Happy birthday to George Stubbs, who was born on this day in1724. Stubbs was a self-trained English painter well known for his paintings of horses.
Image: A Lion Attacking a Horse, George Stubbs, 1765
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Like the immediately recognizable Vermeer, El Greco, and Rafael, famous #artists throughout history are well known for their distinct creative Style. So how does an #artist arrive at their Style?
Don’t miss @CanvasNMA's article on #Style available now: https://t.co/K3bks9Qa2g
“Art is never finished, only abandoned.” -Leonardo da Vinci
Image: Virgin of the Rocks, Leonardo da Vinci, between 1483 and 1486
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Happy birthday to Alexandre Benois, a Russian artist, art critic, and historian that was a founding member of Mir iskusstva, an art movement and magazine. Benoit was born #onthisday in 1870.
Image: Set design of a sylvan grove with the ruins of a monastery by Alexandre Benois
This week @CanvasNMA discusses a great painting: The Consequences of War, by Peter Paul Rubens, which holds a powerful message: amongst the chaos, we are offered the antidote to war, love is our only savior.
Read the newest article here: https://t.co/IVDudJMDAb
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Image: Northern Sea in the Moonlight🌕, Caspar David Friedrich, between 1823 and 1824
#art #landscape #painting #paintingoftheday
The first Class Carriage, Honoré #Daumier, 1864
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“What is worth doing is worth doing well.” -Nicolas Poussin
Raise your hand if you feel this way about your art.
Image: “The Death of Chione” by Nicolas #Poussin
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