Famous artwork : 5 Articles

The Mona Lisa strikingly resembles Renaissance representations of the Virgin Mary, which was considered an ideal of femininity at the time. The woman in the painting is seated upright in a "pozzetto" armchair with her arms folded, indicating a reserved posture.

Paul Cézanne, born in Aix-en-Provence in 1839 and died in 1906, was part of the post-Impressionist movement and laid the groundwork for many avant-garde movements of the 20th century, especially in terms of formal simplification...

"Las Meninas" is a famous painting by the Spanish artist Diego Velázquez. Completed in 1656, it depicts a scene in the court of King Philip IV of Spain, with the king and queen reflected in a mirror in the background...

Caravaggio's Bacchus is a masterpiece of Baroque painting, depicting the Roman god of wine and fertility reclining on a bed of grapes and holding a goblet of wine in his left hand. The painting is notable for its striking use of light and shadow, and its intense emotional impact.

"Senecio" is a painting created by Paul Klee in 1922. It is a portrait of a face, created using geometric shapes and bold colors...