In this post we will see what is iconoclasm and what its consequences at the artistic level. Text based in the online courses: Iconography of the Saints, by Yolanda Silva and Treasurs of Architecture I, by Diana Ferreira. Cover image: ÍconByzantine icon Mother of Perpetual …
In the Blombos Cave was found the oldest artistic work ever found, with 75,000 years of age. Text: Manuela Tenreiro, author of the online course African Art. Cover image: Ochre block with incisions forming geometric patterns. ca. 75,000 years ago. Natural …
The group Die Brücke was founded by Ernst Kirchner, Erich Heckel, Otto Müller, Max Pechstein and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Over time, other artists have joined the group. Text: Yolanda Silva – author of the online course Analysing Art. Cover image: Nollendorfplatz, Ernst Kirchner (Group …
The expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter was founded by Wassily Kandinsky. The painters of this group looked for an art that expresses personal experiences of the life of the Man confronted with the Nature. Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Franz Marc, Auguste …
In this post know the Kingdom Kush . In the Nubian region – in modern day Republic of Sudan – The Kingdom of Kush was home to three of the greatest cities in African antiquity: Kerma, Napata and Meroe Text: …
The online courses for art students are addressed to students and professionals of the world of the arts, critics, historians and art historians, conservationists and restorers and all those interested in exploring the topics. Schedule Free (online 24/24 hours). All contents …
Vermeer was a painter and negotiator of art whose very little is known about his life but who in his work left such a clear signature of technical enthusiasm, composition analysis, meticulousness and pictorial construction. Text : Marina Barros Cabral Cover image: …
The girl with a pearl earring is the most emblematic work of Johannes Vermeer. Text: Marina Barros Cabral Vermeer, Johannes: Girl with a Pearl Earring, 1665. Oil on canvas. Mauritshuis, The Hague- Netherlands Source: https://www.wikiart.org/pt/johannes-vermeer/rapariga-com-brinco-de-perola-1665 The work is signed, but not …
In this post we will see how to analyse an artwork and how to do its reading and interpretation. Reading or interpreting any work of art becomes as important a step as the own artistic production, because only then we …
In the online course about african art history get to know the african art. From the rock art to modern era. The african art history takes us back to the origins of humanity, the cradle of civilization, the first signs …