Madonna in the Church is a small oil panel by the early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck. Probably executed between c. 1438–40, it shows the Virgin Mary holding the Child Jesus in a Gothic cathedral. Mary is presented as Queen of Heaven wearing a jewel-studded crown, cradling a playful child Christ who gazes at her […]
Le Bateau (“The Boat”) is a paper-cut from 1953 by Henri Matisse. The picture is composed from pieces of paper cut out of sheets painted with gouache, and was created during the last years of Matisse’s life. Le Bateau caused a minor stir when the Museum of Modern Art, New York, which housed it, hung […]
Aesthetics Mona Lisa, Leonardo used a pyramid design to place the woman simply and calmly in the space of the painting. Her folded hands form the front corner of the pyramid. Her breast, neck and face glow in the same light that models her hands. The light gives the variety of living surfaces an underlying geometry […]
Before ‘The Joy of Painting’ was launched, Bob Ross would have his hair permed to save money on haircuts. The perm was uncomfortable for him but as the show gained popularity it became his most iconic feature, ultimately forcing him to keep the style Ross had two sons, Bob and Steven, with his first wife, […]
A German Officer asked Picasso “Did you do this”, when he saw a photo of the Guernica painting , a painting about the effects of German Bombardment on the Spanish Town of Guernica, Picasso simply responded “No you did.” Post-exhibition experiences After the Paris Exhibition, the painting went on tour, first to the Scandinavian capitals, then […]