Art Mentors

The Guitar Player, Édouard Manet, circa 1866

Édouard Manet was a French modernist painter and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism. Image: At the Café, Édouard Manet, circa 1879

The hermit or The distributor of rosaries, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, date unknown

Jean-Baptiste Greuze was a French painter of portraits, genre scenes, and history painting. Image: The broken pitcher, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1777

Happy birthday to Charles-André van Loo! van Loo was a French subject painter and was the most famous member of a successful dynasty of painters of Dutch origin. Image: Portrait of Innocente Guillemette de Rosnyvinen de Pire, Charles-André van Loo, 1762

In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art. -Rumi On this day, which celebrates love, Canvas by New Masters Academy explores the subject of artists’ love in art and love of art in the newest article: "Valentine’s Day: Amour In Pigment And Stone" Read the article now: https://bit.ly/2N3CoNy

Fanned Out, Charles Dana Gibson, 1914

Charles Dana Gibson was an American illustrator best known for his creation of the Gibson Girl. Image: Stepped On, Charles Dana Gibson, 1901

Happy birthday to Dutch painter Aert de Gelder! de Gelder was born on this day in 1645. He was one of Rembrandt's last pupils while in Amsterdam. Image: The Banquet of Ahasuerus, Aert de Gelder, circa 1680s.

The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live. -Auguste Rodin Image: Auguste Rodin, John Singer Sargent, 1884

Cemetery Entrance Galerie Neue Meister, Caspar David Friedrich, 1825

Italian painter Domenico Zampieri was born on this day in 1581. Image: St John the Evangelist, Domenico Zampieri, between 1624 and 1629

Happy International Chef Day artists! Show us you favorite art featuring prepared food. Image: Still Life with a Turkey Pie, Pieter Claesz, 1627

19th-century German Romantic landscape painter, Caspar David Friedrich, is generally considered the most important German artist of his generation. Image: Man and Woman contemplating the moon, Caspar David Friedrich, circa 1818-1824

This month celebrates a month with two full moons. The first on October 1st and the second on October 31st, Halloween, a so-called blue moon. For ages the moon has continued to inspire artists, poets, and mystics, enchanting children and lovers, offering hope and beauty. This week, Canvas discusses the role of the moon and its depictions throughout art history. Don’t miss the newest article: The Moon: An Ancient Muse for Artists available now on Canvas: https://bit.ly/2IzZZCY

Italian painter Alessandro Botticelli, was one of the greatest painters of the Renaissance. His works, "The Birth of Venus" and "Primavera" are said to epitomize the spirit of the Renaissance. Image: La Primavera, Alessandro Botticelli, 1482

Image: Coronation of the Virgin, Alessandro Botticelli, between 1490 and 1492

To create one’s own world takes courage. -Georgia O’Keeffe Image: Blue and Green Music, Georgia O’Keeffe, 1921

Happy birthday to German sculptor Johann Peter Melchior who was born on this day in 1742. Image: Bust of Maximilian von Montgelas, Johann Peter Melchior, 1814

18th century actor and painter Cornelis Troost was born #onthisday in 1696. Troost started out as an actor but later gave up his career in favor of painting. Image: Self-portrait, Cornelis Troost, 1745