I created this list of the most famous paintings for art lovers and general audiences. We know that certain paintings attract huge bids at auctions. But what is interesting to know is that not all famous paintings were expensive. In fact, some would ...
You can just paint a picture with a brush and paints, or you can paint a picture with your soul. It is these kinds of paintings that are considered to be true works of art. There have been many paintings throughout the history of mankind. Many of them are recognizable worldwide and ar...
Painting is an art form that has been practiced in Korea for centuries and there are still many skilled Korean painters today. The paintings have had a significant impact on Korean art history and culture and they continue to be appreciated by art lovers
Sketching out the entire composition in one sitting, the artist carried the scroll with him when he traveled. He went over it when his mood was right, without quite finishing it. Huang Gongwang used very dry brush strokes together with light ink washes to build up his paintings. It allowed...
s exhibition history in Hungary – while offering insight into the different genres in his work and the issues that were central to his art. Included in the excellent exhibition, besides his famous paintings, were drawings, sculptures, collages, artist’s books, cover designs, and the monumental...
Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, was an Italian artist and one of the most influential painters in art history. His use of intense contrast of light and shadow, known aschiaroscuro, characterized his paintings and influenced western art from then on. ...
Most people are right-handed.This fact also seems to have held true (26)___history.In 1977,scientists studied works of art made at various times starting with cave drawings from 15,000B.C.and ending with paintings from the 1950s.Most of the people(27)___(show) in these works of ...
And it does so without a building, or even a wall for its drawings and paintings. Florida International University has opened what it says the first computer art museum in the United States. You don't have to visit the university to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a ...
But perhaps it is the fact that no one knows why she smiles that makes Mona Lisa the most famous of all paintings. There is something so appealing and recognizably human about an unexplained smile to which everyone can relate. Furthermore, if we ever tire of analyzing why Mona Lisa smiles...
One figure is sacked out under a tree with his pants unbuttoned. This attention to detail continues throughout the painting as a procession of ever-granular observations receding into space. It was extraordinary for a time when landscapes served mostly as backdrops for religious paintings. Where ...