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Charles LeBrun (1619-90) formalized official artistic theory and practice that would rule the art world until the 19th century.

The French Expressionist artist, Jules Pascin, created beautiful paintings and drawings of naked women who were often prostitutes or artist's models.

Marc Chagall is considered one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. A brief look at the life and artwork of the French artist Marc Chagall.

See how well you know the 19th-century English or French artist who had only one leg, who had his marriage annulled, or who was financially ruined over a column.

Like Nicolas Poussin, Claude became one of the most revered artists of the 17th century and this classicist landscape is a firm fixture of western canon of art.

Biography of Paul Gauguin, leader of the symbolist movement in art, and exponent of wood engraving and woodcuts. Like Van Gogh, proponent of Post-Impressionism.

Which British or French painter was dismissed as sentimental, was known for satanic subject matter, was the father of modern art, or was honored symbolically as an eye?

Looking for a spot to cool off and relax in Marrakech? Head to the shady - and exquisite - Majorelle Garden, home to hundreds of exotic plants and an Islamic Art Museum.

While in Tahiti, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, Paul Gauguin created this sensuous portrait of a young native woman.

Though his career was cut short by World War I, August Macke nonetheless left behind many beautiful and richly colored Expressionist works.

Though overshadowed by the Impressionists in their own day, the works of these romantic and idealistic artists has through time gained a new respect and admiration.

This gallery features European drawings, paintings and sculptures, including works by Daddi, Cézanne, Degas, Rubens, Cranach the Elder, Raoul Dufy and Edouard Manet.

Spurred on by an 1867 newspaper piece stating that "Negroes" had no artistic talent, the mostly self-taught Edward M. Bannister proved otherwise in his respected career.

Ladurée is a refined tea salon with as much history as it has elegance, you don't want to miss the Ladurée experience if you're ever in Paris (or London, or Geneva)

Madrid's famous Reina Sofia Museum, officially named Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS), gets ready to host foreign visual art.

Annual poppies bring unity to wildflower meadows or a natural garden as well as create a breath-taking display. Seeds of annual poppies are easy to find and buy.

George Clausen was highly regarded in his day but is now largely forgotten. However, an uncharacteristic memorial to the dead of World War I deserves to be better known.

Active from the late 1870s until his death in 1909, Dillon depicted studio, street, café and theater scenes in the medium of which he was a master: lithography.

Following the defeat of WWII, while many Japanese racially mixed babies were abondoned by their parents, Miki Sawada dedicated her life to take care of the orphans.