What Makes Rembrandt So Great? A Look at 10 of His Most Iconic Works
As a young painter in Leiden, Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn signed his canvases with a monogram, but once he hit his stride in Amsterdam he began signing his work as we know him today, simply: Rembrandt. The 17th-century artist is known for his individual portraits and group likenesses that are the […]
Caravaggio ~ Robert Hughes Full Documentary
Fantastic biography of the great Italian painter. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (Milan, September 29, 1571-Porto Ercole, July 18, 1610), known as Caravaggio, was an Italian painter, active in Rome, Naples, Malta and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His painting combines a realistic observation of the human figure, both physically and emotionally, with a dramatic […]