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What could top the #1 best-selling photography book of all time?

We’re talking about the award-winning, worldwide smash hit, written by Scott Kelby...

The mother of modern criminology was a retired socialite. Frances Glessner Lee's interest in crime investigation techniques led to the creation of the Depart...

Veteran professional photographer Serge Timacheff walks you through the features of the Canon EOS DSLR camera; selecting, understanding, and using lenses ...

At the beginning of his creative career, Braque was a follower of the Fauves. “Art,” said the artist, “exists in order to prevent a person from calming down....

He studied with his older brother and worked under his leadership for a long time. Guardi's views of Venice and architectural capriccios brought him particul...

Aivazovsky amazed his contemporaries with his efficiency. “Your art is high,” the famous Turner wrote to him.

Giorgione became the first artist whose work belongs entirely to the High Renaissance. There are only eight original paintings by him; there is still controv...

He believed that an artist should not only master the brush perfectly, but also be a comprehensively educated person. “The Academy of those who have entered ...

Aldorfer began his creative career as an engraver. He was perhaps the first European artist to take the path of landscape painting.

The artist was very short, so people around the workshop called him by his diminutive name “Andreino”. Michelangelo admired his talent.

Baldung was friendly with Dürer. After the latter's death, he kept a lock of his hair as a most precious relic. The artist worked in a wide variety of genres...

Bassano's talent was greatly appreciated by the great Paolo Veronese. He lived almost his entire life in the province, not wanting to leave his hometown anyw...