Albrecht Dürer was a German painter, engraver, and mathematician. He's considered one of the very first master watercolorists. At the age of 15, in 1486, he learned to paint with gouache, oil, and watercolor in the studio of a Nuremberg artist, Michael Wolgemut. During his training, he equally developed great expertise in wood engraving, a [Read more]

Animal art is one of the most ancient of all. In fact, animals represent the vast majority of subjects found in drawings and paintings dating back to prehistory found in various places across the globe. Some advance that, not only endowed with aesthetic character, these representations were probably used for mysterious rites connected with [Read more]

At a certain period, the royal families of the various European countries surrounded themselves with artists of recognized talent, or with great potential, to whom they trusted the creation of works to decorate their palaces and residences, as well as the making of portraits.

In France, during the Ancien Régime, they appointed the [Read more]

In 1785, John James Audubon was born in Santo-Domingo (modern-day Haiti), but was brought up by his mother-in-law in France. From his earliest days, he was fascinated by the natural sciences and all the animal and plant species he observed.

In 1803, he sailed to the United States to avoid conscription, then underway in France. He found a [Read more]

Painting is one the richest forms of art and a vibrant witness of the past, a way of leaving one's trace over the span of time. Its evolution over the course of the centuries is impossible to describe in just a few words, due to its sheer dimension, longevity, and diversity.

However, it is possible to assert that the term [Read more]