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On so many occasions here at Art Every Day, we have spent time with paintings which may have a religious inspiration, but which also offer so much beauty for all of us, irrespective of what our own particular faith may be (or, indeed, even if we are not religious at all)
And other luminous landscapes
Between 1880 and 1886, the Swiss Symbolist master Arnold Böcklin painted five different versions of the same work.
This weekend, I finally had the chance to visit the Francisco de Zurbarán exhibition at London’s National Gallery.
For an aspiring artist in the late 15th century - the city of Venice would probably seem like the absolute ideal place to make a home.
Leonardo da Vinci’s entire legacy as a painter amounts to, at best, twenty surviving works.
The unusual collaboration that made a masterpiece
When John Constable first turned his attention to painting the clouds in the ever changing sky above his home in Hampstead, London - he was not necessarily planning on ever exhibiting the works.
At the Theatre
In the 18th century, one of the most impressive concert and event venues in London and its surrounding areas was the Rotunda at Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea .
As a man who was endlessly fascinated by figures and forms - the art of pure landscape painting was never really a priority for Pablo Picasso.
On this date last year, I published an article entitled “An Art Interlude” which explains why August 5th is a bit of a difficult day for me personally.
A secret hiding in plain sight
Georges Seurat made a remarkable impact on the art world, despite sadly passing away at only 32 years old!
When Gustav Klimt was beginning work on “The Maiden” (his main masterpiece from the year 1913) - there was a rumour circulating around his home city of Vienna that the Devil was wandering the streets.
This charming painting by the Spanish master Bartolomé Esteban Murillo is one of the most beautiful in his entire oeuvre - but also, one of his most enigmatic works too.
On the 29th of July, 1890 - Vincent van Gogh passed away at only thirty seven years old.
When Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Berthe Morisot and the other founding artists of Impressionism staged their first exhibition in 1874 - the group were met with pretty much universal ridicule from the Parisian art critics.
Being the official court painter to King Henry VIII of England eventually lead to a particularly unique role for Hans Holbein the Younger.
Salvator Rosa was an Italian painter, who spent much of his professional life between Naples, Rome and Florence until his death in 1673 (Aged only 57).
It is estimated that Dutch master Johannes Vermeer painted at most around 60 pictures in his lifetime - with only 34 now surviving which can be confidently attributed to him.
A special Exhibition
Over the decades in which Diego Velazquez was working as the court painter for King Philip IV in Madrid, Spain - his time was naturally quite taken up by royal portraiture.
