Naturalism, as an idea relating to visual representation in Western art, seeks to depict objects with the least possible amount of distortion and is tied to the development of linear perspective and ...

The 17th century was the era of the Baroque, a style bringing passion, colour and drama to painting, sculpture, architecture ...

Florence, Italy, attracts millions of visitors each year and is well known for its art – art museums and galleries hou ...

John Currin's art blends satire, hyperrealism, and classical techniques, drawing from varied sources to create a dialogue between the unusual and the beautiful. His work merges elements of Old Master ...

most notably in the understanding of composition and realism and the rise of humanism. Throughout art history, the Italian Renaissance has taken centre stage and is regarded as one of the most ...

Tamara de Lempicka’s first major U.S. survey invokes her as a trailblazing techno-feminist who borrowed freely from art history. But it also buries her erratic second act.

Mary and Saint Luke are the figures in the foreground, placed on both sides of the composition, while the two more miniature ...

His academic path led him to McGill University, where he earned honours in medieval studies before undertaking a doctorate at Oxford, exploring Renaissance realism and the philosophy of representation ...

It comprises over 61 works by 34 modern and contemporary artists who showcase the convergence of these genres through a ...