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The "Last Judgement" fresco at the Humor Monastery (in Suceava County, Romania) was painted by Toma Zugravu (Thomas the Painter) of Suceava. It can be still viewed at the church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, on the e…

Kristian Zahrtmann (1843–1917) was the first in a line of great native painters from Bornholm. Although Zahrtmann settled in Copenhagen and spent most of his summers in Italy’s mountain village of Civita d’Antino, he maintained strong ties with the island…

As the grandparents of the artist lived near by Kalundborg he knew this landscape very well. Although Denmark is just a small country he loved his native land for its history, its gently undulating landscape and impressively long coastline.

Karl Pärsimägi remained free and different until the end of his life and never managed to fit into the conservative mentality that conquered Europe in 1930ies.

First and foremost Johan Tobias Sergel was a sculptor. But he was also a masterly draughtsman. Passionate Lovers expresses Sergel’s exceptional capability to mediate the nerve of a certain situation or mood. It is indeed a piece of Swedish art history and…

A young man lies surrounded by mourning friends, with a look of suffering on his face. The mirror in his hand enhances the impression that he remains self-centred up to his last moment. The Dying Dandy is one of Dardel's most famous paintings. Althoug…

There are a number of versions of this painting by Guido Reni but this is considered to be the prototype. It is a classical baroque interpretation of an idealised human figure.

This masterpiece by the Maltese artist Giuseppe Cali is inspired by Orientalism, fashionable at the time, and represents an episode from the Great Siege of Malta (1565).

gadsimta glezniecībai raksturīgajā panorāmiskajā ainavā pārliecinoši apvienoti divi šķietami pretrunīgi principi – informatīvais un emocionālais. Izvērstajā stāstījumā par Gaujas līčločiem, raksturīgākajām koku sugām mākslinieks ne brīdi nav kļuvis sa…

Vērienīgā ziemas ainava reiz rotāja Latvijā populārākās avīzes “Jaunākās Ziņas” īpašnieces, miljonāres Emīlijas Benjamiņas apartamentus, bet padomju laikā Benjamiņu namā mājvietu atrada Rakstnieku savienība, kas 1954. gadā gleznu nodeva Valsts Mākslas muz…

Pievēršanās bērnības un agras jaunības tēmai kā dzīves pavasara atspoguļotājām un interese par bioloģiskajiem augšanas procesiem kā cilvēkā, tā dabā, bija raksturīga tendence 19. gadsimta nogales un 20. gadsimta sākuma mākslā. Kopā ar impresionistisko pie…

Modernists Jēkabs Kazaks, kas “līdzīgi veciem meistariem gribēja strādāt grūti kā amatnieks”, savā izmēros lielākajā kompozīcijā “Bēgļi” ar patiesu skaudrumu pauž tautas traģēdiju, to atklājot kā skarbu Pirmajā pasaules karā no dzimtajām mājām padzītas ze…

This painting by Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) is an explosion of colour in fiery red and cobalt blue, marking a break with his earlier work in a traditional naturalistic style, and signalling his first step towards abstraction. It was evening when Mondrian p…

The sculpture of Madonna (the figure of Jesus having been cut off) made in the international gothic style around 1410.

Pogled na Julijske Alpe s Triglavom iz Bohinja.

It is one of the oldest easel paintings in Lithuania, closely linked to Vytautas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania (reigning 1401-1430), and early Christianisation in Lithuania. Up until nowadays this image is considered to be miraculous and is an object of de…

Antanas Gudaitis is one of the most eminent Lithuanian painters of the 20th century. During 1926-1929 he had studied literature at Kaunas University. In the meantime he also attended Justinas Vienožinskis courses at Kaunas Art School. In 1929 he left Lith…

Pranas Domšaitis (Franz Domscheit) is one of the most famous painters of Lithuanian diaspora and arguably the most prominent Lithuanian expressionist. He was born in Lithuania Minor region in Prussia and graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Kö…

A project of the stained-glass window made by Stanisław Wyspiański for the window of the building of the Medical Society in Kraków. All internal decoration of the building was designed by the artist (the wall decorations and furniture included). Stanisław…

The first printed edition of the collection of most import laws in the Kingdom of Poland. It begins with the Statuta of King Casimir the Great (14 th century) and ends with the acts of Polish Parliament from 1505, which adopted the Constitution Nihil novi…

The Cancioneiro da Ajuda, or Ajuda Songbook, originally known as Cancioneiro do Colégio do Nobres, or the Songbook of the College of Nobles, is the oldest known compilation of Galician-Portuguese lyrics. It is made up exclusively of 310 love songs by 38 d…

With this painting Dürer, then 28 years old, created one of the most unusual works in portraiture history. The frontality and the strong idealization are reminiscent of representations of Christ, both aspects however being inseparable from Dürer's ear…

Blue foal in a fantastic landscape.

A swan fiercely defends its nest against a dog. In later centuries this scuffle was interpreted as a political allegory: the white swan was thought to symbolize the Dutch statesman Johan de Witt (assassinated in 1672) protecting the country from its enemi…