Auguste Toulmouche 1829-1890 Frankrijk

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun made the rich look beautiful, before and after the French Revolution. Now she has a show of her own at the Met.

List of the Ten Most Famous Paintings in the World. The most sought after paintings and art work in the world.

Painting of a bust-length woman looking over her shoulder and wearing a headdress and a large pearl earring.

Heroes are often associated with bravery and virtue. Those in ancient Greek and Roman history are among the biggest names in heroism.

Considered a popular image of the French military leader since 1801, five exact versions of this painting were made by his loyal servant Jacques-Louis David till 1805. But, what is the real story behind the image of Napoleon?

“❝He remembered the way love had burned through him like a flame under glass, grasping outward, devouring what air it had left before it choked. How he hated it; desperately he had tried to keep it burning.❞ ──𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐡 𝐍𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫, These Violent Delights.”