Leonardo da Vinci was a world-famous, enigmatic Renaissance genius who left an incredible artistic and scientific legacy for future generations. His paintings possess a unique charm and offer multi-layered puzzles yet to be sold. At present, there are fewer than 20 surviving works with proven da Vinci authorship, each of which has a unique story.

Art can transform spaces and change their destinies, and the case of Bilbao is a perfect example of this observation. This Spanish city was nothing more than an ordinary urban center with signs of decline in the 1990s. However, it underwent a grand cultural transformation due to the emergence of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, a groundbreaking architectural project that catalyzed urban regeneration and economic growth, fostering the region’s cultural revival.

Sandro Botticelli was a world-famous Renaissance master whose dreamlike, positive images of beauty and grace have become iconic over time. However, floating goddesses and idyllic gardens are not the only themes in his art. The artist’s creative legacy also has a dark side, with gruesome illustrations and violent themes that balance the supernatural lightness and enchantment of globally known masterpieces. Here is a glimpse of the lesser-known side of Sandro Botticelli’s art.

Dennis Hopper (1936 – 2010) was known to many as a filmmaker, but his creative expression went beyond cinema and included painting, sculpture, installation, and photography. In the 1960s, he took a series of photographs that are now considered iconic due to their unique artistic vision and historical value.

The artistic career of Keith Haring began in the 1980s in New York with subway drawings and later the Pop Shop, where he was selling various cheap objects, such as posters, T-shirts, toys, and magnets with his prints. The main point of his art was universality and accessibility to everyone, which challenged the then-dominating view on art as something reserved for museums and snobbish art connoisseurs.

Banksy’s name is widely known and recognizable around the world, regardless of whether you’re a fan of street art or a layperson in this area. This enigmatic British artist has become a real game-changer in street art by creating unique stencil-based art objects to challenge societal norms and give voice to marginalized groups.

Henri Matisse went down in history of modern art as a bold experimenter with color. His palette choices were intended for an emotional appeal rather than a realistic portrayal of objects and people, so many found his approach to color shocking at the turn of the 20th century. Here is a closer glance at the color revolution of Matisse.