This is the story of the year 1508. The popes tasked a well-known artist to adorn the ceiling of the most famous place in Vatican City—Sistine Chapel. Now that I’ve mentioned the Sistine Chapel, can you guess the name of the artist? Who else other than the great Michelangelo? When you visit the Sistine Chapel, […]
Want a glimpse into the magic created by Jean-Honoré Fragonard? Imagine you are in a luscious garden, almost like an enchanted little jungle with its greenery and beauty! Trees and flowers of all kinds surround you, and in the midst of it all, there is a long beautiful swing, covered with creepers! You are hoisted […]
You may like it or not, but oftentimes we hear people crediting the Mughals or Britishers for the development of India’s art culture. It’ll be inappropriate, unreasonable, and invalid to wholly credit the Mughals or Britishers for India’s rich and vast art history. Of course, they introduced some painting techniques and styles to Indian art. […]
Each and every work of art has its own essence, its own perspective and an individual concept. Moreover, it is an artist’s form of expression that they use to portray their views to their audience. But what if I tell you that a form of art that rejects the concept of expressionism and solely gives […]
In a mood for some stories? Then let me start my blog by narrating an interesting backstory about a country. 1639 was the year when a nation closed its borders and entirely disconnected itself from other countries. Western culture was banned, foreigners were dismissed, and entering or leaving the state became a punishable act. This […]
If you look at any psychedelic artwork, you’ll see a composition full of bright, contrasting colors and distorted images—something that’s messy, unorganized, and chaotic! But why on earth would anybody make such a type of art? The answer lies in its vast and mysterious history, which made the psychedelic art movement come into existence and […]
Imagine you are in the streets of rural France, and it is nighttime. You are sitting in a little street-side cafe with a book in your hand, and a cup of creamy espresso with a croissant is set on your table! Despite being in a crowded cafe, you can still feel the solace in your […]
“The one way for us to become great, perhaps inimitable, is by imitating the ancients.” This quote from one of Winckelmann’s publications is what our blog is all about. Let me walk you through this quote and the topic we are going to cover. You already have an idea that there have been several different […]
To capture the essence of the feminine beauty is no mere thing! When it comes to artists, personally, I feel no one captures the beauty of women on canvas like William Adolphe Bouguereau! The diligent brush strokes forming grace, the precision with the facial features, everything is exemplary! This infamous academic artist has contributed graciously […]
Self-portraits have existed since antiquity but gained relevance in the early 15th century. Thanks to all those geniuses who believed in this art and who, with every possible means, expressed their hearts out. From Vincent Van Gogh to Frida Kahlo to Pablo Picasso to Jan Van Eyck, nearly all the artists who made it big […]
