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Discover the lives, legacies, and iconic works of artists that shape the world of expression, and left an indelible mark on the canvas of art history

The Music of the Romantic Era (with Examples)
The Music of the Romantic Era (with Examples)

The Romantic Era was filled with passion and unbridled expression. The arts—especially music—would never be the same again.

How Gustave Moreau’s Mystical Paintings Defined the Symbolist Movement
How Gustave Moreau’s Mystical Paintings Defined the Symbolist Movement

Gustave Moreau was the defiant visionary whose mystical paintings shaped a groundbreaking new movement in France and beyond.

The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran

The literary icon Kahlil Gibran produced a timeless and mystical body of visual art that is widely unknown, from portraiture to mystical compositions.

How Did Dutch Golden Age Art Demonstrate Protestant Values?
How Did Dutch Golden Age Art Demonstrate Protestant Values?

An exploratory dive into the art of the Golden Dutch Age and its connection with protestant values.

How Did Leon Battista Alberti’s “On Painting” Shaped the Renaissance?
How Did Leon Battista Alberti’s “On Painting” Shaped the Renaissance?

Leon Battista Alberti’s book On Painting is the first known book on art theory, published in 1435. It heavily influenced all subsequent Renaissance art.

5 Famous Operas Based on Greek Mythology
5 Famous Operas Based on Greek Mythology

Composers throughout history have taken inspiration for their now-famous operas from the enchanting stories of ancient Greek mythology.

How Rembrandt’s Art Became a Masterclass in Light and Shadow
How Rembrandt’s Art Became a Masterclass in Light and Shadow

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.

What Do We Actually Know about Hieronymus Bosch?
What Do We Actually Know about Hieronymus Bosch?

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