John Sewell

Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani had a tragically short career. Yet his influence continues as strongly as many of those he worked alongside, including Picasso, Renoir and Brâncuși.

Gustave Courbet was the founding father of the politically-motivated Realism movement, which revolutionized European painting. He paved the way for the Impressionists and ultimately the birth of modern art.

Henry Moore’s three-dimensional artworks are some of the most recognizable in all of art history. However, his other works and their influence also extended far beyond the realm of sculpture.

Famous artists, like other members of society, are susceptible to many vices. However, one of the most over-indulged of these habits, among some of art history’s leading figures, is alcohol.

The history of art and narcotics is riddled with myth and speculation. But the true stories that exist reveal a lot about the life and work of many famous artists.

Jacques-Louis David was not only a renowned painter, but an integral member of the French Revolution. Read more to learn about the intersection between his art and politics.

In the autumn of 1940, Robot the dog disappeared down a hole leading to the discovery of the Lascaux cave; where the walls had been covered in artworks created by its Palaeolithic inhabitants, nearly 20,000 years ago.