Archive - Beautiful Modern Art

Costumbrismo

A brief note on costumbrismo, the Romantic-Realist interest in colorful local customs, rituals, and traditions, in Spanish painting

Feb 26

About and Index

What this is about?

Feb 26

The Volcano School

A brief note on the Pacific sublime in Hawaii

Feb 25

Cloisonnism

A brief note on how and why some late 19th-century painting looks like medieval enamel in its use of color

Feb 25

October 2025

Puvis de Chavannes, The Sacred Grove, 1884-1889

How did Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, the most renowned mural painter of the 19th century, satisfy both the modern and traditional camps?

Oct 6, 2025

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