Painting

The Creation of Adam | Michelangelo | 1508 | Sistine Chapel
18Nov

The Creation of Adam

The Creation of Adam, also known as The Creation of Man is a fresco painting by Italian artist Michelangelo, which forms part of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling. Painted c. 1508–1512, the painting illustrates the Biblical creation narrative from the Book of Genesis in which God...
The Good Samaritan | Vincent Van Gogh | 1890
04Nov

The Good Samaritan (Van Gogh)

Vincent Van Gogh's mirrored copy of Eugène Delacroix's Good Samaritan currently hanging in Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, The Netherlands is an oil on canvas, measuring 73 cm x 60 cm. On May 8, 1890, exhausted, ill, and out of control, Vincent Van Gogh committed himself to St....
The Last Supper | Leonardo da Vinci | Twelve Apostles
01Nov

The Last Supper (Da Vinci)

Measuring 460 cm × 880 cm, The Last Supper is a mural painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1495-1498, located in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan, Italy. The painting represents the scene of...
Luncheon of the Boating Party | Pierre-Auguste Renoir
30Oct

Luncheon of the Boating Party (Renoir)

Luncheon of the Boating Party is a painting by French impressionist Pierre Auguste Renoir, painted in 1881. Included in the Salon in 1882, it was identified as the best painting in the show by three critics. It was purchased from the artist by the dealer-patron...