Anaïs BayleEdward Hopper (1882-1967) Maybe I am not very human – what I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house. Edward Hopper’s main inspiration revolved around a rather unusual subject: empty scenes of American life isolating only the few figures he chose to represent. While he is considered a realist […]
Marcel Duchamp What is art? That’s what Marcel Duchamp sought to answer in his work. He had a revolutionary impact on the definition of what art is. Duchamp was a pioneer of Dada, an art movement with the purpose of, well, questioning what art should be. Marcel Duchamp began his artistic career as a painter […]
Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was a French Impressionist painter and a founding member of the Impressionist movement. He is best known for his paintings of Parisian city scenes and depictions of real-life scenes full of light and colour. Renoir wasn’t always a painter as we now know him. He began his career as a […]
Théodore Géricault Théodore Géricault (1791-1824) was a French painter who has a strong influence on the development of Romantic art. His paintings are recognized by his flamboyant and dramatic style, always full of emotion. Géricault’s most famous work includes The Charging Chasseur (1812) – Fig. 2, The Raft of Medusa (1819) – Fig. 3, and […]
RAPHAEL also known as Raffaello Sanzio or Raffaello Santi Raphael (1483-1520) was a master painter of the Renaissance. Born in Duchy of Urbino, Italy, he was a master painter and architect. Raphael is well known for his “Madonnas,” (representations of the Virgin Mary), and intricate frescoes in the Vatican. At eleven years old, Raphael took over the […]