Art In Action: Edgar Degas, The Denying Expressionist
Considered an expressionist by art historians, Edgar Degas repudiated that term.
Read MoreConsidered an expressionist by art historians, Edgar Degas repudiated that term.
Read MoreWith few exceptions, and like the larger percentage of Impressionistic artists, Alfred Sisley’s work was not fully appreciated during his lifetime.
Read MoreCamille Pissarro was born in 1830 on the island of St. Thomas when it was still considered the Danish West Indies.
Read MoreSalvador Dali had this to say about himself. “Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy -the joy of being Salvador Dali – and I ask myself in rapture what wonderful things this Salvador Dali is going to accomplish today.”
Read MoreBy Darla McCammon Recognized as one of the greatest female artists in the world, Georgia O’Keefe, an American, brought her art to a distinctive style that is timeless yet difficult to categorize. O’Keeffe was born in November of 1887, the oldest girl in a family of seven children. … Read More
Preceding Mary Cassatt, we find another female artist who received much acclaim during her career: Sofonisba Anguissola.
Read MoreRaphael would likely be considered one of the best painters of all time had he survived longer.
Read MoreLet’s get his name right.
Read MoreFrom the wealthy and successful life of Michelangelo, we find ourselves investigating an artist with exceptional ability who lived the more familiar theme of starving artist.
Read MoreMichelangelo had four brothers. He was the second in line when he was born March 6, 1475. His family moved to Florence while he was an infant and it did not take his father long to find out that not all of his sons shared his interest in their financial business nor the grammar school nearby. Thus, at age 13, Michelangelo was apprenticed to the fresco painter Ghirlandaio, one of Florence’s best. He, in turn, exposed Michelangelo to much that was good and helpful in his development as an artist.
Read MoreDuring the Spanish Golden Age, an artist from Seville, and later Madrid, Spain, flourished as King Philip IV favored his work and supported him as one of the world’s best artists.
Read MoreBy Darla McCammon The Dutch Golden Age Artists include some lofty figures such as Rembrandt and Frans Hals. Not so highly esteemed during his life, Johannes (Jan) Vermeer is today lauded as one of that elite group. He was not impoverished as his work was moderately successful, but like many other artists … Read More
By Darla McCammon Leonardo Da Vinci is our sixth famous artist. Leonardo da Vinci is most well known for his “Mona Lisa” painting that proudly hangs in the Louvre in France. But did you know that Leonardo’s painting we share this week of Ginevra De’ Benci (photo provided) … Read More
Lately I have observed several art experts providing lists of their picks for the most famous artists in the world.
Read MoreDo you remember the traumatic fire that nearly destroyed the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France?
Read MoreLakeland Art Association is holding an exhibit you will want to visit.
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