Master art

I found this great image online. you could just sense the paints thickness, he preached to let the paint retain the tracks of the brush. i have a little suspicion that as much as he squinted he would also blurred his vision with eyes wide open in order to eliminate the number of planes and detail, in order to see color mass and color variations. This is why i think he was among the greatest to capture flesh tones because he then was more able to see color by itself instead of color as the…

A selection of works on paper by some of the world's greatest artists which will be on display at Oxford's Ashmolean museum to mark its 330th birthday

NaPoWriMo #3 Poetry form: Common metre Two lovers lost from each other fell into deep despair; parted after a brief embrace after morning prayer. They could not come together, yet were never far…

Here's my guide to the Caravaggio Trail in Rome. This guide covers the life of the groundbreaking Baroque artist. And it tells you where to find his art in Rome. There are 24 of Caravaggio's famous paintings in Rome. They're in Rome's best museums, churches, and secret palaces.

Détail de « Léon Delafosse », par John Singer Sargent (ca. 1895/8). (Detail of “Léon Delafosse”, by John Singer Sargent (ca. 1895/8).)

young woman resting, william adolphe bouguereau

Painting of an extremely surprised man, styled after Caravaggio's old master Baroque oil paintings.

Ilya Repin was a master Russian artist who was known for his dramatic and evocative portrait paintings. Here are 21 of his most stunning portraits.

Painting of a bust-length woman looking over her shoulder and wearing a headdress and a large pearl earring.