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Culture on SimplyKalaa is an artistic and knowledgeable art blog to learn about artists and their works from the past and values from different traditions or art movements. We publish content that leaves our readers with complete information on any known individual, work or time.
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Suzanne Valadon: A Troubled Life & A Scandalous Career
Framing the life and art of Suzanne Valadon, an art maker who lived life on her terms and made it through a troubled career became a notable artist of the 20th century. Read more
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Jusepe de Ribera: The Little Spaniard & His Vastness of Art
Jusepe de Ribera, an artist whom the Italians and Spaniards fought for, was an exceptional painter who took religious themes and through his knowledge of light and anatomy, depicted them as real-life instances. Read more
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Frieda and Diego Rivera: The Future of Their Marriage
There are several narratives detailing the marriage of Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, a couple often termed Dove and an Elephant. However, here’s how Frida saw it. Read more
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Fede Galizia: A Renaissance Master of Still Life & Portraits
Fede Galizia, active during the late sixteenth to the eighteenth century, was one of the very few Renaissance women who absorbed the mastery of art and drew extraordinary still life and portraits. Read more
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Almond Blossoms: Vincent’s Gift to His Godson
This is a closer look at Vincent’s Almond Blossoms, a still life that distinguishes from other still life by the artist exhibiting relief and not personal experiences. Read more
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Giulia Lama: A Venetian Painter Who Exceeded Superiority
Giulia Lama, a Venetian painter who remains neglected in the long history of art, was one of the most original women painters. Read on to accompany me on her profiling. Read more
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Carol Rama: Snooping Inside Her Difficult Life & Emotive Art
Carol Rama, famously known for her erotic abstract depictions, was an Italian artist from the 1900s who created a legacy through audacious figures and themes of daily life. Read more
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Laura Knight: The British Modernist Who Created History
Laura Knight is one of the many lesser-known women artists from Britain who painted spectacular frames and entertained a 70-year-long career. Read on to learn about her life and art. Read more
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Rembrandt Self Portrait: The Artist’s Way to Depict His Life
Self Portraiture is a popular genre throughout the history of art. However, the artist who truly mastered it and portrayed the emotions most precisely was none other than Rembrandt. Read more
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Emma Sandys: A Lesser Known Pre-Raphaelite Woman Artist
Emma Sandys, an English painter, acquired importance as the second generation of Pre-Raphaelites and a crucial female artist who created rich canvases portraying women. Read more
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Gwen John: Dissecting Her Life & Emotional Artworks
Gwen John was one of the masters from the 20th century known for her handling of Post-Impressionist strokes, as well as excelling in Fauvism while remaining detached from the world and prioritizing her art of painting. Read more
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The Wounded Deer: The Aztec Influence on Frida Kahlo
The Wounded Deer by Frida Kahlo is one of the artist’s many self-portraits depicting her difficult life and incidents, differentiating through the richness of its symbolism. Read more
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The Storm on the Sea of Galilee: Rembrandt’s Stolen Seascape
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee depicts the Biblical passage of Christ sitting with peace while the boat travellers fights and worry about the sea storm. Read more
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Encaustic 101: History, Examples, Tools & How to Do It
Encaustic is one of the popular art techniques commonly found in Ancient Greek, Egyptian, and Roman art. Read on to know everything about the geniuses’ practice. Read more
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The Night Watch: A Close Look at Rembrandt’s Famous Artwork
One of the greatest attractions of Rjiksmuseum, The Night Watch is a 1642 painting by Rembrandt that carefully depicts popular Dutch art subject of the time, cortegaardjes. Read more
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Lady With an Ermine: Leonardo’s Interaction With Light & Optics
Lady with an Ermine is a 15th century masterpiece by Leonardo representing his excellent symbolism, modern portraiture and techniques to impose role of light in paintings. Read more
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Sfumato: A Technique That Plays With Viewer’s Eyes
Sfumato is the art technique that distinguished paintings like Mona Lisa and Girl With a Pearl Earring from most artworks. But what does it mean? Read on to find out. Read more
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21 Leonardo da Vinci Paintings: A Digital Exhibition & Explanation
Leonardo da Vinci, the Italian polymath is widely known for his art of painting. Here are 21 paintings by the artist, the world knows about. Read more
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Kiss of Judas: Depiction of the Kiss to Betray Christ
Kiss of Judas by Giotto is a Biblical artwork depicting the betrayal of Christ and Judas gesture to point at him. With dramatic gestures and symbolism, here’s an account of the masterpiece. Read more
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Elizabeth Siddal: An Art Model & Painter Who Lived After Death
Elizabeth Siddal, remembered as a Pre-Raphaelite art model and painter, was an important figure to device many creative imaginations. Snoop inside her tragic yet fascinating story. Read more
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Venus of Urbino: A Controversial Piece That Charms Viewer
Venus of Urbino is one of the most popular yet controversial Venus painting by Titian that utilises the artist’s expressive brushwork and impasto technique. Read more
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Transfiguration (Raphael): A Look at His Last Masterpiece
Transfiguration is the last commission that Raphael almost finished before passing away due to his illness. Here’s an in-depth account of this emotional and symbolic artwork. Read more
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Amrita Sher-Gil: Glory of Indian Art Who Lived a Cheery Life
Amrita Sher-Gil was a 20th-century Modern Indian artist of Hungarian origin who left the orderly art style and painted the domestic Indian life and expressions hidden behind faces. Read more
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Lena Cronqvist: Harsh Expressionism of the Post War Painter
Lena Cronqvist, Young Draughtsmen award winner, is a significant woman artist who changed the Nordic Art history. Read on to know about her life and art. Read more
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10 John Donne Poems Dominating Our Thoughts & Expressions
John Donne, an English poet from the Late Renaissance, is known widely for his metaphysical poetry. Read on to recite and learn ten of his most beautiful poems. Read more
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Caravaggio Paintings: A Legacy Preserved For Almost 400 Years
Known to style the artworks with Humanist characteristics and light patterns, Caravaggio is unarguably among the most important Italian artist to know about. Read on to learn a few of his paintings that continue to inspire viewers. Read more
