Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass (1863) is considered a watershed in the history of modern French painting.
What made this painting revolutionary?
What lies behind the bold gaze of the nude woman?
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5 Masterpieces in Art History: #2 “Mona Lisa”
She lacks the radiance of Raphael’s Madonnas.
She doesn’t have the intensity of Michelangelo’s sculptures.
But she holds a “silent voice.”
5 Masterpieces in Art History: #1 Giotto’s “St. Francis Preaching to the Birds”
His one step led to the Renaissance.
A man who painted the future.
Giotto.
Everything began with his art.
Series “What Makes Art Valuable?” Part 1: Does Art Have “Standards”?
The Impressionists were also heretics. Great art has high production techniques and social value and has the power to move viewer’s heart. Don’t try to understand it, just feel it. And take it easy. There are things that even professionals do not ”understand.”