Oil painting from the 1880s by V L Rydberg with Sommaro mansion and pavilion. The main building burned down in 1892.

"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...

Flowers are everywhere in Renoir’s paintings, whether as part of the landscape or as a decorative element—for example, gracing a lady’s hat—and they continue the centuries-long tra...

Photographic reportage: Venice, 1962/Paolo Monti. - Strips: 6, Overall frames: 37: Negative b/n, gelatin silver bromide/film; 35 mm. - (Frames have double numbering. On the adjecti...

The 1880s were troubled years for Renoir, replete with changes both in his work and personal life. During the first years of the decade, the income from his portrait painting allow...

“I also hold that painting is a quite concrete art, and can consist of nothing but the representation of real, tangible things, ” wrote Gustave Courbet in an open letter to his stu...