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Among the various relationships Modigliani had, the one with Jeanne Hébuterne was the most important. The woman represented the great love of his life and between 1918 and 1919 the artist from Livorno portrayed her about 20 times.  The relationship between the two began in 1917. A year later t..... .continue»

Vincent Van Gogh is known to have had a turbulent existence, just as it is well known his story with the Italian model Agostina Segatori. His love for a woman named Sien and his misfortune in love are less well known. Throughout his life the artist had to fight with the loneliness that has alw..... .continue»

The desire to represent reality in a different and original way, far from the conventional rules, was the basis of the birth of Abstractionism; the founders of the various currents of Abstract Art, in order to assert themselves and transmit their vision, had to face the criticism of the traditi..... .continue»

Born in Ancona on 9 October 1841 and died in Paris on 3 April 1910, Agostina Segatori is an Italian model who poses for several artists: Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, Édouard Joseph Dantan, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Eugène Delacroix, Édouard Manet and Vincent Van Gogh.  Not only that, the Italian model..... .continue»

There are many curiosities about the figure of Leonardo Da Vinci, but scientists continue to reveal information about this genius and today we have collected some news that you may not know. He was one of the first to "unmask" the fortune tellers It is known that for his studies Leonardo ofte..... .continue»

Paul Klee was born in Münchenbuchsee on 18 December 1879; he was a Swiss painter coming from a family made up of his father, who was a musician of German origin, and his Swiss mother, who was a singer. In addition to painting, Paul Klee was also interested in poetry and music, but it is in pai..... .continue»

Born in Kiev on 23 February 1878, Kazimir Malevich was a painter considered one of the pioneers of geometric abstractionism, as well as of Russian avant-garde art. After studying in Moscow at the private Academy of Reberg, the artist founded the avant-garde called Suprematism, oriented towards ..... .continue»

Created by Francesco Hayez, one of the greatest exponents of Italian Romanticism, the painting "The Kiss" depicts two lovers greeting each other with a kiss. We are talking about a painting also defined as political, as it was made during the historical period following the Congress of Vienna,..... .continue»

Henry de Toulouse-Lautrec is born on 24 November 1864 in Albi, in a noble family and since he is a child, he shows a great interest in painting, hunting and horses. Unfortunately, his life is marked by several genetic disorders, including dwarfism, diseases that are triggered mainly by the fact..... .continue»