When Venus tells the Story of Art
Articke by Jimena Escoto No matter which era of the western history of art you study, mythological scenes are present. That is why a great way to navigate through the evolution of art is by…
The Four Continents, an allegory
Article by Jimena Escoto Since the beginning artists have tried to represent those things which are abstract by transforming them into persons, thus allegories. We see rivers, mountains, feelings, and many other things acquire human…
Vasari and his legacy
Article by Jimena Escoto The society and the educational system of today prepare us to be specialists. Either you are a doctor, or a mathematician, or an artist. Hardly, though not impossible, you’ll find someone…
Leda, the swans and the Italian Renaissance
Article by Jimena Escoto It is well known that the Renaissance was a period of rediscovery of classical culture. As a result, artists started depicting mythological scenes, even though they never forgot Christian themes. With…
How the Renaissance came to be?
Article by Jimena Escoto Have you ever wondered how did we go from the sculpted columns in the Gothic cathedrals to Michelangelo’s David?
The Medici and the Renaissance artists
Article by Jimena Escoto The Renaissance must have been a wonderful time to live in, if you were wealthy, of course. And to live in Florence at that time meant two things. The first one…
The Life of Michelangelo
Article by Rachael Concessio You may have never picked up a paintbrush before and know next to nothing about fine art. However, the name Michelangelo is not lost on you. To this day, he remains…
Through the eyes of the Old Masters – Alexander the Great
Article by Jimena Escoto So few personalities of the history of humanity have transcended as much as Alexander the Great has. He lived 2,300 ago and he still is one of the greatest conquerors ever.…
The Suffering Artist – Worn Out by Vincent Van Gogh
Article by Anders E. Johnson From the collection of Van Gogh’s earlier works, the drawing Worn Out, completed in 1882, resonates the earnestness of the beloved artist Vincent Van Gogh. We are confronted with a…
The Slumbering Damsel – Dan Les Bois by Albert Anker
Article by Anders E. Johnson Completed in 1865, the painting, Dan Les Bois, by the celebrated Swiss artist, Albert Anker, is a striking example of the serene naturalness found within the realism art movement.
