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Born in Munich on 8 February 1880, Franz Marc is the son of the painter Wilhelm Marc and Sophie Maurice. Together with his brother Paul, Franz receives a very strict Calvinist education and for a period he wishes to become a pastor, an idea he abandons soon. Studies and travels In 1899 he beg...... Mehr»

When it comes to Cubism, it is impossible not to think of the painting "Les demoiselles d'Avignon" by Pablo Picasso, even if, in reality, the volumes are not yet completely broken down in this work. However, this painting represents the beginning of a new era, the era of Cubism. Here is all you...... Mehr»

After leaving a brilliant career and a wife in Russia, Wassily Kandinsky moves to Berlin and it is here that he meets the young Gabriele, who is an aspiring painter born in a middle-class family in Berlin who, despite the times, never stops to encourage Gabriele's artistic career. Their meetin...... Mehr»

During his life Vincent Van Gogh produces about 40 portraits. Most of them are created between 1886 and 1889, in fact it seems that in these years the artist makes about 37 portraits and each of them shows us at least part of his troubled life. How to interpret Van Gogh's self-portrait The se...... Mehr»

The most famous works of art, even if they are often very ancient, are always the object of study and over the years, researchers have always given us different curiosities about the artists who created the paintings, sculptures and other most famous works in the world. Here are some interestin...... Mehr»

The famous "Kiss" is certainly one of the works that come to mind when you hear the name of Francesco Hayez, but equally interesting is the lesser-known side of this artist, namely his shameless eros. Born in Venice on February 10, 1791 and died in Milan on February 12, 1882, Francesco Hayez is...... Mehr»

Born in 1934 in Paris, Edgar Degas is one of the Impressionists of that time as Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Mary Cassatt, Camille Pissarro, etc. Considering the initial hostility towards the Impressionists, these artists join their forces and form a group to be able to sh...... Mehr»

Looking at the works of Gustav Klimt you can see that the models almost always change, but there is a woman who appears several times and it is Adele Bloch-Bauer, a mysterious woman chosen by the Austrian artist different times for his works. According to some scholars, the woman depicted in t...... Mehr»

Despite his works have nothing to envy to more famous painters, John William Godward is a figure still little known and only in recent years his works are gaining the place they deserve in the world of art. Born in England, Godward has a difficult life and to follow his passion for painting he...... Mehr»