Historical artwork

By Rashi Paul UG3 Roll-10 The nude human form of both male and female varieties featured commonly in the Greco-Roman artwork of the classical a…

Auguste Toulmouche 1829-1890 Frankrijk

With ‘American Gothic’ in the UK for the first time, we take a look at some of the other iconic works that have attracted moustaches, Muppets and other mimicry across art history.

The "Mona Lisa", "The Last Supper", "Starry Nights", and "Whistler's Mother" are paintings that have inspired and awed people for generations.

The most beautiful paintings of sea storms 🧵 1. Storm on the Sea of Galilee by Rembrandt

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (Italian 1573-1610) Oil on canvas, National Gallery of Ancient Art, Rome Italy Caravaggio pushed his figures up against the picture plane and used dramatic lighting which gives his paintings a quality of immediacy. He portrayed realistic observations of the physical and emotional human state. These combined characteristics had a formative influence on Baroque painting.

Francesco Hayez - Vengeance Is Sworn| detail

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words For millennia, artists have been telling stories through their art. Before there was the written word, and perhaps before there was even language itself, people used artwork to convey their interesting art stories. Ancient cave drawings told of the hunt, Greek gods and myths were immortalized through art, Biblical stories were illustrated to bring religion to the masses, French Impressionist artists sparked an entire movement, and historic battles were…

Heroes are often associated with bravery and virtue. Those in ancient Greek and Roman history are among the biggest names in heroism.