Art Stories
Goya Designed This Image of a Boy Riding a Ram as a Tapestry Cartoon for the Spanish Royal Palace
In 1786, newly appointed painter to the Spanish king, Goya designed Boy on a Ram as a tapestry cartoon for the dining room of the Palace of El Pardo. This...
Goya Designed This Image of a Boy Riding a Ram as a Tapestry Cartoon for the Spanish Royal Palace
In 1786, newly appointed painter to the Spanish king, Goya designed Boy on a Ram as a tapestry cartoon for the dining room of the Palace of El Pardo. This...
Gustav Klimt Left This Painting of a Cradle Unfinished on His Easel When He Died in 1918
When Gustav Klimt died in Vienna on 6 February 1918, an almost-finished painting of an infant buried in patterned quilts still sat in his studio. Baby (Cradle) became his final...
Gustav Klimt Left This Painting of a Cradle Unfinished on His Easel When He Died in 1918
When Gustav Klimt died in Vienna on 6 February 1918, an almost-finished painting of an infant buried in patterned quilts still sat in his studio. Baby (Cradle) became his final...
The Man Who Designed the Statue of Liberty Painted the American Plains During His Trip Across the United States
In 1871, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi crossed the United States by rail to promote the Statue of Liberty project. Along the way he painted the open country of the Midwest. This...
The Man Who Designed the Statue of Liberty Painted the American Plains During His Trip Across the United States
In 1871, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi crossed the United States by rail to promote the Statue of Liberty project. Along the way he painted the open country of the Midwest. This...
This Grotesque Portrait of an Old Woman Is Believed to Have Inspired the Ugly Duchess in Alice in Wonderland
Around 1513, Quentin Metsys painted An Old Woman, a satirical portrait so memorable that John Tenniel reused her face for the Duchess in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This article traces...
This Grotesque Portrait of an Old Woman Is Believed to Have Inspired the Ugly Duchess in Alice in Wonderland
Around 1513, Quentin Metsys painted An Old Woman, a satirical portrait so memorable that John Tenniel reused her face for the Duchess in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This article traces...
This Scene of a Wounded Warrior Calmly Playing a Board Game During Surgery Was Painted by Hokusai's Own Daughter
Katsushika Oi, the daughter of Hokusai, painted the wounded general Guan Yu playing a game of Go while a surgeon scraped poison from the bone of his arm. This 1840...
This Scene of a Wounded Warrior Calmly Playing a Board Game During Surgery Was Painted by Hokusai's Own Daughter
Katsushika Oi, the daughter of Hokusai, painted the wounded general Guan Yu playing a game of Go while a surgeon scraped poison from the bone of his arm. This 1840...
Van Gogh Painted Himself as a Shaven-Headed Japanese Monk in the Self-Portrait He Sent to Paul Gauguin
In September 1888 Vincent van Gogh painted himself as a shaven-headed Japanese monk, a bonze, and sent the canvas to Paul Gauguin in exchange for a portrait. This is the...
Van Gogh Painted Himself as a Shaven-Headed Japanese Monk in the Self-Portrait He Sent to Paul Gauguin
In September 1888 Vincent van Gogh painted himself as a shaven-headed Japanese monk, a bonze, and sent the canvas to Paul Gauguin in exchange for a portrait. This is the...