish" - Boldini's Elegant Portraits of High Society Women
Self-portrait by Giovanni Boldini, 1892 In a dusty old Parisian apartment in 2010, a startling discovery was made. No …
How Susan Catherine Waters Thrived in a Male-Dominated Victorian Art World
Susan Catherine Moore Waters was a self-taught artist who had little formal training. She paid her way through seminary …
Garden of the Princess (Louvre) - Monet in Transition from Realism to Impressionism
Garden of the Princess (Louvre) by Claude Oscar Monet is one of his earlier works from 1867—before the term …
The Windmills of Monet
Claude Monet by the photographer Albert Greiner, Amsterdam, 1871. The year was 1871. Claude Monet had been exiled to …
Currier & Ives: the Essential Decoration for Victorian Homemaking
From humble beginnings in the Victorian era, Currier and Ives became a successful New York-based printmaking firm that …
The Art of Reading in the Victorian Era
Victorians were avid readers. Just as we bury our faces in our mobile devices on the morning commute, so too did …
A Journey Back in Time Down the Avenue des Champs Élysées
The Avenue des Champs Élysées is a boulevard in Paris 1.9 km (1.2 mi) long and 70 m (76 yds) wide, which runs between …
Tissot's Victorian Ladies
James Tissot (1836 - 1902), was a French painter and illustrator. He painted scenes of Paris and London society—and …
The Art of Women's Tennis
Sport says a lot about how far society has come. Leading social historian Harold Perkins once put it this way, When you …