Painted around 1594, “The Cardsharps” (I Bari in Italian) is one of the earliest surviving works by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610). The painting, modest in size yet monumental in influence, captures a tense and intimate scene of deception over a game of cards. It was this work, along with “The Fortune Teller”, that first established Caravaggio’s reputation in Rome and set the stage for his revolutionary approach to realism in Baroque art. The Scene: A Moment of

Belgian Symbolist artist Léon Spilliaert  (1881–1946) is often described as a master of solitude and introspection. His paintings reveal the quiet tension between light and darkness, between the visible world and the invisible depths of the human psyche. Spilliaert’s art does not shout — it whispers, echoing the silent hours of the night and the vast emptiness of the sea. Self-portrait (with easel), 1908 Ostend: A Landscape of Melancholy Born in the coastal city of Ostend , S

Remedios Varo (1908–1963) was a Spanish-born surrealist painter whose imaginative works merge science, mysticism, and the subconscious into intricate dreamscapes. Her art is often described as a visual form of alchemy — transforming ordinary elements into something deeply mysterious and transcendent. Born in Anglès, Spain, Varo studied at the Royal Academy of San Fernando in Madrid, where she was exposed to both academic training and avant-garde ideas. The Spanish Civil War f

Byron Gálvez (1941–2009) was a Mexican painter and sculptor whose work embodies a profound synthesis of emotion, form, and national...

Karl Rudolf Sohn (1845–1908) was one of the leading figures of 19th-century German academic realism. Renowned for his mastery in portrait...

Kerry James Marshall’s 1993 painting De Style  is a layered work that references both African American communal life and the history of...

When Olafur Eliasson unveiled The Weather Project  at Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall in 2003, the installation immediately became one of the...

George Cattermole(1800–1868) was an English painter and illustrator best known for his historical artworks during the Victorian era....

Maximilian Lenz  (b. Vienna, 4 October 1860 – d. Vienna, 18–19 May 1948) was a multifaceted Austrian artist—painter, graphic artist,...

Dean Cornwell (1892–1960) was a prominent American illustrator and muralist, known as the "Dean of Illustrators" in his time. He was...

In the golden era of Viennese modernism, when the city was a thriving hub of artistic innovation, Karl Alexander Wilke (1879–1954)...

“Solitude in the Garden” by French painter Octave Denis Victor Guillonnet captures a peaceful moment of introspection. A woman sits alone...

Ilya Efimovich Repin, one of the most prominent figures in 19th-century Russian art, was renowned for capturing the social, cultural, and...

Arthur Segal (1875–1944) was a Romanian-born Jewish painter, printmaker, and theorist whose work traversed major early 20th-century art...

Wassily Kandinsky’s “The Blue Rider” (German: ‘Der Blaue Reiter’), painted in 1903, is a seminal work that not only marks a turning point...

An Intimate Glimpse into the World of Dance Edgar Degas, a master of Impressionism and one of the most celebrated artists of the 19th...

Gustave Doré (1832–1883), the French master of engraving and illustration, is best known for his dramatic, high-contrast imagery that...

Summer has served as a rich source of inspiration for artists throughout history. Its vivid colors, luminous light, and atmosphere of...

Johannes Vermeer’s “The Art of Painting” (c. 1666–1668), also known as “The Allegory of Painting”, stands as one of the most enigmatic...

In the heart of 19th-century Czech art, where Romanticism was giving way to Symbolism and burgeoning Realism, Josef Manés painted an...