François Deportes started out as a portrait painter, but was appointed by Louis XIV as painter of the royal hunt. So he began to perform
Read MoreThe series of landscapes “The Seasons” by Nicolas Poussin, a famous representative of classicism style in France of the 17th century, includes narrative compositions on
Read MoreThe famous painting Gilles by Antoine Watteau, a painter and draftsman, the founder of the Rococo, is a portrait of the well-known hero of the
Read MoreIn the rich pictorial legacy of François Boucher, who worked in the sensual and refined Rococo style, one of the most popular paintings is Diana’s
Read MoreJean-Baptiste Chardin painted excellent still lifes and genre scenes dedicated to the life of ordinary people. Such a scene is the painting “Prayer Before Dinner”,
Read MoreJean Honore Fragonard is a bright representative of the French Rococo, whose work reflected the pampered culture of the time. “The Latch” is one of
Read MoreThe first name of this painting by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, the leader of European academicism of the 19th century, is due to the name
Read MoreThéodore Chasserio, painter and graphic artist, trained from the age of 12 by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, painted this double portrait of his beloved sisters
Read MoreProbably the most famous work of the head of the French romantic school of painting, Eugene Delacroix, “Freedom on the Barricades”, created under the impression
Read MoreThis work by the Dutch still life master Jan Davidsz de Heem shows an abundance of fruits and exotic treats, combined with rich goblets, jugs,
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