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The emphatically classical church façade of Santa Maria Nova, Vicenza (1578–90) was designed by the influential Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio.. During the Italian Renaissance and with the demise of Gothic style, major efforts were made by architects such as Leon Battista Alberti, Sebastiano Serlio and Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola to revive the language of architecture of first and ...
Several architects occur in worldwide mythology, including Daedalus, builder of the Labyrinth, in Greek myth. In the Bible, Nimrod is considered the creator of the Tower of Babel, and King Solomon built Solomon's Temple with the assistance of the architect Hiram. In Hinduism, the palaces of the gods were built by the architect and artisan ...
Architectural paintings, and the related vedute or cityscapes, were especially popular in 18th century Italy. Another genre closely related to architectural painting proper were the capriccios, fantasies set in and focusing on an imaginary architecture. Dirck van Delen, A family beside the tomb of Willem I in the Nieuwe Kerk, Delft, 1645 ...
The Mont-Saint-Michel Island, depicted in the famous painting of the same name by James Webb in 1857, is a famous tourist destination. Its history dates back to the 8th century. Bishop Aubert ...
The apostle Paul at his Writing Desk: c. 1629/1630: Oil on panel: 47.2 x 38: Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg: 28: The painting is covered with a thick layer of yellowed varnish Self-portrait with Plumed Beret: 1629: Oil on panel: 89.7 x 73.5: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston: 29: Self-portrait with a Gorget: c. 1629: Oil on panel ...
Image credits: classicaldamn French painter and sculptor Marcel Duchamp is another great artist who had a pretty prominent funny bone. The quote "Humor is the only reason to live" is attributed to ...
Among other notable names of the art world, you’ll also find Claude Monet, Johannes Vermeer, Francisco Goya, Jacques-Louis David, Frida Kahlo, and Eugène Delacroix. #4 Image credits: Classic ...