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 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 how Beethoven broke with Classical Era expectations while revolutionizing the symphony, forging an alternative path for the form.
Discover eight women composers who have shaped the musical world and gave women in music a voice.
Van Gogh undoubtedly had a love affair with sunflowers. These are some of his artworks featuring his favorite flowers.
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.
Gustav Klimt’s female portraits are fascinatingly complex, despite being painted at a time when portraiture focused on highlighting the sitter’s status.
Gustave Moreau was the defiant visionary whose mystical paintings shaped a groundbreaking new movement in France and beyond.
The literary icon Kahlil Gibran produced a timeless and mystical body of visual art that is widely unknown, from portraiture to mystical compositions.