Artists

Rembrandt’s artistic evolution from the precise detailing of the visual world towards a more tonal approach to painting divided opinion in his own time.

His work has been described as bizarre, disturbing, ingenious, and unsettling. But what do we really know about the painter Hieronymus Bosch?

John Singer Sargent was a man of refined artistic skill, prone to unconventional and sometimes scandalous creative choices.

The Russian Revolution caused a massive refugee crisis in 1920s Europe. Here’s how anti-Soviet émigrés impacted French culture from the Jazz Age to WWII.

The Ugly Duchess is a painting that has sparked theories about who the duchess is and why she is portrayed in such an unflattering light.

Apart from his cult-like status, Franz Liszt was one of the Romantic Era’s most influential composers and performers whose impact can still be heard today.

Pablo Picasso’s efforts in creating the Cubist style revolutionized the art world. But what lies behind the twisted and tortured figures he depicted?

We know that Vincent van Gogh was a tortured artist who ended his life, but what if there was a different ending to his story?