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September 3, 2021

Bauhaus: 10 Facts About the Legendary Institution for Design [Infographic]

The Bauhaus was a legendary avant-garde movement and school first founded in Germany in 1919. Though it lasted a relatively short period before pressure from Nazi forces forced it to close, the work created there continues to influence architecture, art, craft, typography, and design. The Bauhaus was founded by Walter Gropius, an influential German architect and pioneer of the modernist movement—namely the International Style.

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July 30, 2021

Get to Know the Unsung Female Artists of Abstract Expressionism [Infographic]

The macho, paint-flinging poster boys of Abstract Expressionism—Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning—are often considered the pioneers of the style. However, history seems to have forgotten about the women who helped define the American art movement. Similar to the overlooked female artists from the 15th–19th centuries, women painters of the post-war Abstract Expressionist era received far less recognition than their male counterparts.

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July 15, 2021

Who Was Michelangelo? Get to Know the Renaissance Sculptor and Painter

World-renowned painter and sculptor Michelangelo—a star artist of the High Renaissance in Italy—remains one of the best known artists in the world, even nearly 500 years after his death. The iconic artist's star rose at an early age. At 24, a young Michelangelo Buonarroti presented a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture—the monumental marble Pietà. Originally commissioned for Cardinal Jaen Bilhéres de Lagraulas as a funerary monument, the sculptural work was unprecedented in style and skill.

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June 16, 2021

Illuminating Infographic Reveals How 24 Art Movements Got Their Names

Have you ever wondered why we call Cubism… well, Cubism? Or how the artistic movement Futurism got its name? Adam Aleksic, aka Etymology Nerd, reveals the how and why some of the biggest—and most influential—art movements have their memorable titles. He published an infographic on social media that features 24 art movements with brief explanations of the stories behind the names. Some of the movements featured are fairly self-explanatory.

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