“He unmistakably saw the secret truth of life,” Bryusov said about him.

Severini began his career as a pointillist. The artist was born in Cortona, but his “spiritual birth,” as he himself said, took place in Paris.

Sikkert considered Whistler and Degas to be his teachers. Sickert came to painting from the theater.

Signorelli spent his youth in the workshop of the famous Piero della Francesco. Michelangelo admired his work.

In his youth, Signac’s idol was Claude Monet. “Art is not precision,” said the artist, “but a way to think and express oneself.”

Munk became a pioneer of expressionism in painting. Anxiety and despair are the atmosphere of his paintings.

He owns the most elegant paintings on mythological themes. Even to his contemporaries, he seemed mysterious.

Monet remained faithful to the ideals of impressionism throughout his long life and, despite the difficult beginning of his career, managed to achieve succes...

In her young years, Morisot became interested in Edouard Manet, but later married his brother. Art critics called her a “slut” only because she exhibited her...

The creative life of Auguste Renoir began with painting porcelain dishes. By the end of his life, he became a world-famous artist and one of the founders of ...

Rubens was called "the king of artists and the artist of kings." He was not only an artist, but also a most skilled diplomat. His workshop became an excellen...

Despite some of the far-fetched nature of his compositions, Reni can be considered one of the most talented painters of the 17th century. Being a devout man,...