Category: European Art

  • Meet Swedish Portraitist Anders Zorn

    Meet Swedish Portraitist Anders Zorn

    Isabella Stewart Gardner by Anders Zorn, 1894. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. Next up in what is becoming a recurring series of featured artists is Anders Zorn. Zorn is very interesting, and not just because his name is so much fun to say. This Swedish artist was a favorite of the great early-twentieth century American…

  • An Old Dutch Skating Painting

    An Old Dutch Skating Painting

    A pair of paintings from the Rijksmuseum collection show the popularity of outdoor ice skating in the history of the Netherlands.

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