Art masters

Often derided as staidly traditional, John Singer Sargent in fact provided a glimpse of the modern world. Ahead of a major new exhibition, Sarah Churchwell surveys the sensational portraits that caught the imagination of painters and authors alike

Master copies by Edgar Degas. Which artists Degas studied and how he made his master copies. Get a look at how Degas did it and how you can make your own.

Leffel’s paintings have, for more than five decades, maintained a conversation with Rembrandt.

Détail de « Léon Delafosse », par John Singer Sargent (ca. 1895/8). (Detail of “Léon Delafosse”, by John Singer Sargent (ca. 1895/8).)

Art Gallery on Instagram: “The Lunatic of Étretat, 1871 by Hugues Merle (1822-1881) O Lunático de Étretat, 1871 de Hugues Merle…”

Most of the time I focus on colorful landscapes and seascapes, but this post is a change of theme. I will be taking a closer look at some of the most dramatic paintings I have come across. These paintings demonstrate just how powerful art can be and how much emotion we are able to depict

Impressionist painter Sergey Volkov Riksovich, a member of the Union of Artists of Russia, was born in 1957 in one of the most beautiful cities of the Volga region - ancient Kostroma. His early art education he received in the Krasnoselsky school (metal art) where he mastered not only jewelry methods, but also knowledge of composition and history of art, painting, sculpture.

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A selection of works on paper by some of the world's greatest artists which will be on display at Oxford's Ashmolean museum to mark its 330th birthday