Thomas Gainsborough was a famous 18th century English painter and printmaker associated with the Rococo art movement. He is best known for his light palette, portraits of high society and his figures in landscapes. Famous Thomas Gainsborough artworks include “The Blue Boy", "Frances Browne, Mrs John Douglas", “Portrait of Anne, Countess of Chesterfield”, "Girl with Pigs", "Mary … [Read more...] about Thomas Gainsborough Quotes about Art
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John Constable Quotes about Art
John Constable was a famous English painter and watercolorist associated with the Romanticism art movement. He is best known for his landscape paintings of the English countryside. Famous John Constable artworks include “Wivenhoe Park", "Dedham Vale", “The Hay Wain”, "Weymouth Bay", "The White Horse", "Hadleigh Castle", "Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows", "Stonehenge", … [Read more...] about John Constable Quotes about Art
J.M.W. Turner Quotes about Art
J.M.W. Turner was a famous English painter, watercolorist, and printmaker associated with the Romanticism art movement. He is best known for his landscapes and seascapes filled with light and drama. Famous JMW Turner artworks include “Fishermen at Sea", "Dutch Boats in a Gale", “Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps”, "The Burning of the Houses of Lords and … [Read more...] about J.M.W. Turner Quotes about Art
Jacques-Louis David Quotes about Art
Jacques-Louis David was a famous French painter associated with the Neoclassicism art movement. He is best known for his portraits, mythological scenes, and history paintings. Famous Jacques-Louis David artworks include “Oath of the Horatii", “The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons”, "The Death of Socrates", "Madame Récamier", "Antiochus and Stratonica", "Cupid and … [Read more...] about Jacques-Louis David Quotes about Art
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun Quotes About Art
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun was a famous French female portrait painter generally associated with the Rococo and Neoclassical art movements. She is best known for her portraits of mostly women, including Marie Antoinette and her family. Famous Madame Le Brun artworks include “Madame Perregaux", “Marie Antoinette and her Children”, "Peace bringing back Abundance", "Muhammad Dervish … [Read more...] about Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun Quotes About Art
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres about Art
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was a famous French painter and draftsman associated with the French Neoclassical art movement. He is best known for his portrait paintings and drawings. Famous Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres artworks include “The Envoys of Agamemnon", “Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne”, "The Grande Baigneuse", "Virgil reading The Aeneid before Augustus, Livia and … [Read more...] about Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres about Art
Francisco Goya Quotes on Art
Francisco Goya was a famous Spanish painter, draftsman and printmaker. He is best known for his court works, iconic works like his May Second and May Third paintings, his shocking war etchings, and his late darker works where he explores the depravity of mankind and the monsters of his imagination. Famous Francisco Goya paintings include “Yard with Lunatics", “La maja desnuda”, … [Read more...] about Francisco Goya Quotes on Art