Théodore Géricault’s series of paintings was intended to serve as study material for contemporary psychiatrists.
One of the most famous of Rembrandt’s self-portraits shows him and his wife, Saskia, illustrating the famous Biblical parable of the Prodigal Son.
Many of the most famous palaces in and around St. Petersburg were built by an Italian Baroque architect, Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli. Here are 7 of his masterpieces.
Siblings Christina and Dante Gabriel Rossetti shared similar approaches to their respective art forms of painting and poetry, leaving an indelible impact on Pre-Raphaelite art.
Chinoiserie and Rococo were two ornamental styles that gained a huge following in Europe during the 18th century. How were they different?
To paint the shipwreck in his famous work The Raft of the Medusa, Théodore Géricault visited morgues and observed the decay of real human bodies.
A deep appreciation of the art and architecture of the Middle Ages was a defining theme of both the Gothic Revival and the Arts and Crafts Movement.
From the late 17th century to the 18th century, a distinctive aesthetic style known as Chinoiserie took Europe by storm.
