Five years before Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Theory of Colors, English artist Mary Gartside published her own challenge to Isaac Newton's ideas – yet, as Kelly Grovier writes, Mary Gartside disappeared from history. In 1805, a little-known English artist and amateur painter did what no woman had done before: she published a book on the subject of color theory. Although few details of Mary Gartside's life and career survive, her unprecedented volume An Essay on Light and Shade, on Colors, and on Composition in General reveals evidence of her extraordinary creative genius.

What are the most famous paintings about the life of Jesus Christ? Get to know the story of Easter, through tendelicate paintings about the religious episodes, around the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ here.

Who is it Paula Rego? The famous Portuguese artist Paula Rego, struggled and worked tenaciously to impose himself on the artistic scene, initially having great difficulty in selling his paintings. She is currently one of the most famous painters in Portugal and internationally. Here are seven facts about Paula Rego.

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