Galleries of images that illustrate essential concepts of the history of painting, its artists and movements.
Picasso and His Surrealist Stage Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Between 1925 and 1934, after his “classical” period, a great part of Picasso’s work was called “Surrealist.” Whether or not he was a Surrealist Read more
Klimt and Gold Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? One of the characteristics that stands out in Klimt’s work is the gilding that we find in his most famous works. He used the technique “gold Read more
Magritte and His Invitation Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Magritte is not so interested in showing us his universe, but he wants us to doubt about ours, he invites us to rediscover it. His Read more
The Madonnas of Botticelli and the Differences with those of Raphael Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Within Botticelli’s Christian work (the most famous paintings of this artist are representations of mythological themes) his Madonnas Read more
The Bridge and the Tools of Expressionism Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? The group Die Brücke (The Bridge) is a perfect example of what Expressionism means in art and the fundamental tools of expressionist Read more
Cézanne and His Impressionist Period Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Before revolutionizing painting to the point of being considered the “Father of Modernity,” Cézanne experimented Impressionism. It was at the beginning of the 1870s, Read more
Modigliani and Beatrice Hastings Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? When Modigliani met Beatrice Hastings, he had not yet painted the work that would make him one of the great painters of the 20th century. Read more
The Quattrocento Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? The early Renaissance is also known as the “Quattrocento.” It derives from Italian mille quattrocento meaning 1400, and refers to the 15th century. The Renaissance is the Read more
Lautrec and the Belle Époque Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? The Belle Époque is the period between the end of the Franco-Prussian War (1871) and the beginning of the First World War (1914). A Read more
Francisco de Goya and His Black Paintings Six paintings. One concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? In the last stage of his life, a lonely, sullen and deaf Goya painted the walls of his house with 14 ghostly Read more