Daily Dose – Page 12

It is not uncommon to have different titles for the same painting, but the story behind this one is fascinating. […]

Although painted in the Dutch Golden Age this painting has a humble subject. The painting measures only 34.4 x 27.1 […]

It is clear who are the starts in this painting: the Charolais oxen and the land they plough. The Nivernais […]

His name may be Spanish but Juan Luna was a Filipino painter. The Philipines were in Spanish hands when […]

The painting shows Charles I on horseback, accompanied by his riding master, Pierre Antoine Bourdon, Seigneur de St Antoine. Van […]

Clara Peeters was born in Antwerp and probably the most famous Flemish woman of the 17th century. Little is known […]

Picasso made a series of paintings on the theme of The Weeping Woman and this is the final one. He […]

Not mythology but the Arthurian legend inspired Burne-Jones for this painting. The sorcerer Merlin was so in love with The […]

Narcissus was the son of the river god Cephissus and nymph Liriope and known for his beauty. He had told […]

Wood belonged to the American Regionalist movement, which focused on the human condition and the values of a rural environment […]