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Jacques-Louis David, 1798
Portrait of a Young Woman in White
The young woman pictured here is unknown, and the artist of the work is also in question. Though in the distinct style of Jacques-Louis David and of the appropriate age, the work can only be assumed to be from “the circle of Louis David,” meaning from the master himself or from one of his numerous students and protégés. read more
Portrait of a Young Woman in White, Jacques-Louis David
The Etruscans, 400BCE
Chimera of Arezzo
This is an undeniably modern interpretation. The chimera, like most beasts of antiquity, was the bad guy. Child of the giant serpent Typhon and the half woman half snake Echidna (you know her from the Starbucks logo) the Chimera was an abominable thing, unnatural combination of lion and goat, with the head of a snake for a tail. Her brothers and sisters live in legend. read more
Chimera of Arezzo, The Etruscans
Toyen
What's in a name?
Names are assigned to us before we are aware of their meaning, and we grow into them as much as they come to reflect us. In Japan artists often changed names after milestones in their lives, but in the west, once you've been given a name, you're usually stuck with it—a rigidity that makes claiming a new name even more powerful magic. read more
Toyen, The Artists
Sascha Schneider, 1904
Hypnosis
To Sascha Schneider the male body was perfection, and the world its antagonist. Schneider worked in Germany in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, during the development of Freikörperkultur, free body culture, also called the Health and Hygiene movement. Freikörperkultur aimed to counteract the restraint and stress of industrialization with a restorative mix of open air nudity, exercise, and healthy diet. read more
Hypnosis, Sascha Schneider
Born on June 3
Rachel Ruysch, The ArtistsPortrait of Rachel Ruysch

Rachel Ruysch

Paint flowers, make money

1664 – 1750
Seund Ja Rhee, The ArtistsPortrait of Seund Ja Rhee

Seund Ja Rhee

Bringing Korean abstraction to Paris

1918 – 2009
Mikhail Larionov, The ArtistsPortrait of Mikhail Larionov

Mikhail Larionov

1881 – 1964

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