Discover the lives, legacies, and iconic works of artists that shape the world of expression, and left an indelible mark on the canvas of art history
William Hogarth published a series of satirical engravings ridiculing the existing morals and warning young men and women against destructive life choices.
From the Dutch Golden Age to Modernism, there were many great Dutch artists who greatly contributed to the world of art.
The Oath of the Horatii is the culmination of a century of aesthetic and Roman moral theory. Here, heroic virtue is counterpoised by another ethic.
Primavera by the 15th-century Renaissance Italian painter Sandro Botticelli is one of the most recognizable and justly famous works of art ever completed.
William Blake was a visionary poet and artist whose mystical beliefs and radical politics shaped his illuminated works; he is now celebrated for fusing imagination with defiance, and for inspiring generations through works like Jerusalem.
Discover eight women composers who have shaped the musical world and gave women in music a voice.
Henri Rousseau lived in his imaginary jungle, never leaving France. Dive into 8 dreamlike paintings by this self-taught artist.
Sigmund Freud's 1919 essay was about literature, but had its biggest impact in the visual arts, particularly surrealist art. Discover how Freud's ideas inspired modern art.