Category Archives: Art

I’m up to page 134 in 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die, and I’ve finally found one I wouldn’t mind hanging in my house. It was painted by Albrecht Durer in 1502 using watercolors on paper. Durer was … Continue reading →

I wasn’t able to find much information about this painting on the Internet, but I did find several places where you can buy it as a poster. It is a fresco, painted around 1457 on the wall of the Santo Stefano Cathedral … Continue reading →

Young Woman in Black was painted in 1902 by Robert Henri (pronounced “hen-rye”). He was born Robert Henry Cozad in Cincinnati in 1865 but later changed his name after his father killed a man in a dispute over cattle. Henri … Continue reading →

This work of art is a fresco (a mural done with water colors on wet plaster) that covers an entire wall in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The artist may have been Antonio Pisano, know as Pisanello, but nobody knows for sure. … Continue reading →

This double portrait was painted by Dutch artist Jan van Eyck in 1434. While oil painting had been around for a long time, van Eyck was responsible for making it popular. The portrait is thought to be of Giovanni di … Continue reading →