History Painting: ‘Allegory of the 1755 Earthquake’ by João Glama Ströberle.
A massive earthquake some believe to up to the magnitude of 9.0, struck the city of Lisbon during the morningContinue Reading
Category: Art
Today in History: The discovery of the statue of Venus de Milo.
One Hundred and ninety-eight years ago today, on the April 8th 1820, the statue of Venus de Milo was discovered by aContinue Reading
A palette rich with colour: Celebrating Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Ernst Gombrich famously said in his book ‘The Story of Art’: “There really is no such thing as Art. There areContinue Reading
History Painting: ‘The arrival of the Croats at the Adriatic Sea’ by Oton Ivekovic, 1905.
Oton Ivekovic (1869-1939) stands as one of the most popular turn-of-the-century Croatian painters alongside of great artists such as VlahoContinue Reading
Raphael’s long-lasting legacy.
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, also known as, Raphael, was the son of a successful Italian painter named Giovanni Santi. HeContinue Reading
A brief guide to the artwork of Pompeii and Herculaneum. (Part 1)
Pompeii and Herculaneum are Roman cities from late antiquity that don’t need any introduction. We have all heard the storyContinue Reading
Roman mosaic from Antiochia, House of the Evil Eye.
Some of the most popular subjects for mosaics in ancient Greece and Rome were mythological scenes, daily life, the fourContinue Reading
Alexandre Cabanel’s The Birth of Venus (1863).
Inspiration often comes from my daily grind. I’ve said it many times before and today is no different. I boughtContinue Reading
Degas: A New Vision at the National Gallery of Victoria.
Last week, I made my way to the National Gallery of Victoria, in Melbourne, to experience possibly a once inContinue Reading
Portrait of an Emperor: John VIII Palaiologos.
An Italian Renaissance painter from Florence, by the name of Benozzo Gozzoli, was commissioned to paint a three-walled cycle ofContinue Reading
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