Known for painting the muse of a famous yogurt brand, Vermeer (1632-1675) is an essential Dutch artist of the Dutch Golden ...

Manet the Sailor. Édouard Manet initially planned a career in the navy, despite his talent for drawing. After leaving school ...

An essential figure of Viennese Symbolist painting, Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) is renowned for his portraits and feminine ...

The Egyptian Empire was one of the most powerful in the world in its day, thanks in no small part to a host of inventions.

To control the territory, the Roman Republic threw all its forces for more than a century (343-264 BCE) in a duel against the ...

With her rebellious and mischievous character, Princess Margaret appeared to be the opposite of her sister Elizabeth II, who ...

She has fascinated history enthusiasts for centuries. Known for her beauty, ingenuity, and relationship with King Henry II, ...

After Chardin mentioned to a fellow painter that any sum of money was appreciated, even for a portrait, his friend replied, ...

Founder of electromagnetism, André-Marie Ampère gave his name to the unit of electric current. His major work also shaped the ...

With his incredible mastery of chiaroscuro and his mysterious temperament, Rembrandt remains in people's minds as a genius of ...

The Chemin des Dames is a ridge road in northern France that was the site of several major battles during World War I, most ...

Renaissance, Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510) is the creator of world-famous works such as The Birth of Venus. Adored by the Pre ...