Stories behind the works of art and the stories images tell.
Van Gogh Stories behind Works of Art We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe (1889). Van Gogh Which is the true story behind Van Gogh’s ear? There are two versions of the story and Read more
Gérôme Stories behind Works of Art We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Diogenes (1860). Jean-Léon Gérôme This work is one of the most famous representations of one of the most admirable and loved philosophers: Diogenes (412/323 B.C.), the main Read more
Piero della Francesca Stories behind Works of Art We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Resurrection (ca. 1463). Piero della Francesca This fresco is a perfect example of the Renascent painting of the Quattrocento, with the concern for the proportions Read more
Leonardo da Vinci Stories behind the Works of Art We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Lady with an Ermine (1488-1490) Leonardo da Vinci Behind this painting we find the history of a young lady called Cecilia Gallerani and an Read more
Émile Bernard Stories behind the Works of Art We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? The First Painting of Synthetism? Le Pardon or Les Bretonnes dans la Prairie (Breton Women in the Meadow), (1888). Émile Bernard In Pont-Aven, the Breton Read more
Turner Stories behind the Works of Art We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Snow Storm – Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth (1842). Turner Turner, as every Romantic painter had a passionate spirit and generated atmospheres loaded with emotions, where Read more
Guernica Stories behind Works of Art We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? Guernica (1937). Pablo Picasso Women, men and animals shout and die defenseless under the German bombing. The work denounces the horror, the pain and destruction sown by Read more
Jan van Eyck Stories behind Works of Art We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? The Arnolfini Portrait (1434). Jan van Eyck A work that generates controversy: Is it the first oil painting? Did Jan van Eyck invent oil painting? Read more
The Bohemia Stories We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? What is the Bohemia? In the history of art, bohemia is the world of the bohemian, a certain way of life. Who are the bohemians, then? Originally, “bohemian” was a Read more
The Birth of Venus Stories behind Works of Art We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported? The Birth of Venus (ca. 1484). Sandro Botticelli Who is the Venus of Botticelli, one of the most recognizable female figures in the history Read more