Theodore Gericault studied the patients of mental institutions and was a frequent guest at hospitals and morgues.
Théodore Géricault’s series of paintings was intended to serve as study material for contemporary psychiatrists.
One of the most famous of Rembrandt’s self-portraits shows him and his wife, Saskia, illustrating the famous Biblical parable of the Prodigal Son.
Many of the most famous palaces in and around St. Petersburg were built by an Italian Baroque architect, Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli. Here are 7 of his masterpieces.
Several of Rembrandt’s paintings illustrated the Biblical parable of the Prodigal Son, perhaps due to the painter’s personal connection to the story.
The portraits and genre scenes painted by Diego Velázquez in the 17th century influenced many of his contemporaries and modern artists.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti greatly influenced William Morris, who later led the influential Arts and Crafts Movement.
A deep appreciation of the art and architecture of the Middle Ages was a defining theme of both the Gothic Revival and the Arts and Crafts Movement.
