Michelangelo da Caravaggio was an artist from Milan who faced endless tragedy. Learn more about this master artist in this FREE study by Masterpiece Society! “I am always learning.” ~Michelangelo da Caravaggio Bacchus The Early Life of Michelangelo da Caravaggio...

Please Note: This post contains a sculpture of Cleopatra that reveals her breast which you may feel is unsuitable for your children. Please use your own discretion as a parent. “I am wedded to my art.” ~Edmonia Lewis Edmonia Lewis (pronunciation) was an artist...

Learn more about Austrian painter, Gustav Klimt in this free art lesson. “Art is a line around your thoughts.” ~Gustav Klimt Gustav Klimt (pronunciation) is one of the most influential artists of the early 20th century. His unique style combines elements of art...

 “There are no rules. That is how art is born.” ~Helen Frankenthaler Helen Frankenthaler (pronunciation) was an American painter. She is associated with the Abstract Expressionist and Color Field movements. Her early works were influenced by Jackson Pollock's...

“One’s art goes as far and as deep as one’s love goes.” ~Andrew Wyeth Andrew Wyeth (pronunciation) was one of the best-known American artists of the 20th century. He was especially known for his paintings of the rural American landscape. Alvaro and Christina Early...

“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.” ~Camille Pissarro Camille Pissarro (pronunciation) was born on July 10, 1830, on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies. His father was a French planter...

"It is beautiful, the world, and life itself. I am glad I have lived.” ~ Dante Gabriel Rossetti Dante Gabriel Rossetti (pronunciation) was born on May 12, 1828, in London, England to Gabriele Rossetti and Frances Polidori. His father was a political exile from...

“To say a thing is beautiful is simply an act of faith, not a measurement on some kind of scale.” ~Édouard Vuillard Édouard Vuillard (pronunciation) was a French painter and printmaker associated with the Nabis group of artists. He is noted for his intimate,...

"The very great artists attach you even more to life.” ~Gustave Caillebotte Born August 19, 1848, in Paris, France, Gustave Caillebotte (pronunciation) was part of an upper-class Parisian family. Most of his life was spent in France. He lived in a house in the city...

“To be an artist, one must never shirk from the truth as he understands it, never withdraw from life.” ~Diego Rivera Diego Rivera (pronunciation) was one of the most significant Mexican artists of the 20th century. He is best known for his large-scale murals which...

“If a thing loves, it is infinite.” ~William Blake William Blake was a British poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognized during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a formative figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age....

William Hunt was an English painter, one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and an important artist in the Victorian Era. Learn more in this free artist study. “The door of the human heart can only be opened from the inside.” ~William Holman-Hunt...

“I know of no such thing as genius, genius is nothing but labor and diligence.” ~William Hogarth William Hogarth was an English painter, printmaker, and engraver who lived in the 18th century. His work often satirized contemporary British society and was very popular...

Header “Every painting is a voyage into a sacred harbour.” ~Giotto di Bondone Giotto di Bondone (pronunciation), or simply Giotto, was an Italian painter and architect from Florence during the Late Middle Ages. He is considered the father of Western painting for his...

“Painting is by nature a luminous language.” ~Robert Delaunay Robert Delaunay (pronunciation) was a French artist who, with his wife Sonia Delaunay and others, co-founded the Orphism art movement. His later works were more abstract, and he became one of the key...

Header “I never saw in ugly thing in my life.” ~John Constable John Constable was an English Romantic painter. He is best known for his landscape paintings of the English countryside, particularly his hometown of Suffolk. Flatford Mill From A Lock On The Stour John...

“The function of art is to struggle against obligation.” ~Amedeo Modigliani Amedeo Modigliani (pronunciation) was an Italian painter and sculptor who is known for his unique, elongated style of portrait painting. Alice Modigliani was born in Livorno, Italy...

“The painting rises from the brushstrokes as a poem rises from the words. The meaning comes later.” ~Joan Miro Joan Miró (pronunciation) was a world-renowned Spanish artist, known for his unique and distinctive style of painting and sculpture, with works containing...