CONTRO VERSIES CONTRO VERSIA an inaccurate history of painting and ceramics

"Here is portrayed three Moods of the Sky and the effects on the Fish and Animals. Sharks and Turtles come to the Surface when it is Raining. Wallabies and Kangaroos are out feedin...

This vase is an example of Korean ceramics known as buncheong. The Korean peninsula is a region with a long ceramist tradition, of around eight thousand years¿ antiquity, and of sp...

The painting shows a naked man with his head held high standing on a gilded sleigh drawn by four strong men, two pulling and two pushing. A one-eyed priest is shown in the centre o...

In 1925, at the first exhibition of the OST, the painter I. Kudriashov presented two series of paintings: the Construction of Straight Line Movement and the Construction of Curvili...

New acquisition, September 2013: Competition entry by Nils Andersson Nils Andersson's painting Heimdal Returns Brisingamen to Freya is an evocative example of the images of ancient...

Pierrot content is one of a group of early works by Watteau in which the artist developed the theme of the fête galante that would be so highly appreciated during the 18th century....

It is one of the oldest easel paintings in Lithuania, closely linked to Vytautas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania (reigning 1401-1430), and early Christianisation in Lithuania. Up unti...

The Lady of Cerro Alcalá (Torres, Jaén, Spain) is a sculptural fragment that represents a bidding female figure, fragmented. It lacks the head, the neck, the left shoulder, the lef...