Romantic paintings

Paweł Józef Merwart (Kakhovka Raion, March 25, 1855 - Saint-Pierre, Martinique, May 8, 1902) was a French-Polish painter mostly of portraits and genre scenes, inspired by literature, the Bible, and music. In April 1902, he accompanied a government commission to investigate volcanic activity on Martinique. In May, he was one of almost 30,000 people killed when Mount Pelée suddenly erupted, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre. A memorial plaque was placed in the forest of Fontainebleau, where…

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Julius Kronberg (1850 in Karlskrona 17 October 1921 in Stockholm) was a Swedish painter. Julius Kronberg received education at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm in the 1860s. A travel scholarship brought him to Paris via Dsseldorf and Copenhagen. He is associated with the Dsseldorf

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Gustave Leonard de Jonghe (1829-1893) was a Flemish painter was born in Kortrijk as the son of the prominent landscape painter Jan Baptiste de Jonghe.

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Art is so often inspired by love, and vice versa. Sometimes it's nice to be able to whip out some artistic knowledge, especially if you're taking a date to an art museum. So, need to impress your sweetie? Check out these five paintings, and make a splash.