Welcome to Art History with Sylvester! Sylvester says: Humans have been communicating with art and imagery since the stone ages…and, well, they even used stone. The cave paintings are filled with stories. The Hall of the Bulls is located in the Lascaux Cave in Dordogne, … Continue readingHall of the Bulls
Giovanni Lanfranco was born on January 26, 1582. He was a Baroque Italian painter. Lanfranco was involved in decorating many churches in Rome and is known for his dramatic approach to depicting the Biblical scenes on which he focused. He painted ceilings especially, and his … Continue readingThe Annunciation by Giovanni Lanfranco
Govert Flinck was born on January 25, 1615 in the Dutch Republic. Flinck became associated with Rembrandt when he moved in with the painter’s wife’s relatives’ neighbors (how’s that for association?!). Flinck was secretly interested in art at the time and became one of Rembrandt’s … Continue readingAngels Announcing Christ’s Birth to the Shepherds by Govert Flinck
Konstantin Bogaevsky was born on January 24, 1872 in Russia. He is best known for his symbolic landscapes. Bogaevsky studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts and was dismissed for his supposed “lack of talent,” so he traveled to Italy and France to continue growing … Continue readingShips: Evening Sun by Konstantin Bogaevsky
Édouard Manet was a French Impressionist painter born on January 23, 1832. He was one of Impressionism’s most influential artists. Manet’s father and mother were a judge and a daughter of a diplomat, respectively. Great achievements in law were expected of Édouard, but when his uncle … Continue readingIn the Conservatory by Édouard Manet
William Powell Frith was born on January 19, 1819 in North Yorkshire. He began his career by painting portraits, including those of notable people like Charles Dickens. He later got into painting the various Victorian classes, bringing the poor and the rich together in public … Continue readingThe Crossing Sweeper by William Powell Frith
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller was born on January 15, 1793. He was an Austrian painter and writer. Waldmüller worked for a time teaching art to children, and after marrying a singer he went on tour with her to be a set designer. To improve his own … Continue readingView of Ischl by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
Berthe Morisot was a French painter born on January 14, 1841. She was one of France’s “trois grandes dames” of Impressionism, a nickname given by Gustave Geffroy to her, Marie Bracquemond, and Mary Cassatt. (In case you’re wondering, that translates into the “three big ladies.”) … Continue readingThe Cradle by Berthe Morisot
John Singer Sargent was born on January 12, 1856. He was an American painter, though he spent the majority of his life in Europe. He was best known for his portraits and created about 900 oil paintings and 2,000 watercolors. As a boy, Sargent loved to … Continue readingAn Out-of-Doors Study by John Singer Sargent
Georgios Jakobides was born on January 11, 1853 in the Ottoman Empire. He is best known as being a painter and the founder of the National Gallery of Greece. He studied in the Athens School of Fine Arts and later in the Academy of Fine … Continue readingThe Favorite by Georgios Jakobides