A Coign of Vantage Painting by Lawrence Alma Tadema Lawrence's A Coign of Vantage Alma Tadema is a figurative painting by a well-known Dutch artist. Three aristocratic women are depicted staring down at a bay below. The word 'Coign of Vantage' literally translates to a good vantage point for observation....

Elasticity Painting Famous artwork by Boccioni Umberto Elasticity "The dynamic movement of a horse and rider is captured in a mass of bright colors and swirling, fragmented forms. The man and animal appear machine-like as they speed through a landscape of factories and electricity pylons. A co-founder in 1910 of the...

Heem Fruit Bowl With Flowers Painting Famous artwork by Jan Davidsz De Heem Jan Davidsz de Heem was conceived in Utrecht to a Catholic family. In 1626 he moved to Leiden, where he wedded his first spouse, Aletta van Weede, a local of Utrecht. Almost 10 years after the fact,...

Roseate Spoonbill Painting Famous artwork by Audubon John James "From its odd, spoon-shaped bill to each feather this bird has been depicted with immense care. Audubon's desire to classify the birds he observed in North America, coupled with careful scientific research, resulted in the splendidly illustrated book birds of America...

The Great Wave off by Katsushika Kanagawa The Great Wave - a Tsunami? After the Great Tsunami cataclysmic event in 2004 Hokusai's popular picture could be every now and again found in the press alluded to as a mid-nineteenth-century archive of an enormous tidal wave. This is apparently false. I...

The Guitarist Painting Famous artwork by Jean Baptiste Greuze The perfect accent for any space! Each wood print is unique due to the natural qualities of each individual panel of wood. • Wood canvas made from Birch wood sourced from sustainable Canadian forests• UV set inks, meaning the print resists...