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The complete online catalogue of Johannes Vermeer's painting with critical assessements, background history and high_resolution images

Auguste Toulmouche 1829-1890 Frankrijk

Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night (1889). Famous painting, original

Pablo Picasso, The Old Guitarist, oil paint, 4′ 0″ x 2′ 9″, 1903-1904

There are many nonprofit organizations using art to help victims of mental illness. Thanks to them people find hope and ways to cope with their struggles.

Portrait paintings: Portrait paintings are great if you want to focus on the appearance of the subject visually. Portrait paintings have been around for many centuries; else we wouldn’t have

Velázquez was eighteen or nineteen when he painted this remarkable picture. It clearly demonstrates his flair for painting people and everyday objects directly from life. His fascination with contrasting materials and textures and the play of light and shadow on opaque and reflective surfaces resulted in brilliant passages of painting, especially the eggs cooking in hot oil and the varied domestic utensils. At the start of his career Velázquez painted a number of these kitchen or tavern…

Painting of an extremely surprised man, styled after Caravaggio's old master Baroque oil paintings.

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