Henri Rousseau Died 116 Years Ago Today. He Painted the Nude as a Dream.
Henri Rousseau painted jungles he never saw, in a country he never left, from a mind that had never been
Art History
François Girardon Died 311 Years Ago Today. He Sculpted the Sun King’s Naked Majesty Into Marble.
On September 1, 1715, François Girardon died in Paris at eighty-seven. He had spent five decades giving Louis XIV’s Versailles
Charles Baudelaire Died 159 Years Ago Today. He Taught the World to See the Modern Body, and a Court Convicted Him for It.
Charles Baudelaire died on August 31, 1867, at the age of 46. The man who taught the modern world how
Jacques-Louis David Was Born 278 Years Ago Today. He Dressed His Heroes in Nothing but Virtue.
On August 30, 1748, Jacques-Louis David was born in Paris. He grew up to become the painter of the French
Ingres Was Born 246 Years Ago Today. He Made the Nude an Ideal, Then Gave It Desire.
On August 29, 1780, a boy was born in Montauban, in the south of France, who would spend eighty-six years
Edward Burne-Jones Was Born 193 Years Ago Today. His Phyllis and Demophoon Made the Victorian Nude Too Honest.
On August 28, 1833, Edward Burne-Jones was born in Birmingham, England. He became the most influential British artist of his
Titian Died 450 Years Ago Today. He Invented the Reclining Nude and Changed How the World Sees the Female Body.
Four hundred and fifty years ago today, on 27 August 1576, Tiziano Vecellio died of fever in Venice while plague
Frans Hals Died 360 Years Ago Today. He Made the Human Body Breathe on Canvas.
Three hundred and sixty years ago today, Frans Hals died in Haarlem. He was old, he was poor, and he
Dorothea Tanning Was Born 116 Years Ago Today. She Made the Female Body a Door to Another World.
Dorothea Tanning was born on August 25, 1910, in Galesburg, Illinois. She lived 101 years and spent nearly all of
Lavinia Fontana Was Born 474 Years Ago Today. The First Professional Woman Painter Made Her Name on the Nude She Was Never Allowed to Study.
Four hundred and seventy-four years ago today, Lavinia Fontana was born in Bologna. Her father, the Mannerist painter Prospero Fontana,