stranici, uz relativno nisku cijenu. Glavne teme u ukiyo-e slikarstvu bile su svakodnevni život, kurtizane (gejše), kabuki glumci, krajolici i priroda, mitologija, povijest i ljepotice. Kroz ove motive prepoznaje se duh vremena, ali i društveni i kulturni razvoj Japana. Jedan od najznačajnijih ukiyo-e slikara bio je Katsushika Hokusai. Njegovo najpoznatije djelo je serija drvoreza “36 … Read more
My most beautiful work of art is my garden in Giverny. Claude Monet Claude Oscar Monet (1840-1926) is one of the most important and, according to many, the most consistent representative of French Impressionism. Moreover, the entire movement was named after Monet’s painting Impression, Sunrise (Impression, solei levant). He was also called a painter of … Read more
… And the morning dawned. Dew fell, Glistening in large drops. The morning star shines. The wide leaves of the jasmine tremble and quiver. Vladimir Vidrić, Morning Slava Raškaj, Self-portrait Slava Raškaj (January 2, 1877 – March 29, 1906) Anyone who mentions the biography and paintings of Slava Raškaj always adds a few lines of … Read more
Last year marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Helen Beatrix Potter, an English writer and illustrator, best known for her brightly illustrated stories about adorable animals. She was born on July 28, 1866 in London, into a typical Victorian family. Her mother was the daughter of a wealthy shipbuilder and cotton merchant, and … Read more
A person’s happiness is based on their ability to identify with nature, to notice it and communicate with it. L.N. Tolstoy The landscape Sunny Day belongs to Levitan’s earliest preserved works, with which he presented himself at the exhibition of painting students in 1877, at the age of seventeen. The scenes, colors, scents, and sounds … Read more
Greek painted vases are part of the craft art, but they are much more than that because some of them are true works of art. Little of the painting of ancient Greece has been preserved, and therefore vases are a valuable material source for studying Greek painting, while also providing interesting information about the religion, … Read more
Croatian painter Celestin Mato Medović belongs to the forefront of our great artists of the 19th century. He is highly esteemed as a portraitist, excelling in historical and mythological depictions, but he is also considered a pioneer of landscape painting. Medović is part of a glorious generation of our artists who honed their skills at … Read more
Bela, whose real name is Adalbert, was born in Osijek on January 27, 1864, as the second son of Peter Čikoš and Justina, nee Modesti. His father was a military commander, a knight of Sesije, who earned that title for his military merits. The Čikoš family moved frequently, as demanded by his father’s profession; Osijek, … Read more
Fairies, elves, gnomes, goblins, dwarves, invisible and magical creatures of the forest, along with other unusual characters from stories and fairy tales, come to life on paper before the reader’s eyes thanks to the imaginative illustrator and painter Arthur Rackham. Rackham belonged to the narrow circle of the most significant representatives of the Golden Age … Read more
