Many art historians consider Edouard Manet to be the father of modern art. Although often cited a...

Georges Seurat was one of the most important Post-Impressionist painters to lead the way toward t...

Paul Klee’s philosophy of art is perhaps best summed up by his own statement: “A draw...

Although an American, Mary Cassatt spent the majority of her life in France and gained most of he...

The Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel—sometimes called Peasant Bruegel—was the first grea...

Michelangelo is considered by many art experts to be the greatest Renaissance artist, surpassing ...

Ando Hiroshige is considered by many as the last of the great creative masters of the traditional...

The earliest botanical illustrations are found inancient herbals—practical works of knowled...

Although American by birth and heritage, James McNeill Whistler spent most of his life in western...

Gauguin’s paintings are redolent of the South Sea islands, full of exotic women, vibrant fl...

Hans Memling was one of the greatest artists working in northern Europe in the late medieval peri...

Monet’s gift was to show the world a different way of seeing and interpreting everything ar...