The Sistine Madonna (also known as the Madonna di San Sisto) is one of the most important and famous religious paintings by the High Renaissance master Raphael. It is an oil painting on canvas, with dimensions 265 x 196 cm. The painting was commissioned in 1512 for the church of San Sisto in Piacenza by …
Saint John the Baptist is a religious High Renaissance painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It is an oil painting on walnut wood, which originally measured 69 x 57 cm. It was completed between 1513 and 1516 and is believed to be the last painting by Leonardo. The famous painting depicts the figure of Saint John …
The Annunciation is a Renaissance painting thought to have been painted by a young Leonardo da Vinci circa 1472, while he was an apprentice at Andrea del Verrocchio’s workshop. The Annunciation was painted in oil and tempera on a large poplar wood panel with dimensions 98 x 217 cm. The painting depicts the popular Biblical …
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Feminist art represents a meeting point between feminism and art. While artworks focusing on the female experience in the world existed before the feminist art movement began, during the 1970s feminist art became defined and articulate. The feminist art movement also represents a field where activism and art flourished together. In the 1980s, the famous …
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Metal prints are a stunning type of wall decoration that more and more people are interested in having in their homes or offices. They combine aluminum sheets and a black polyethylene center, and various types of finishes on top. These modern pieces of artwork are a great form of self-expression that you can add to …
Pop art started in England, in the late 1950s. The first Pop artists included Richard Hamilton, Eduardo Paolozzi, and Peter Blake. Later, the Pop art movement spread to New York, with Pop artists Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Pop art brought together fine art and low culture. It merged the two together seamlessly. Themes popular …
Pop art is a unique blend of fine art, along with popular and commercial culture. The Pop art movement began in England, during the 1950s, with artists Eduardo Paolozzi, Richard Hamilton, and Peter Blake. Although it has English roots, Pop art was always based on American culture. Pop art spread into New York, where artists …
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Claes Oldenburg (1929-2022) the Swiss-born American inspired Pop Art artist is best known for his fun, whimsical, pioneering Pop Art sculptures. Some of the works he created over his long life and career as an artist include, Lipstick Ascending on Caterpillar Tracks (1969), Clothespin (1976), and Spoonbridge and Cherry (1988). Today, the artist’s work is …
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Peter Blake (1932-) is an English artist and one of the founders of British Pop art and the Pop art movement. One of his most famous works is On the Balcony (1955-1957). What makes the work unique is that it looks like a collage, but on further inspection the viewer can see it was painted …
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Richard Hamilton (1922-2011) the London born, English painter and collage artist is considered the founder of the Pop art movement. Some of his most famous works include the collages Just what is it that makes today’s home so different, so appealing? (1956)one of his earliest works, My Marilyn (Paste Up) (1965), and the cover design …
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