Famous painters: biographies, movements and great masters

Johannes Vermeer in 25 dates, chronology from 1632 to 1675
Johannes Vermeer in 25 dates: chronology from 1632 to 1675
From his baptism in 1632 to his death in debt in 1675: a short life, documented in fragments, transformed by painting. Read more...
Rembrandt and Saskia for the history of the painter's family
Rembrandt's family and parents
Rembrandt’s parents, siblings, wife, partners, children and in-laws shaped his education, workshop, finances and some of his images. Explore his family relationships and the portraits associated with them. Read more...
Self-portrait of Rembrandt in 1659 for his complete biography
Rembrandt: Complete Biography, Life, Works and Legacy
From Leiden to Amsterdam, from the triumph of group portraits to his final, richly textured and quiet canvases, Rembrandt turns every face into a story. This complete biography dispels the... Read more...
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci quotes: which ones are authentic?
Ten authenticated quotes from Leonardo da Vinci, eight false attributions and a simple method for verifying manuscripts, editions and translations. Read more...
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa
What did Leonardo da Vinci look like? Self-portraits and alleged portraits
What did Leonardo da Vinci look like? Sanguine of Turin, portrait of Melzi, portrait of Lucania and posthumous images classified according to their reliability. Read more...
Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci
Was Leonardo da Vinci vegetarian? Habits and personality
Was Leonardo da Vinci vegetarian? Corsali's letter, his relationship with animals, his habits and his personality scrutinized by sources. Read more...
Ginevra de’ Benci, a woman portrayed by Leonardo da Vinci
Did Leonardo da Vinci have a wife or children? Love life and known facts
Leonard never married and has no known children. Archives of 1476, Salaikh, Melzi, female portraits and myths about his intimate life. Read more...
Symbolic illustration of a Renaissance study, evoking the last years of Leonardo da Vinci.
When and what did Leonardo da Vinci die of? Date, cause and age
Leonardo da Vinci died on May 2, 1519 in Amboise, at the age of 67. Medical cause, paralysis, will, legend of François I and grave. Read more...
The Château du Clos Lucé in Amboise, Leonardo da Vinci’s final home
Why did Leonardo da Vinci come to France? His last years
Why did Leonardo da Vinci come to France in 1516? Francis I’s invitation, Clos Lucé, the paintings he brought and his final years explained with sources. Read more...
House traditionally associated with the birth of Leonardo in Anchiano
Leonardo da Vinci's family: parents, brothers and sisters
Who were Leonardo da Vinci's parents, brothers and sisters? Discover his family tree, his childhood in Vinci, his half-brothers and his estate. Read more...
A woman reading a novel painted by Vincent van Gogh in Arles in 1888
What Van Gogh read: Zola, Dickens, the Bible and the writers he loved
Van Gogh was a passionate reader. From the Bible to Zola, Dickens, Hugo, Shakespeare and Maupassant, his books nourish his characters, his color and his conception of the artist. Read more...
The love life of Vincent van Gogh, relationships, rejections and myths
Van Gogh's love life: relationships, rejections and myths
Van Gogh was neither married nor simply "always rejected". From Kee Vos to Sien Hoornik, Margot Begemann and Agostina Segatori, discover the facts, the silences of the archives and the... Read more...
Coke factory in Flénu in Borinage, drawing and watercolor by Vincent van Gogh, 1879
Van Gogh in the Borinage: the preacher who became a draftsman
In Borinage, Van Gogh arrived as a preacher to the miners and left determined to become a designer. Chronology, works, letters and real places. Read more...
Vincent van Gogh's letters to Théo and what they reveal about his work
Vincent's letters to Theo: what they really reveal about his work
What do Vincent van Gogh's letters to Théo reveal? Discover his real work: studies, sketches, colors, material, series, money and self-criticism. Read more...
Van Gogh’s homes: a historical photograph of the rectory in Zundert where he was born
The houses of Van Gogh: all his addresses, from Zundert to the Auberge Ravoux
From Zundert to the Auberge Ravoux, discover Van Gogh’s houses, boarding houses and studios: 41 documented stages, buildings no longer standing, places to visit and related works. Read more...