After being largely forgotten for a few centuries, Gothic was eventually appreciated again. In fact, people began to once again build in a Gothic-inspired style called Gothic Revival . By Alexandra Kiely, author of online course Gothic Architecture The Gothic …
Gothic Cathedrals main attributes are the verticality, the lightness and the weightlessness. Gothic architecture seems to be light as a feather. The vaults almost appear to stay up by magic. How was this possible? Alexandra Kiely (author of the online course …
Pierre Auguste Renoir was a French painter who integrated the Impressionist movement together with ClaudeMonet, Paul Cézanne, Alfred Sisley, Camille Pissarro, Berthe Morisot, among others. Pierre Auguste Renoir (self-portrait, 1910) In his paintings …
It is common in Art History to talk about art styles. But what does this expression actually means? It is important to remember that when we talk about art styles we are referring to categories created later to better define, …
Paul Gauguin falls – within the scope of art history studies – in the post impressionist movement. This movement consists of a group of artists more or less singled out for their very own techniques, and with ideas that begin …
Abbot Suger | The origins of Gothic architecture. By Alexandra Kiely | Online Course Gothic Architecture. The origins of Gothic architecture can be traced back to a 12th century French clergyman named Suger (1081-1155), who was abbot of Saint Denis and …
Gothic architecture is one of the most widely-recognized architectural styles in the world. Beginning in France around 1140 CE and spreading throughout Europe over the next four centuries, it’s practically synonymous with the European Middle Ages. By Alexandra Kiely | …
Writing about Art: concepts of visual rhetoric and visual literacy. By Yolanda Silva, from online course Analysing Art. Visual Rhetoric Writing about art forces us to observe with double or even triple the attention the work that is before us and what …
Art History Books available to read online or free download, by The Met museum. At the MetPublications you can find more tahn 500 Art History books (full Text) to read online, search or free download. These are publications of …
The Codex Leicester can be seen in the exhibition “Water as Microscope of Nature. Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester “. In Florence, Galeria degli Uffizi, from 30th October 2018 until 20th January 2019, curator Paolo Galluzzi. https://www.uffizi.it/en/events/water-as-microscope-of-nature-leonardo-da-vinci-s-codex-leicester 500 years …