Month: March 2022

Clara Peeters

Flemish artist Clara Peeters  was a pioneer for female still life painters in the 17th century, despite restrictions on women’s access to artistic training and membership in guilds. She was known for her meticulous brushwork and her ability to capture the precise textures of objects. She worked both in the Spanish Netherlands and the Dutch […]

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Chardin

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin was a French painter from the 18th century. He is considered the polymath of still life (nature morte), and is also greatly regarded for his paintings which depict mundane domestic lives and activities. His work is characterized by his balanced compositions, granular impasto, and an artistic chiaroscuro. The fulcrum of his was interior […]

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Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono is a Japanese multimedia artist, musician, and human rights activist. Her work encompasses performance art, filmmaking, and design, and is in both English and Japanese. Ono is also the second wife and widow of renowned musician John Lenon; the couple did several performances promoting peace and human rights. Despite her inevitable connection with […]