Tag: painting

  • October 12: Piero della Francesca passed away in 1492

    A self-portrait, detail from The Resurrection Wikipedia: Birth name Piero della Francesca Born 1415 Sansepolcro, Republic of Florence Died October 12, 1492 Sansepolcro, Republic of Florence Nationality Italian Field Painting, Fresco Movement Italian Renaissance Works The Baptism of Christ Flagellation of Christ Brera Madonna Piero della Francesca (c. 1415 – October 12, 1492) was a painter of the Early Renaissance. As…

  • Today: Rembrandt passed away in 1669

    Self-Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar (1659) by Rembrandt The Power of Art – Rembrandt (BBC): From Wikipedia:    Birth name Rembrant Harmenszoon van Rijn Born 15 July 1606 Leiden, Dutch Republic (now Netherlands) Died 4 October 1669 (aged 63) Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (now Netherlands) Nationality Dutch Field Painting, Printmaking Movement Dutch Golden Age Baroque Works The Anatomy Lesson of…