For artist Sajida Hussain, painting women is recording her feelings onto the canvas. Hussain, whose love for painting women has deepened over the last 12 years, says her work is a testimony to peace ...

Kamran Khavarani created his own art genre, but he wasn’t sure what to name it. That’s why he called Albert Boime, a late UCLA art history professor, who later hailed Khavarani as the leader of a new ...

In art, there have been many eras, ages, and phases. Be it the Dutch Golden Age, or the Renaissance era, every art style has given the world masterpieces that are appreciated even today. But, like ...

In Becoming the Sea, nostalgia for the Rhine River of Kiefer’s childhood flows into homages to the Mississippi as a symbol of both industry and creative freedom.

Romanticism describes the era of the 19th century in which artists and poets strove for individuality and originality instead of conformity. Romantics rejected the traditional aesthetic values of the ...

"Discarded Roses" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1875) Renoir was known for his approach toward depictions of feminine beauty, and this is clearly seen in this sensual still-life painting. Renoir painted ...

NEW HAVEN — Is art inherently romantic? Wassily Kandinsky thought so. "It is no part of my program to paint with tears," wrote the great Russian painter, "and I really don't care for sweets, but ...

This course is divided into three areas—art, literature, and music. Each is taught by a different professor, who will discuss the effect of Romanticism on the field. For details, see Emerging ...

Whether it’s couples locked in a tender embrace or a still-life with sensuous qualities, throughout history, artists have used canvas and oil to capture the beauty and passion of love. While the best ...