Famous Paintings

  1848 – Paul Gauguin is born on the 7th June as Eugene Henri Paul Gauguin.   1849 – Gauguin and his family sail for Puru. Gauguin’s Farther dies on Route.... keep reading →

William-Adolphe Bouguereau is a French painter, who was born November 30, 1825 in La Rochelle France. His paintings were considered traditionalist, and his emphasis was on... keep reading →

According to the Dutch scholar and artist Peter Voorn, the famous Ghent Altarpiece - also known as the Mystic Lamb - painted by Flemish Primitives Jan and Hubert Van Eyck is... keep reading →

As I look over my right shoulder as I’m typing this, out into my front garden, I see Vincent van Gogh’s irises — they’re my irises, Persian irises, but they look like... keep reading →

The Doge's Palace by Pierre Auguste Renoir, 1887 I first fell in love with Venice on a hot, humid August day. I stumbled off the train with my rucksack and followed the... keep reading →

Whenever I go to Detroit I try to pay a visit to the Detroit Insitute of Arts. This is a great old museum and it has recently been renovated and expanded. My two favorite... keep reading →

Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) is one of the most famous of the Indian painters. He was born in Kilimanoor Palace in Kerala to Umamba Thampuratti and Neelakandan Bhattathiripad.... keep reading →

EDMUND BLAIR LEIGHTON PAINTING ON THE THRESHOLD. ONE OF THREE VICTORIAN ARTIST I USE I am a writer and author and every author and writer needs to know three things. 1- The... keep reading →

A tribute to Holman Hunt and his Pre-Raphaelite paintings. keep reading →

The Italian researcher Silvano Vinceti claims that in the eyes of the Mona Lisa, the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci, tiny initials can be seen. Vinceti says these may... keep reading →