#painting

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a French artist who is best known for his Impressionist paintings. He was born in Limoges, France in 1841 and began his...    Read more

The Mona Lisa, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the early 16th century, is one of the most famous and iconic paintings in the world. There are several...    Read more

The Realist and Naturalist movements are two of the most important art movements of the 19th century. Both movements emerged as a reaction to the...    Read more

Social Realism is an artistic style that emerged during the Great Depression in the 1930s in the United States. The Social Realist painters were a...    Read more

The Vienna Secession was a revolutionary movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that had a major impact on painting and design. Founded...    Read more

Afrofuturism is a cultural and artistic movement that explores the intersection of African Diaspora culture with technology, science fiction, and...    Read more

'Guernica' is an iconic painting created by the famous Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. It was painted in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War and depicts...    Read more

The Surrealist movement emerged in the early 1920s as a reaction against the rationalism and order of modern society. The Surrealists sought to...    Read more

Magic Realism is an art movement that originated in the 1920s and 1930s, which combined realistic depictions of everyday life with fantastical or...    Read more

Postcolonial painters are artists who emerged in the decades following the end of colonialism in their respective countries. Their works reflect the...    Read more