Famous artworks : 2 Articles

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The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci

Mona Lisa • 21 minutes read
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.

The Card Players (1890-95) by Paul Cézanne

Art history • 21 minutes read
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...

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