Articles related to "Portrait Painters"



American Artist Alice Neel
Throughout her intense and independent life, Neel painted candid portraits of the famous and not-so-famous, and always maintained her true artistic vision.
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John Singer Sargent
Short biography of the American expatriate known for his career as a portraitist and for his notorious painting Madame X.
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Special Days in History - July 16th Anniversaries
Birthday, anniversary, special cccasion? Discover who was born on this day and what momentous occasions also took place on this day in history.
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18th-Century European Portraitists
Which 18th-century European artist suddenly went blind, created coronation portraits of Queen Charlotte, or painted famous beauty Emma Hamilton in historical poses?
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Oil Painters to Learn From...(Part Two)
This article continues the previous article, listing numerous oil painters who have marked history as accomplished painters in their fields.
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London Galleries - The Royal Academy of Arts
The Royal Academy is one of London's main attractions,its special exhibitions are famous. The annual Summer Exhibition is held every year from May to August.
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Rembrandt: Master Painter
The life and work of one of the world's greatest painters.
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Tiny Artwork
Whether you have a small space or a gigantic one, small pieces of art in a collection is a bold move.
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Events of Early Art
Test your knowledge with this brief overview of art history events from the 15th and 16th centuries.
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How To Prepare MDF Board For Portraiture
This easy technique shows how to seal the surface of MDF board for portrait painting. It is now prepared for layers of oil and glaze.
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Kenwood House – The Iveagh Bequest
Kenwood House has a permanent exhibition of paintings by Rembrandt, Larkin, Lawrence, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Vermeer, Hals, Van Dyck, Kauffmann, Romney and many others.
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Maria Howard Weeden, author of Shadows on the Wall
Maria Howard Weeden was an accomplished artist and writer. Her books are filled with portraits and verse about the people she knew.
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New DVD Releases for February 2009
Where's the romance this February? Not on DVDs unfortunately.
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Painting a Likeness
An insight into painting a portrait. Challenges are revealed as the artist reads 'between the lines' that make up the ingredients of this fascinating art form.
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Renaissance Artists of Brescia
Brescia, known in medieval days as Brixia, is a dynamic city in northern Italy. It has a rich artistic heritage that spans ancient times to the Renaissance to today.
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The Art of Charles Willson Peale
Charles Willson Peale painted some of the most memorable portraits in American history during the period surrounding the revolution, and spawned a family of artists.
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The Queen of Pulp Fiction
She may not have been of of the greatest women writers of our time, but Jacqueline Susann was by far the most interesting.
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Two Famous 18th-Century Painters
Italian Giambattista Tiepolo was virtuoso of fresco painting & Welsh Richard Wilson was honored by John Constable as landscape painter with unique naturalistic style.
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Wilkie Collins Biography
Brief biography of English crime and mystery writer Wilkie Collins, best known for The Moonstone.
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William Blake – 1757 – 1827
William Blake created his own mythology and more than two hundred years later he still challenges us to open the eyes of our soul - to look and see.
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Abraham Lincoln's Image on Film and Television
200 years, over 200 film depictions, and yet, the known likeness is on the money...the 500 copper images which gain the paper image of the photographed man.
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Belzoni, An Egyptian Archaeologist at the Circus
Giovanni Belzoni, the 19th-century explorer and Egyptian archaeologist, started out on his adventures as a circus strongman.
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Captivating Portraits
Oil painting lends itself well to expressing a personality through portraiture. In this article I discuss how oil painting in different styles can evoke the mood of a portrait.
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Classic Authors: Wilkie Collins
A brief biography of Victorian novelist Wilkie Collins.
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The Glamorous Joan Collins
She is a one of a kind actress that will always be noted for drama -- and yes -- gossip.
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Alexander Calder: Artist Biography
All the rage in the 1950's the mobile is a staple in art class. But this type of sculpture was only invented in the 1930's by an American son of the European avant-garde.
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Hussar About Town. 1
The 'Hussar' lets us into the secret of one of his favourite haunts for an intimate dinner for two; a small mews restaurant hidden away in the heart of London's Mayfair. Lose the calories afterwards by exercising a horse on Rotten Row in leafy Hyde Park or playing a game of Real Tennis down by the Thames Embankment.
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Illustrators' Conference News
The latest news from speakers at the Illustrators Conference held in June, 2001 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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The Mystery of Aimee Duvivier
Brief sketch of the life and career of Aimée Duvivier, based on existing information.
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BELL AND HIS TELEPHONE
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland. Due to his poor health, he and his family immigrated to Canada in 1870. They purchased property on Tutela Heights Road in Brantford Ontario. While recuperating there, Alexander conceived the idea of the telephone. And the rest is history.
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Recipes from Disaster - Part 1
Could there really be a useful role in the war zone for a celebrity French chef and restaurateur?

Rachel Ruysch – Female Dutch Flower Painter
This article briefly examines the life of Rachel Ruysch, the female still life flower painter who produced some of the finest work to emerge from the Dutch Golden Age.
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Travelsleuth's Diary: November Highlights
The Travelsleuth's monthly listing of Royal, social, cultural and sporting events in London and the Shires of England; Festivals, Fairs, Exhibitions, Auctions.<B>Last updated 2 November.</B>
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Alfred Stevens and His Wellington Waterloo
Alfred Stevens, painter and sculptor, was a genius but also a perfectionist. His memorial to the Duke of Wellington in St Paul's Cathedral (London) was his final undoing
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Isabella and the Pot of Basil
John Keats' "Isabella; or The Pot of Basil" inspired works by painters John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt, John William Waterhouse and John White Alexander.
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