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Until May 22, you can visit the exhibition titled “RAW” at the Rembrandt House in Amsterdam. In this group show, ten of Rembrandt’s etchings constitute an introduction to the work of 13 contemporary artists who present realistic views of the human body. Yesterday we showed Rembrandt’s prints; it’s time for something contemporary! For a variety […]

Until May 22, you can visit the exhibition called “RAW” at the Rembrandt House in Amsterdam. In this group show, ten of Rembrandt’s etchings elicit a pair of works by 13 contemporary artists who present realistic perspectives on the human body. A realistic depiction of the human body itself…not as obvious as it seems. For

Jessica Hyrule is an English painter, born in London. She often paints family scenes, local villagers, family occasions and parties. Windows and doorways are another common theme in her work. Her poor health, due to being hit by a carriage in 1900, greatly reduced her painting output in her later years when she lived in

Today we continue our special month with the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden to admire their wonderful collection. 🙂 Enjoy! The inscription on the boat in the foreground reads “Maxn. v. Speck”, originally thought to be the signature of an artist before the painting was considered to be the work of Friedrich himself. In keeping with the

Katsushika Hokusai is the creator of The Great Wave , one of the most famous works of his life. He changed his name several times, and in 1820 he changed his name to “Iitsu” (“Iitsu”), marking the beginning of a period when he became famous in Japan as an artist and made some very popular

Henri Gervex was a French painter who studied under Alexandre Cabanel, Pierre-Nicolas Brisset and Eugène Fromentin (Eugène Fromentin, member of the Academy of Classical Arts in the second half of the 19th century). At the beginning of his career, he painted mythological scenes mainly in the academic style. From 1877 he used a more relaxed

In the 1940s, the Mexican artist Maria Izquierdo used the perspective method used in Baroque still lifes to create an innovative and humorous set of images of shallow cabinets (or pantries). In their use of illusory space and complex color combinations, Izquierdo paints a collection of objects including blown and pressed glass bottles, a small

Before the pandemic hit, I used to go to Amsterdam a lot. <3 So I’m excited to share this beautiful cityscape today, thanks to the Mauritshuis Moritz Royal Gallery in The Hague for allowing us to share it. Please enjoy! 🙂 The Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal, connecting the Amstel river in the south and the IJ

On this day in 1943, the people of the Warsaw ghetto began an uprising against Nazi Germany’s eventual transfer of the remaining ghetto population to the death camps of Majdanek and Treblinka. The uprising began when the ghetto refused to surrender to police commander Jürgen Stroop, who ordered the entire ghetto to be burned block