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Blending four paintings in one? A 15th-century artist achieved this, concealing the essence of his work. But why, and from whom? The history of the Urbino diptych by Piero della Francesca cannot be understood by standing in front of the painting in a museum…
Jackson Pollock (American, Cody, Wyoming 1912–1956 East Hampton, New York) Title: Autumn Rhythm (Number 30) Date: 1950 , Medium: Enamel on canvas Dimensions: 8 ft. 9 in. × 17 ft. 3 in. (266.7 × 525.8 cm) Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York…
A huge wave is about to engulf people sailing in fragile fishing boats. It seems that the confrontation between man and nature will lead to disaster. But only if we look at the painting from a European perspective—from left to…
Technical Details Among the revered works of the Sienese master Duccio di Buoninsegna, The Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Aurea stands as an exquisite triptych that blends religious iconography, intricate craftsmanship, and a profound sense of devotion. Painted…
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère French: Un bar aux Folies Bergère Artist Édouard Manet Year 1882 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 96 cm × 130 cm (37.8 in × 51.2 in) Location Courtauld Gallery, London In Édouard Manet‘s painting, “A Bar at the Folies-Bergère,” a complex narrative unfolds before…
Francis Bacon Study from the Human Body 1987, 1992 aquatint on Fabriano paper, ed. of 90 64 1/8 x 47 5/8 in. / 163 x 121 cm This article is published on ArtAddict Galleria, where we explore the intersections of art,…
Wassily Kandinsky, Joyous Ascent (Fröhlicher Aufstieg), 1923 A Composition in Pure Energy Some paintings don’t just sit still on the page—they pulse, vibrate, and hum with an inner dynamism that seems to lift them right off the surface. Kandinsky’s Joyous…
Constantin Brancusi, Endless Column (1938) Some sculptures demand that you walk around them, examining their curves, their weight, their defiance of gravity. Others, like Constantin Brancusi’s Endless Column, command your gaze upward, urging you to follow their rhythm into the…
Georgia O’Keeffe photographed at her home in Abiquiu, New Mexico, USA (c.1970s). In 1945, O’Keeffe purchased a home in Abiquiú, a small village with a more sustainable water supply, allowing her to cultivate a garden. This home became her primary…
Few paintings embody raw, unrestrained energy quite like Cy Twombly’s Untitled (Bacchus) series. Created in 2008, this monumental work—now housed at Tate Modern—is a visceral explosion of looping, blood-red strokes that seem to dance and clash across the vast canvas.…
Artist: Georges Seurat (French, Paris 1859–1891 Paris) Title: Embroidery; The Artist’s Mother Date: 1882–83 , Medium: Conté crayon on Michallet paper Dimensions: 12 5/16 x 9 7/16 in. (31.2 x 24.1 cm) Collection : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This tranquil portrait of…
Georges Seurat, Study for Bathers at Asnières, 1884 There is a particular stillness in Seurat’s Study for Bathers at Asnières. The young man, stripped of all distractions, sits quietly, lost in thought. His form, bathed in light, emerges from a…