Painting

The Birth of Venus | Sandro Botticelli
22Oct

The Birth of Venus (Botticelli)

The Birth of Venus (Italian: Nascita di Venere) is a painting by the Italian artist Sandro Botticelli, probably executed in the mid 1480s during the 'Early Renaissance' period. It depicts the goddess Venus arriving at the shore after her birth, when she had emerged...
Mona Lisa | Leonardo da Vinci | Art
18Oct

Mona Lisa (Leonardo da Vinci)

One of, if not the most famous painting in the world, the Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. Considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, it has been described as the best known, the most visited,...
18Oct

Girl with a Pearl Earring (Vermeer)

Until 1995, this now famous oil painting by Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer, dated c. 1665, was known as Girl with a Turban. It was not until the Mauritshuis in The Hague decided that Girl with a Pearl Earring was a better name....