December 2017 – Size Of Art

The paintings of Bosch are wonderful and weird. His most famous work is The Garden of Earthly Delights (which we […]

Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poetry has inspired many artists. Among them, John William Waterhouse whose most famous painting in this one. […]

This is probably the only painting by Van Gogh that was sold during his lifetime. For 400 Francs (around $ […]

Degas has made numerous paintings of the ballerinas in the Paris Opera House. He was especially interested in the practice […]

Painted in the same year as yesterdays painting the subject couldn’t be more different. Instead of a biblical scene, this […]

What a difference with yesterdays painting. With his typical style, Rubens packed his painting with figures, light, and movement. There’s […]

The birth of Jesus and the events that surrounded it is probably one of the most painted subjects in […]

“And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world […]

Almost 50 years after he made ‘Bowl of Plums’ we saw yesterday, Chardin made this self-portrait. By this time the […]

Chardin began still life paintings about 1725. Like the genre scenes, they portrayed kitchen utensils and food in simple, rustic, […]