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 …
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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 …