Art

o you know Raphael? He was one of the most famous painters of the Renaissance in Italy. Even as a young man, he painted beautiful images of Mary and the baby Jesus – gentle, friendly, and full of light. And once he had a very special idea: he wanted to include a cat in one of his paintings.

Vor etwa 400 Jahren, in einer Zeit, in der es fast nur männliche Maler gab, lebte in Italien ein kleines Mädchen, das es wagte, ihren eigenen Weg zu gehen: Artemisia Gentileschi.

About 150 years ago, at a time when trains were beginning to rumble across the countryside and cities were growing larger and faster, there lived a painter in France who didn’t like to stay in his studio. Instead, he preferred to go outside—into nature, to rivers, gardens, or the sea.

About a hundred years ago, there lived a man who loved colors as if they were music: Marc Chagall. He was born in a small town where people lived in simple wooden houses and told old stories—of angels, animals, and dreams.