Art is all around us and an essential part of our lives, history, and living. We are blessed to have many great artists and others who have given us inspiring quotes to remember about art, life, and living. Art inspires us, and the artist and their wisdom can help us all in our lives. We…
There is a saying that life is equated to art. Life is like an artist trying to draw without an eraser to correct mistakes. When an artist draws something by mistake, the artist can use an eraser and erase their mistakes. But in life, when we make a mistake, we can not erase those mistakes;…
Art is one of the most subjective things in the world; what one person loves, another person may hate. To look at what we consider to be the most beautiful pieces of art in the world, we also look at the most famous paintings. Notable artists paint so many beautiful pieces of art. We have…
Leonardo da Vinci and Pablo Picasso are two of the most famous painters globally. They are both considered to be very influential artists. Leonardo da Vinci and Pablo Picasso lived in entirely different times; their artwork is also very different. Both are considered artistic geniuses who influenced art movements and were essential artists during the…
Most of the paintings that we see and know of Leonardo da Vinci are usually of an older man with a long white beard. We do not know if there was a painting of Leonardo da Vinci when he was young. There is a painting by Giovanni Cariani (c. 1490-1547) at the National Gallery of Art,…
We do not know much about Leonardo da Vinci’s personal life. He left us thousands of writings but not much about his personal life or beliefs. Leonardo did not tell us what his belief in God was, but there is evidence that is left that suggests that he held fast to many Christian ideals and…
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael are considered some of the most influential artists ever. They were all Italian artists who flourished during the Renaissance. Records show that Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael would have known each other. But not all of their relationships were easy; some were filled with jealousy and rivalry. Raphael,…
One of the most famous Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock print artists is Katsushika Hokusai. Even if many people do not know his name, most people have seen some of his works of art, especially his famous one called Under the Wave Off Kanagawa (1830-32). Hokusai used several art mediums for artwork, including painting, woodblock prints, book…
Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige are the top Japanese Ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock print artists. Both of these Japanese woodblock print artists are known worldwide. Hokusai and Hiroshige were two great Japanese Ukiyo-e artists. Even though they both lived during the same time in Japan and painted similar subject matter, how they painted and saw that…
Artemisia Gentileschi understood the power of what directional lines could do to create a focal point for her paintings. She knew that our eyes would focus at the pivotal point by using the principles of directional lines and contrasting colors. Artemisia Gentileschi’s painting Judith Decapitates Holofernes is a masterwork of art about using directional lines…