Art history: artists, movements and museums

Caravaggio, The Calling of Saint Matthew: a beam of light crossing a dark room
Rembrandt and Caravaggio: two masters of chiaroscuro compared
Caravaggio cuts through the night; Rembrandt lets light inhabit faces. A visual comparison of their works, techniques and ways of telling stories. Read more...
Rembrandt, Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, 1644, National Gallery, London
Christ and the Adulterous Woman by Rembrandt: analysis of light and the crowd
A complete analysis of Christ and the adulterous woman painted by Rembrandt in 1644: biblical story, chiaroscuro, crowd, architecture of the Temple, provenance and reproduction. Read more...
Rembrandt, Self-portrait, 1658, Frick Collection
Rembrandt's self-portraits: chronology, analysis and evolution of the face
Follow forty years of Rembrandt's self-portraits: experimental youth, social affirmation, artist at work and the last faces shaped by the material. Read more...
Rembrandt, The Night Watch, complete painting, 1642
Rembrandt's Night Watch: complete analysis, story and characters
Who are the characters in The Night Watch? Discover the history, composition, symbols, cut parts and research of the Rijksmuseum. Read more...
Self-Portrait with Two Circles by Rembrandt, a Baroque painter of the Dutch Golden Age
Was Rembrandt an impressionist or a Renaissance painter?
Rembrandt belongs to the Dutch 17th century. He is classified among the masters of the Golden Age and, more broadly, of the Baroque - even if his late touch may... Read more...
Rembrandt's Night Watch, 1642, Rijksmuseum
Rembrandt's style: light, material, portraits and narration
How to recognize Rembrandt's style? A visual analysis of his light, his pictorial material, his portraits and his way of telling stories through gestures. Read more...
Chronology of artistic movements, from the Renaissance to modern art
Artistic Movements: The Great Timeline of Styles
Thirteen artistic movements from the Renaissance to Surrealism: timeline, visual characteristics, artists, illustrated examples and differences between styles. Read more...