Galleries of images that illustrate essential concepts of the history of painting, its artists and movements.
Kandinsky at the Bauhaus Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Kandinsky joined the Bauhaus in 1922 and made an enormous contribution to this school until the Nazis closed it in 1933. A contribution that went Read more
Paul Klee and the Essence Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Before he learned to paint, Klee learned to play the violin. And at an important point of his career, he painted alongside the Expressionists Read more
London, the Fog and Monet Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Monet painted series because they allowed him to show how things are “modified” when light changes and when atmospheric conditions vary. (The great lesson Read more
Miró and Psychic Automatism Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? André Breton, ideologist and founder of Surrealism, considered that Joan Miró was “the most Surrealist” artist in the movement. Why? Because the essence of Surrealism Read more
Chagall and Magical Realism Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Chagall is a good example to understand Magical Realism. Flying brides and grooms, as if they feel “they are in Heaven”, animals levitating or interpreting Read more
Van Gogh, Arles and Yellow Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? One of the most wonderful things about Van Gogh’s painting is how he combined blue and green. This combination reached its peak during his Read more
Picasso and His Admiration for Toulouse-Lautrec Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Picasso arrived in Paris in 1900, he was 18 years old and was dazzled by the work of the Post-Impressionists (Van Gogh, Cézanne, Read more
Vermeer’s favorite colors Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Vermeer achieves a serene, intimate, delicate atmosphere in his works, and this is mainly due to the attitude of the characters and the virtuosity of the Read more
Altamira, the Sistine Chapel of Prehistoric Art Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? The Cave of Altamira is the first discovery of cave paintings in the 19th century. And although older caves and paintings were Read more
Da Vinci and Glazing Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Glazing consists in applying transparent thin layers of paint which modify the underlying paint layer and soften the color. Da Vinci, the master of sfumato Read more