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A summer of love, beauty, and inspiration - captured in Renoir’s paintings at the new autumnal exhibition ‘Renoir & Love’ at The National Gallery. Renoir & Love ❤️ 3... ещё

#renoir#impressionist#impressionism#art#arthistory

Renoir and Love ❤️ A depiction of love, romance, friendship, sentimental relationships and human connection in 40 exquisite paintings by Impressionist painter... ещё

#renoir#impressionist#paintubg#art#nationalgallery

William Holman Hunt (1827—1910) is best known today as one of the founders of the PRB (Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood). In ‘Isabella and the Pot of Basil‘ he illustrated a... ещё

#art#arthistory#painting#preraphaelite#britishartist

Like many European artists of the early 1600s, Bartolomeo Cavarozzi (1587—1625) was greatly influenced by Caravaggio’s innovative and forceful paintings. Emulating... ещё

#religiousart#art#painting#arthistory#grapes

The Burberry Trench: Crafting an Icon A free display, marking Burberry’s 170th anniversary. Bringing together rare material from the Burberry Archive and the V&A... ещё

#burberry#fashion#art#trenchcoat#arthistory

This Is Still Not a Pipe: The Afterlife of Magritte Exhibition on Surrealist Artist René Magritte and His Influence on Contemporary Artists. It includes loans from... ещё

#gagosian#renemagritte#surrealism#art#painting

Gabriel Ferrier (1847—1914) was born in Nice in 1847. He won the Rome Grand Prix, which allowed him to study in Italy at the expense of the state. Studying art, Gabriel... ещё

#art#painting#reading#artlover#frenchart

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (1793—1865) is one of the leading Austrian painters from the Biedermeier period. After training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, he... ещё

#art#painting#arthistory#wien#portraitpainting

This refined and elegant still life abounds with coloristic and painterly finesse. Flemish artist Pieter Faes (1750—1814) renders the variety of textures and tones with... ещё

#stilllife#floralpainting#art#artlovers#flowers

“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.” — Victor Hugo. Guglielmo Zocchi, A Musical Evening, 19th century, Private... ещё

#art#painting#arthistory#artist#artlover

Holland’s reputation as a country dominated by flowers is not only based on its vast bulb fields and extensive flower export, but also on its tradition of flower... ещё

#stilllife#dutchartist#painting#flowers#arthistory

“A man enjoys the happiness he feels, a woman the happiness she gives.” — Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Les Liaisons dangereuses. Frédéric Soulacroix, The Afternoon... ещё

#art#rococo#baroque#painting#corset

Isotta Brembati Grumelli (c. 1530—1586) was an Italian poet and countess. She was fluent in Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, and Italian. Giovanni Battista Moroni, Isotta... ещё

#art#artlovers#moroni#portraitpainting#baroque

Painted only two years before the great Irish artist’s death, The Lady in White, Viscountess Wimborne is a bravura example of Sir John Lavery’s (1856—1941) work as a... ещё

#portraitpainting#sirjohnlavery#art#arthistory#artlovers

Antoine Vollon (1833—1900) was a French realist artist. Born in Lyon, the son of an ornamental craftsman, Vollon was initially apprenticed to an engraver in metal. He... ещё

#antoinevollon#bouquetofflowers#stilllife#art#paintubg

The painter Louis Tocqué (1696—1772) was accepted into the French Académie Royale in 1734. His work was highly sought after at that time. He was much admired for his... ещё

#art#portraitpainting#arthistory#painting#fashionhistory

Born in Haarlem, Barend van der Meer (1659–1703) came from a family of artists and he became famous for his beautiful still-life paintings of fruits, flowers, exotic... ещё

#fruits#art#stilllife#painting#arthistory

Fredericka, was a German noblewoman and member of the House of Wettin. Her fashionable brocaded silk gown, woven with a silver thread ground and large scale patterns,... ещё

#portraitpainting#rococo#arthistory#historicalfashion#corset

German artist Johann Wilhelm Preyer (1803—1889) specialized in wonderfully detailed still lifes, such as this one, and looked back to Dutch Old Master paintings, drawing... ещё

#champagne#painting#art#arthistory#stilllife

Margherita Gonzaga (1591—1632) was Duchess of Lorraine from 1606 until 1624 by marriage to Henry II, Duke of Lorraine. Frans Pourbus the Younger, Portrait de Margherita... ещё

#art#arthistory#portrait#royals#claireobscure