Wassily Kandinsky - A Portrait of Kandinsky the Artist

The deft use of shadows became a unifying force in Leonardo’s paintings, distinguishing them from those of other artists of the time. He was especially ingenious in the way he used gradations of color tones to create shadows. The parts of a scene that get the most direct light have the greatest saturated color. This understanding of the relationshi

But a work of art doesn’t come out purely transparent, without personality. A work of art always has the smell, so to speak, or the feelings of whoever produced that particular work of art.

After you interact with Ginevra de’ Benci long enough, what at first seem like a vacant face and distant stare begin to appear suffused with a haunting tinge of emotion. She seems pensive and ruminating, perhaps about her marriage or the departure of Bembo, or because of some deeper mystery. Her life was sad; she was sickly and remained childless.