Emile Zola spoke of him as “one of the few true artists of the era.” Being an attentive and benevolent mentor for young painters, he earned from them the fri...

“The true role of painting is to spiritualize walls,” said Puvis de Chavannes. He saw the death of art in the technocratic process.

The name of Raphael in the world history of art is associated with the idea of sublime beauty and harmony. His art is extremely harmonious, breathing inner p...

Being a native of Switzerland, Kaufman spent most of her life in Italy. She was a member of almost all European Academies of Arts.

Jordaens was one of the richest painters in the history of Flanders. At fifty-two, the artist converted to Calvinism, but even after that he continued to wor...

His landscapes are filled with admiration for the greatness of the universe.

El Greco's work is characterized by spirituality and mystical exaltation. From success and recognition to poverty and oblivion.

Velasquez made a brilliant career at the court of the Spanish King Philip IV. His universalism was in the spirit of the times. Administrative work did not pr...

Fate allowed Vasilyeva only twenty-three years of life. He had a cheerful disposition and was loved by his friends.

His still lifes are reminiscent of the best works of the Dutch masters. Denis Diderot was a fan of the artist's work.

“I am an eternal child,” wrote young Schiele with despair. He died at the age of twenty-eight, struck down by the Spanish flu.

Jan Van Eyck was a painter at the court of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, where he became famous not only as a major innovative artist, but also as a dip...