Galleries of images that illustrate essential concepts of the history of painting, its artists and movements.
Piero della Francesca, the Master of Perspective Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Renaissance is about harmony and idealized beauty of the models of the classic antiquity. And in the search of that harmony, we Read more
Degas and the Dancers Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Edgar Degas exhibited many times with the Impressionists, but he was not obsessed with the effects of natural light and changing atmospheric conditions. One of Read more
Rembrandt, Synonym of Chiaroscuro and Baroque Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? When we listen to or read the word “chiaroscuro,” a Rembrandt appears in our mind. Because Rembrandt was a genius in the use Read more
Matisse’s Odalisques Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? As from 1921 and before starting using decoupage —the cut-outs— Matisse combined in one series of more than 100 odalisques his fascination with the color of the Read more
Improvisations of Kandinsky Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Kandinsky called many of his works “improvisations.” They express his “inner nature.” They are spontaneous, mostly unconscious and announce the definitive break with shapes. Kandinsky was Read more
The Exquisite Corpse Game Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Exquisite Corpse is a creation technique that Surrealists invented in which several artists participate, as in a game. Every participant contributes in a sheet of Read more
Monet and the Lesson of the Water Lilies Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Monet painted around 250 works with the water lilies of the pond of his garden in Giverny. Water lilies that are Read more
Diego Rivera and the Gannets Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? The gannet is a flower that recurrently appears in Diego Rivera’s work. And it is obviously not a coincidence. The gannet is a symbol Read more
Ethel Carrick, the “Australian Impressionist” Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Ethel Carrick was a painter born in England, on February 7th 1872. Nevertheless, she developed a great part of her career in France and Read more
The Stanze of Raphael and the High Renaissance Six Paintings. One Concept We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? The first decades of the cinquecento in Italy witnessed the High Renaissance. Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael were active at Read more