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The Composition of Art and Sight
Art Collection
Ateneum Art Museum
Opened in 1888, Ateneum Art Museum is Finland’s oldest and largest art collection. The collection contains some of the best of the Finnish Golden age (1880-1910) as well as artwork from Scandinavia, Europe and Russia.
Artist
Yablonskaya | Tatiana Yablonskaya
In this article about renowned Ukrainian artist Tatiana Yablonskaya, the Tretyakov Gallery reconstructs the cultural and biographical background of her most famous work, Grain (1949), and give some vital substance to “the artist’s portrait in the context of her time.”
Art Movement
Romanticism
Romanticism was a European art movement that also influenced literature and music. The term itself originated in Germany, becoming the banner of profound intellectual and aesthetic changes which we now associate with modernity.
Art Practice
Artist
Renoir, Pierre | Finding Structure
A comprehensive lecture on Renoir's use of color and composition through out his career. Renoir was a far more complex and thoughtful painter than is generally known. Discussion includes a video lecture as well as text and images spanning Renoir's entire career.
Art Movements
Modernism: Some Left-Out Narratives
This article explores the influence of Eastern philosophies and religions on the development of modernism in the West.