On This Day

Introduction Born on the 18th October of 1634 in Naples, Luca Giordano is one of Baroque’s most remarkable painters. Giordano is a well-known and highly versatile artist who has been in the collection of some important figures in Europe for years due to his technical precision, and speed. He combined the Baroque love of drama […]

Introduction Today is the birthday of George Ault, an American artist whose style converged between realism and surrealism. Ault, born October 11, 1891, remains relevant to American art history, particularly at the forefront of modernist painting in New York during the early twentieth century. His work provides a haunting look at the American scene during

Introduction The internationally known graphic novelist and comic book artist Svetlana Chmakova was born in Russia on October 7, 1979. As a writer with strong storytelling skills and distinctive illustrations, she has left her mark on young adult and middle-grade literature. Chmakova tells stories of friendship, evolution and even adolescence-oriented challenges that resonate well with

5th October 2023. ON THIS DAY. “Sometimes I think creativity is magic; it’s not a matter of finding an idea, but allowing the idea to find you.” ― Maya Lin Maya Ying Lin, the renowned American designer and sculptor, celebrates her birthday on October 5th. We pause to remember her admirable career in art and environmental

An artist who took the Spanish Renaissance to new heights is Domenikos Theotokopoulos, commonly known as El Greco the painter. He was a  Renaissance  painter, sculptor, and architect born in 1541 in Crete (then a part of the Republic of Venice). It was the epicentre of post-Byzantine art, which El Greco mastered before travelling to

In American pop culture, if one has to envision a Santa Claus. They probably see a cheerful man with a full white beard, dressed in a red suit. Consider that he is now carrying something. Advertising-influenced, it could be a Coca-Cola bottle, but more often than not, it’s usually a present or a kid curled

With the brush we merely tint, while the imagination alone produces colour. – Théodore Géricault Introduction A significant character in French 19th-century painting, Théodore Géricault contributed to modern art with his ground-breaking treatment of the subject matter and unique aesthetic. Géricault, who was born on this day in Rouen, France, on the 26th of September

Francesco di Giorgio Martini: The Renaissance Architect and Artist One example is Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439—1501), an important architect, painter, sculptor and engineer of the Italian Renaissance era. Born in Siena, Italy, he was a prime mover from the art and architecture of the period which merged Gothic as well as early Renaissance styles.

Theodore Chasseriau: Precursor of Modern Art in France On Sept. 20, 1819, Theodore Chassériau is born and became central to the history of French art in the mid-19th century. As an accomplished painter and draftsman, Chassériau created Neoclassical examples that exemplify the art of grace while eschewing the Romantic gusto he would see take over