19 Nov

Masters of the Macabre

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Macabre art is generally grim, scary, dark, and/or having to do with death; strange, surreal, or nightmarish. This 7 minute montage showcases some paintings and drawings of some of the masters of macabre art:

Edvard Much
William Blake
Francis Bacon
Henry Fuseli
Kathe Kollwitz
James Ensor
Fransisco Goya
Odilon Redon
Hieronymus Bosch

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Vince' s ear: your art blog about art, art history, painting, sculpture, drawing, illustration, animation, artists, galleries, museums, and plenty more. Dan Kretschmer is the author of Vince' s ear, and also the author of a book called "Masters of the Renaissance," which takes a look at 18 of the most important artists of the Renaissance in Europe.

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