The Art of Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko (1903 – 1970) was originally born in Russia. His family emigrated to the United States in 1913, were he eventually became an Abstract Expressionist. His emotionally resonant use of color led him to be categorized as a Color Field painter which was an abstract style characterized by its use of large expenses of solid color. Many Color Field paintings were intended to create

The Art of Sir Peter Lely

Sir Peter Lely (1618 – 1680) was born into a Dutch family that was living in Germany and was originally named Pieter van der Faes. He trained in Haarlem, but in the 1640s he moved to England, where he spend most of his working life. (Lely, Sir Peter. Diane Kirke, later Countess of Oxford. c. 1665. oil on canvas. Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut, US.) His early English

The Art of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780 – 1867) found fame as the champion of the classical tradition in France. After training briefly with the famous artist, David, Ingres spent his early career in Italy, where he earned a good deal of his living with exquisite pencil portraits. From the beginning of his career, Ingres freely borrowed from earlier art, using poses from Roman statues and adopting