Illustration - Masterful-Artists

A Symbolist painting by Fernand Khnopff depicting an androgynous figure with a human upper body and a cheetah's lower body, embracing a female figure next to a column with cryptic inscriptions, set against a desolate landscape backdrop.

Art Nouveau | Belgian | Illustration | Painters | Poetry | Symbolism

Unlocking Mysteries: 5 Key Insights into Fernand Khnopff’s Symbolist Genius

ByRichard J. Sheppard February 6, 2024February 10, 2024

Historic 19th-century illustration of the Crystal Palace, a grand glass and iron structure, amid a lively park scene with visitors. Owen Jones participating to this exposition.

Art Nouveau | Architecture | British | Design | Illustration

Owen Jones’s Pioneering Perfection: 19th Century Insights from His Design Journey

ByRichard J. Sheppard January 30, 2024February 10, 2024

Starry Night over Montmartre, 1897, by Eugène Grasset, depicting a serene nighttime scene with star-studded sky above a silhouetted cityscape.

Art Nouveau | French | Illustration | Japonisme | Lithographer | Painters | Poetry | Sculptor | Swiss

Discover 3 Eugène Grasset Masterpieces: Pioneers of the Art Nouveau Movement

ByRichard J. Sheppard January 29, 2024February 10, 2024

Self-portrait of Gustave Courbet, titled 'Le Désespéré', showing a young man clutching his hair with both hands, wide-eyed with a sense of urgency and despair.A great French Painting realism.

French | Illustration | Impressionism | Master | Painters | Realism | Sculptor

Exploring Gustave Courbet: 5 Bold Strokes that Redefined Realism

ByRichard J. Sheppard January 20, 2024February 15, 2024

Detailed 19th-century painting of an opulent ballroom scene filled with elegantly dressed guests. A Realist paintings

German | Illustration | Lithographer | Painters | Polish | Realism

5 Masterful Insights into Adolph Menzel’s Artistic Genius

ByRichard J. Sheppard January 19, 2024February 15, 2024

Alfred Parsons oil painting capturing a pastoral scene with cattle grazing by a river, flanked by tall poplars under a cloud-strewn sky.

Naturalism | British | Illustration | Painters | Realism

Discover Alfred Parsons: 4 Fascinating Insights into the Celebrated English Artist’s Life & Legacy

ByRichard J. Sheppard January 12, 2024February 15, 2024

Edward Lear's 19th-century watercolor painting 'View of Gwalior' depicting the historic Indian fort on a sunlit day, with reflections in the water and local figures in the foreground A great illustration

Painters | British | Illustration | Naturalism | Poetry | Romanticism

Edward Lear: 8 Fascinating Facts About the 19th-Century Pioneer of Nonsense Poetry and Natural History Illustration

ByRichard J. Sheppard January 8, 2024February 10, 2024