William Turner | Mount Vesuvius in Eruption, 1817

Joseph Mallord William Turner’s dramatic representation of Mount Vesuvius is one of numerous artistic iterations of erupting volcanoes from the late eighteenth to the early nineteenth century.

Turner visited Naples and ascended Vesuvius in 1819; however, he never witnessed an eruption firsthand and this composition likely preceded his Italian sojourn.

Maria Oosthuizen, 1972 | Modern/ Figurative painter | Page 2

Born in Paarl, raised mostly in Gauteng, Maria Magdalena Oosthuizen🎨 currently residing in Mossel Bay.

"I believe my highest calling in life is my relationship with God, my husband, my children and with all people. My friends and family provide a balance in my life and keep me humble. They are all extraordinary people!

I am inspired by God for He is the creator of all beautiful things. He called me for His purpose and in obedience and love of art, I paint with all I am to worship Him".

Jacques-Louis David | Neoclassical painter

Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) was a highly influential French painter in the neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era.

In the 1780-s his cerebral brand of history painting marked a change in taste away from Rococo frivolity toward a classical austerity and severity, heightened feeling chiming with the moral climate of the final years of the Ancien Régime.

Francis Cadell | Colourist painter

Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell RSA (1883-1937) is one of the four artists known as the Scottish Colourists. He studied in Paris and lived in Munich before settling in his native Edinburgh around 1909.

He is perhaps the most elegant of the Colourists, renowned for his stylish portrayals of Edinburgh New Town interiors and his vibrantly coloured, daringly simplified still lifes.

Cadell grew up in Edinburgh and showed artistic ability from an early age.

Richard E. Miller (1875-1943) Impressionist painter

Richard E. Miller was a native of St. Louis, Missouri, where he first studied at the local School of Fine Arts and served as a staff illustrator for the St. Louis Post Dispatch.

He continued his studies at the Académie Julian from 1898-1901 and remained a resident of France until the outbreak of the Great War in 1914 prompted his return to America.

One of the many Americans who worked at Giverny during these years, he became a familiar of Frederick Frieseke🎨 and together they often met at Monet's home to paint, critique and socialize.

Karl Albert Buehr | Impressionist painter

Karl Albert Buehr (1866-1952) was a painter born in Germany, in Feuerbach - near Stuttgart. He moved to Chicago with his parents and siblings in the 1880s.

In Chicago, young Karl worked at various jobs until he was employed by a lithograph company near the Art Institute of Chicago.

Introduced to art at work, Karl paid regular visits to the Art Institute, where he found part-time employment, enabling him to enroll in night classes.

Abraham Bloemaert | Drawings

Abraham Bloemaert (1564-1651) was a Dutch painter and printmaker in etching and engraving.

He was one of the "Haarlem Mannerists" from about 1585, but in the new century altered his style to fit new Baroque trends.

He mostly painted history subjects and some landscapes. He was an important teacher, who trained most of the Utrecht Caravaggisti, at least for a period.

Mannerism Art History and Sitemap

Giuseppe Arcimboldo | The librarian

Mannerism is a style in European art that emerged in the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520, lasting until about 1580 in Italy, when the Baroque style began to replace it. Northern Mannerism continued into the early 17th century.

Stylistically, Mannerism encompasses a variety of approaches influenced by, and reacting to, the harmonious ideals associated with artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and early Michelangelo.