Category: Great Portraits
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Toulouse-Lautrec at the blue cabaret
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec immortalized the gaiety of La Belle Époque in Paris. However, his most poignant paintings reveal a deep sense of empathy for his fellow outsiders.
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Chardin: The great painter of childhood
To capture the magic of childhood, Jean Siméon Chardin turned quiet moments that slip by unnoticed into paintings that embody the spirit of the Enlightenment.
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Why look at paintings of Saint Joseph
Many young men today feel detached from traditional role models. Could a father figure from the first century actually connect with Gen Z? Joseph of Nazareth might just surprise you.
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George Bellows: Last stop, 59th Street
The lone tenement beneath the new Queensboro Bridge looks out of place. Is it real? Or is it an architectural ghost, haunting us with memories of homes that were razed?
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Leonardo’s irrefutable feminism
During the Renaissance, women were portrayed as ideals, symbols, and allegories—even in their own portraits. Then Leonardo da Vinci and his muse said goodbye to all that.
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Titian portrayed lust with eloquence
Artists usually cast Venus as a symbol of untouchable beauty…but not Titian. He lures the goddess from the heavens into the bedroom, trading divine perfection for carnal allure.