Art curiosities

The Magic of Caravaggio
Who was exactly the painter Caravaggio?
Caravaggio was an Italian Baroque painter considered one of the great masters of form. He was born Michelan...

10 Paintings To Give As Gifts At Christmas
Every year around this time, we start the same debate.
What are good gifts for Christmas?
For this Christmas, Kuadros has chosen 10 paintings that,...

The 10 Most Famous Abstract Paintings'
What are the most famous abstract paintings in history? In this entry, we address that question and expand our collective knowledge about the fasci...

The 10 Most Famous Paintings of Jesus'
The figure of Jesus is one of the most iconic in history.
The art surrounding the image of Jesus Christ has been idealized by both amateur artists...

The Vanguardist Movement (Avant-garde)
The Avant Guarde, a French term that means vanguard, or advanced guard, was originally used to denote the vanguard of an army and first applied to ...

Everything about Art Nouveau
The beginnings of Art Nouveau
The advent of Art Nouveau - literally "New Art" - can be attributed to two distinct influences: the first was the int...

Characteristics of Art Deco
Art Deco is a popular design style from the 1920s and 1930s characterized particularly by elegant geometric or stylized forms and by the use of m...

Concepts of Abstract Expressionism
Abstract expressionism is the term applied to the new forms of abstract art developed by American painters like Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and W...

The 36 Most Famous Artistic Movements and Styles
Famous artistic movements and styles
Throughout history, artists have produced art in a variety of media and styles following different philosophie...

The 20 Most Famous Painters in History'
The final list of the 20 most famous painters of all time
In the museums of the world, the works of various famous painters who have left their mar...

The Last Day of Pompeii - Karl Bryullov
The ground shakes. The sky suddenly darkens as if night has fallen over the earth. Hundreds of citizens of Pompeii stop, astonished and frightened,...

5 Popular Paintings on the Internet that are Fake
The world of art is filled with forgeries that the unsuspecting admirer often fails to perceive at first glance.
Art in all possible forms always ...

