Died Today in Art History: El Greco and the Ecstatic Nude (April 7, 1614)
On April 7, 1614, Domenikos Theotokopoulos — the painter the world knows as El Greco — died in Toledo, Spain. […]
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Suzanne Valadon Died Today, 88 Years Ago. She Painted the Nude as a Person, Not a Fantasy.
On April 7, 1938, Suzanne Valadon died in Paris. That makes today a clean excuse to talk about one of
William Morris Was Born Today, 192 Years Ago. He Only Painted One Picture — and Spent His Life Proving the Body Is Where All Design Begins.
William Morris was born on this day in 1834. He died in 1896 at sixty-two, exhausted and furious, having spent
Juan Gris Was Born Today, 139 Years Ago. He Shattered the Body — and Made It Beautiful.
On this day in 1887, José Victoriano González-Pérez was born in Madrid. The world would know him as Juan Gris
Anthony van Dyck Was Born Today, 427 Years Ago. He Made the Body the Foundation of Everything — Then Dressed It Up.
Anthony van Dyck was born on this day in 1599, in Antwerp. He died at forty-two. In between, he became
Hans Hofmann Was Born Today, 146 Years Ago. He Taught America How to See the Body — Then Blew It Apart.
On March 21, 1880, in Weißenburg, Bavaria, a boy was born who would spend his first decades building things: electromagnetic
Edward Poynter Was Born Today, 190 Years Ago. He Made the Nude Respectable — by Making It Precise.
Edward John Poynter was born on this day in 1836 — in Paris, of all places, to English parents who
Gerda Wegener: The Artist Who Painted Identity Before the World Had Words for It
Born This Day: The Artist Who Painted Identity Before the World Had Words for It On March 15, 1885, in
Ferdinand Hodler: The Swiss Master Who Made Nudity Philosophical
On March 14, 1853, Ferdinand Hodler was born in Bern, Switzerland — a man who would become one of Europe’s