Gauguin s paintings are redolent of the South Sea islands, full of exotic women, vibrant flora, and brilliant color. In addition, his scenes range from normal life in France s Brittany, to Provence where he painted and lived briefly with Vincent van Gogh, to French Polynesia. Eugene Henri Paul Gaugu[...]
The greatest artist of the 18th century, Francisco de Goya began his career as an apprentice to a local artist where one of his jobs was adding draperies and modesty items to nude figures in religious paintings; for this he was titled Reviser of Indecent Paintings. But by the age of 40, Goya had est[...]
Rembrandt van Rijn is indisputably the greatest artist of the 17th century, and many would say the greatest artist of all time. His mastery of composition, paint, and line he was a superlative etcher over a lifetime s work has rarely been emulated, let alone surpassed. At a time when other artists s[...]
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