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Gerrit Dou (1613-1675) was one of the most meticulous painters in art history. You can learn more about his art in my latest YouTube video: youtube.com/watch?v=EeJiDn…

Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian columns, from simple design to very fancy. My new video discusses each of these three columns, and the ideas behind the design choices: youtu.be/UcgWboC2PbM

A unique mix of Impressionism and Realism by an artist who was so wealthy that he never had to sell a single painting. Check my new video about Paris Street; Rainy Day (1877) by Gustave Caillebotte: youtu.be/COzSdJLIJYE

Have you heard of Cusco Art? It's a unique art movement from the 16th till 18th century in and around Cusco in southeast Peru. It's the subject of my latest art video: youtu.be/nzqI72xPb0c

When a young, curious, wealthy, and naive boy meets a fortune teller and gets scammed. The Fortune Teller (c. 1630) by Georges de la Tour is the subject of my latest art video: youtu.be/TqhisDRfsSk

That time when people were carefree and in search of love. The Embarkation for Cythera was painted between 1717 and 1719 by the French artist Jean-Antoine Watteau, and it's the subject of my new art video: youtu.be/WfbaTTiU_6w

The art of Carl Spitzweg (1808-1885) is unique in terms of his painting style and the themes he chose. Learn all about it in my new art video: youtu.be/SIwgwU_xcYw

According to mythology, the woman in these picture is the source of all evil. It's Pandora, and she is the subject of my latest art video: youtu.be/TUY0LII21kE

The Wedding in Cana has inspired many artist to create their own version of this marriage feast. I discuss this subject in my latest YouTube video: youtu.be/-qK2JbOj7vE

Check my new video about The Death of Marat (1793) by Jacques-Louis David, a spectacular and bizarre story about two French revolutionaries: youtu.be/9rjKvnhw16k

What to do when you are an architect but there is no money to build anything? Check my new video about Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841) who painted his architectural visions when there was no money to realize them: youtu.be/pMwzwAQS79U

Learn all about the Coronation of the Virgin as captured across art history: youtube.com/watch?v=RjDQzd… The image below shows the interpretation by Diego Velázquez. Do you notice the inverted triangular composition or the heart-shaped composition?

Check my new video about the Assumption of the Virgin as captured across art history: youtu.be/mP5HoQPW5B8 It's a Catholic dogma, but there are many alternative versions of what people think happened at the end of Mary's life...

Check my latest video about how The Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary has been depicted in art history: youtu.be/r-JATlXT6ps

How to describe this painting in one word? I just released a new YouTube video about Isle of the Dead of which Arnold Böcklin made six versions between 1880 and 1901: youtu.be/2WCxxM3acOY

Check my latest video about the very popular art history subject of The Finding of Moses: youtu.be/k267ud19mRw And can you guess why some of these paintings are somewhat controversial?

Check my new video about the history of the Group Portrait genre in painting: youtu.be/ETlXVT64YXQ

Any guess what the meaning of this French painting from the year 1600 is? In my latest YouTube video, I discuss this painting in detail, entitled Gabrielle d'Estrees and One of Her Sisters: youtu.be/2mIsTsLCpAs

The Twelfth Night Feast was one of Jan Steen's (1626-1679) favorite topics to paint. Learn more about the wild celebrations of this religious feast in my latest art video: youtube.com/watch?v=ZH51wE…

This is the only artwork ever about a rare mythological story, involving Momus judging the creations of three Olympian gods. Check my video about this artwork from 1561: youtu.be/ovj7QrZPzFE