Galleries of images that illustrate essential concepts of the history of painting, its artists and movements.
Van Eyck and the Rediscovery of Oil Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Van Eyck is not the inventor of oil painting, but he developed the modern technique of oil painting, a favorite of painters Read more
Georgia O’Keeffe, Flowers and Sex Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? The close-ups and details of flowers that Georgia O’Keeffe painted in large formats were highly praised at the time as they were interpreted as Read more
Giorgio de Chirico and His Uninhabited Architecture Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Loneliness feels stronger in an uninhabited house than in the desert. And De Chirico painted a dehumanized world, full of silence and Read more
Modigliani and the Modern Nude Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Amedeo Modigliani is a striking example of how modernity can be applied to a traditional genre such as the nude. Firstly, his paintings looked Read more
Picasso’s Rose Period Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? The Rose Period (1904 – 1907) was characterized by a soft, pastel color palette. In addition to the colors, Picasso changed the marginal characters of his Read more
The Bauhaus: Simplification and “Less is More” Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Bauhaus artists were often, in addition to being great painters, great theorists about drawing and color. And although their works may differ Read more
Botticelli and the Return to Mythology Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? The Quattrocento (15th century). The Florence of the Medici. The Renaissance, the rebirth of classical culture —that of ancient Greece and Rome— was Read more
Klimt and the Portrait Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Klimt and modernism —the movement of which he is one of the fundamental references— are pure sensuality, rich ornamentation, luxury, elegance, and exquisiteness. It was Read more
Alfred Sisley, “Pure” Impressionist Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Alfred Sisley was the Impressionist who painted more in the open air (plein air). He always was Impressionist. He was always trying to capture the Read more
Monet and the Venetian Challenge Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? After painting the series de water lilies in his garden of Giverny, Monet travelled to Venice in 1908, where he painted, started or sketched Read more