Painting "The Saporogians impose a manifesto on the Sultan Mohammed IV."(1891, I. J. Rjepin). Russian Museum, Leningrad (today: St. Petersburg)

"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...

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...

In December 1890Winslow Homer wrote to his brother Charles, “I have got a fine picture called The Distress Signal a scene in mid ocean.” The painter was referring to the work in th...

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...

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....

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...

Unlike her fellow Russian avant-garde artists, Olga Rozanova did not travel around Europe, but she was connected with the successive modern movements. When she went to live in Sain...