by Pachir'art | Mar 22, 2021 | Art through the centuries
Art history studies artistic creation through the ages in an attempt to understand its meaning. In this article, we shed light on the evolution of art throughout history Progress from prehistory to the present day. Cave art (Cro-Magnon) -20 000 BC ...
by Pachir'art | Feb 22, 2021 | Art through the centuries
Both a trend and an artistic movement, Impressionism is most often expressed in paintings of landscapes and scenes of modern life. The style emphasises the instantaneous expression of light effects and visual sensation. Birth of the new painting Impressionism, which...
by Pachir'art | Nov 10, 2020 | Art through the centuries
The French artist Paul Gauguin failed to achieve wealth but shone with his avant-garde talent. Discover five stories and torments of the cursed artist. 1. Her work “When are you getting married?” sold for 265 million euros Gauguin’s 1882 portrait of...
by Pachir'art | Oct 16, 2020 | Art through the centuries
Before becoming the artist he is today, Gauguin began his career as a painter with the Impressionists. He soon tired of this movement, which he considered too superficial and purely realistic. He wanted to replace this art with a more intellectual movement dominated...
by Pachir'art | Oct 6, 2020 | Art through the centuries
The Middle Ages correspond to a period of about a thousand years. It begins in the middle of the 5th century (end of antiquity) and ends with the renaissance at the end of the 15th century Art historians generally divide the Middle Ages into nine major trends : the...
by Pachir'art | Sep 22, 2020 | Art through the centuries
Antiquity, considered as the first period in the history of civilisation, follows Prehistory (quite logical, isn’t it?). Indeed, Antiquity begins with the appearance of writing, dated to around 3300 BC. It ends with the decline and fall of the Roman Empire in...
