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Women in Art

Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo is a famous Mexican painter, born July 6, 1907. Frida is often referred to as a surrealist and was known for her paintings of self portraits. She dealt with themes like self-identity, body image and death…. Continue Reading →

Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art

Robert Motherwell Robert Motherwell was an American abstract expressionist painter, who was one the first artist to have properties in his work that were accidental. Robert at only eleven years old received a scholarship to study art but actually preferred… Continue Reading →

Cubism, Dadaism, and Surrealism

Fernand Leger Fernand Leger was a French painter born in 1881, who is considered to be a Cubist, though more specifically his art is described as “machine art”. This style used bold colours to model mechanistic forms. He started off… Continue Reading →

Expressionism, Fauvism, amd Early 20th Century

Emil Nolde Emil Nolde was a German expressionist painter, born in 1867. He was famous for making violent religious works, and foreboding landscapes. He started off as a woodcutter but later formally studied art in Paris where he was invited… Continue Reading →

Impressionism and Post Impressionism

Pierre Bonnard was a French painter and print maker. He was a member of The Nabi group and a leader of the intimist movement. He’s considered to be one of the best colourist throughout the history of modern art. He… Continue Reading →

Realism, Pre-Impressionism, and Pre- Raphaelites

Camille Carot was a French landscape painter who greatly inspired the impressionist movement.   In his younger life Carot spent a lot of time studying Louvre and was even taught by Achille-Etna Michallon and Jean-Victor Bertin.  He ended up moving to… Continue Reading →

Neoclassism, Romanticism, and Rococo

Caspar David Friedrich Caspar David Friedrich was a German atmospheric landscape and seascape Painter during the romanticism period.  He studied at the very renowned Copenhagen Academy from 1794 to 1798 and learned from many different painters including Philipp Otto Runge. … Continue Reading →

Baroque Period

Franz Hals Franz Hals was a portraiture painter from the Netherlands during the Baroque period.  Not a whole lot is known about Franz as he did not document any of his life.  It is theorized that he was an apprentice… Continue Reading →

High Renaissance And Mannerism

Tintoretto The Famous Italian artist Tintoretto, also known as Jacopo Robusti, was one of the most important artists of the late renaissance, known for being a Mannerist painter.  He had a very obnoxious and proud presence and was even rumored… Continue Reading →

Fra Filippo Lippi

Fra Filippo was a painter in the second generation of renaissance artists. He was born in Florence Italy in 1406, and died in 1469. After the death of his parents he was raised by monks at the Santa Maria del… Continue Reading →

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