Galleries of images that illustrate essential concepts of the history of painting, its artists and movements.
Fra Filippo Lippi, Teacher of Botticelli Six Paintings, One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Often, what amazes us most when we stop before a Madonna by Fra Filippo Lippi is not only its extraordinary humanity, sweetness, elegance, Read more
Canaletto, the Painter of Venice Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? When we see a very realistic cityscape of Venice in a museum, we think of Canaletto and it is very likely that it is Read more
Ultramarine Blue in Venetian Painting Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Venetian Renaissance painting has a distinctive feature, which is the color ultramarine blue. Now, if it was such an exquisite color, why did they Read more
Raphael, Sublime Beauty and His Madonnas Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Raphael’s Madonnas, usually known as “Raphael’s sweet Madonnas,” are one of the fundamental reasons why this young artist was considered to have reached Read more
Renoir’s Impressionism and an Essential Characteristic Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? The work of Renoir’s impressionist stage (Renoir, unlike Monet or Sisley, left impressionism at one point) has a distinctive characteristic: his predilection for Read more
Dorothea Tanning, the Surrealist of Nightmares Six Paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Dorothea Tanning was an American artist. During World War II, she met the exiled Surrealists in the United States. She joined them and Read more
Kandinsky and His Compositions Six Paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Kandinsky classified many of his works as Impressions, Improvisations or Compositions. In his book Concerning the Spiritual in Art, he says that his Compositions are Read more
María Blanchard, the Most Important Female Painter of Cubism Six Paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Maria Blanchard’s personal story is so moving that we may forget that she was one of the members of Cubism Read more
Paul Cézanne and his Revolutionary Still Lifes Six Paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Paul Cézanne is considered to be the father of modernity because he conceived a new approach to space, breaking with the traditional Read more
Aristocratic Style: Rococo Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Rococo was popular in France for much of the 18th century, and it gracefully mirrored, with sophistication and delicacy, the carefree, frivolous, and “decorative” lives of Read more