Vigo the Carpathian (originally known as Vigo Von Homburg Deutschendorf, played by Wilhelm von Homburg) was a powerful seventeenth-century tyrant and magician trapped in a painting in the gallery at the Manhattan Museum of Art in Ghostbusters II (1989). The Vigo Tapestry was a team effort, finalized and put together by Glen Eytchison and Pageant […]
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Self Portrait by Pablo Picasso (1907) “Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.” -Pablo Picasso
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Andy made himself into art several times in his career. His most famous is probably this one, from 1986. Warhol died in New York City at 6:32 am on February 22, 1987, from a sudden post-operative cardiac arrhythmia. Before his coffin was lowered, Paige Powell dropped a copy of Interview magazine, which he co-founded, an
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Salvador Dalí Self Portrait by photographer Philippe Halsman (1948). Also known as Dali Atomicus. Strings* aside, it reportedly took 28 takes to get it just right. *edited out for publication.
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The red chalk on paper self portrait of Leonardo da Vinci that is most commonly known as The Master himself (at age 60) may not be him at all. Some say it may have been his father. There is also some speculation that Leonardo’s teacher (and his biggest fan) Verrocchio captured the visage of a
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Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853 in Groot-Zundert, a village close to Breda, in the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands. He died a few days after a self inflicted gunshot wound, on July 29, 1890.
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Vincent Van Gogh was born March 30, 1853 in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands. Over his career he produced more than 2,100 artworks, including 860 oil paintings and more than 1,300 watercolors, drawings, sketches and prints, many self portraits.
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