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PortraitFlip’s artwork category covers every single piece of information about paintings produced in different art periods. This category will take you back to those times, from the Renaissance to Modern Art, to help you learn about its finest creations.
World’s 15 Stolen Artworks: List of Recovered & Lost Artworks
Although robbery is a crime, we can’t deny the fact that some heists have made history, especially in the art world. Everyone gets fascinated by a good mystery and the artistic community is full of them. I mean, turn the pages of art history. The hint of missing paintings, lost artworks, or stolen pieces will…
Revisiting Roman History With Famous Roman Paintings
When you think about Rome, what are some things that come to mind? The tempting smell of pasta, cheese, gelato, or Colosseum? Well, an art lover would definitely say the art of Rome. Or, to be precise, the famous Roman paintings. An influential mix of various cultures that has shaped a totally unique and fascinating…
What is Fresco Painting: Ancient Mural Art That Boomed in Renaissance!
Here’s an ultimate guide to fresco painting, which evolved significantly with time and influenced geniuses like Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo da Vinci. Look at some magnificent fresco paintings by these Renaissance artists. The Last Judgement, The Last Supper, The School of Athens, and others, which were made with the utmost care and affection, were actually…
Psychedelic Art (A Guide To 1960’s Most Popular Trippy Art)
If you look at any psychedelic artwork, you’ll see a composition full of bright, contrasting colors and distorted images—something that’s messy, unorganized, and chaotic! But why on earth would anybody make such a type of art? The answer lies in its vast and mysterious history, which made the psychedelic art movement come into existence and…
12 Famous Self-Portraits Every Art Lover Should Know!
Self-portraits have existed since antiquity but gained relevance in the early 15th century. Thanks to all those geniuses who believed in this art and who, with every possible means, expressed their hearts out. From Vincent Van Gogh to Frida Kahlo to Pablo Picasso to Jan Van Eyck, nearly all the artists who made it big…
11 Rococo Paintings (Art That Made French Rococo Popular)
Countless pieces of rococo art were made. Some touched the doors of renowned galleries and museums, while others remained an heirloom of art patrons. Before I present to you the most popular rococo paintings, let me give you a brief explanation of how it all started. Let’s learn what happened in European art in the…
Neoclassical Paintings: 8+ Revival Art of Rome and Greece
“Drawing is the honesty of art. To draw does not mean simply to reproduce contours: drawing does not consist merely of line. Drawing is also expression, the inner form, the plane and modeling.” This quote by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres best explains the essence of neoclassical paintings! Artworks from this era have always enthralled art…
Schizophrenia Art: Art Therapy Or An Expression Of Agony?
“I have schizophrenia. That doesn't mean I am schizophrenia. I am not my mental illness. My mental illness is a part of me" - Jonathan Harnisch Does this quote ring a bell to you? Let me break it down for you! How many times have you looked at a painting and wondered what on earth…
10 Famous Angel Paintings: Glorifying Biblical Scenes!
Over hundreds of artworks were made depicting angels. Most of them belonged to Jews, Christians, and Muslims, as angels play a key role in conveying God’s message to their respective prophets. But the ones that’ve conquered the hearts of millions and are predominantly spoken about on the internet belonged to art patrons who practice Christianity.…
7 Famous Gothic Paintings: Artworks That Sparks Mystery
Gothic paintings sound familiar? Or, let me break it down for you! Mediaeval art? Does that strike a hint? Well, Gothic art is a style that falls under the Medieval art movement. Some of the paintings you look at have a completely different aura! The same goes with the concept of gothic painting and artwork.…
12 Most Famous Sad Paintings: Sad Drawings That Will Pierce Your Heart!
My art is grounded in reflections on being different from others. My sufferings are part of myself and my art. They are indistinguishable from me, and their destruction would destroy my art. I want to keep those sufferings.” Edvard Munch This poignant quote by the famous expressionist artist explains exactly why many artists create paintings of sadness.…
Paintings of Cleopatra: Artworks of the Last Pharaoh Of Egypt
Seductive eyes, a body as fragile as a glass, and shiny piercing eyes—but a femme fatale who can flip the world upside down when in rage! Now you might be wondering whom I am talking about. I am talking about the last pharaoh of Egypt, the bold queen, and the fiery Cleopatra VII. She is…