Exploring the art of painting through the various art movements over the centuries is both fascinating and instructive. Within each movement, painters have explored various themes, approaches and techniques that have defined their individual styles and the evolution of art history.

A painting depicting a portrait can have an incredible impact because of the strong expressions and individual characteristics of the subject. This connection between the artist and their depiction of a single person in paint can often result in captivating works of art.

Through 6 emblematic works by Van Gogh, we invite you to discover the pictorial universe and the career of this extraordinary painter.

Franz Marc was an influential German Expressionist artist, widely respected for his emotional and tender paintings and portraits of animals. He was a co-founder of the Der Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider) school of painting, which emphasised the emotionally charged colours and distorted pictorial forms that would inspire the Expressionist movement. In addition to his reputation for landscapes, Marc's most recognisable work is his animal themes, which he painted with great energy expressed in vibrant colours.

Expressionism is an artistic movement that developed between the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. Its main characteristics are the emphasis on emotions and internal psychological states, the expression of often complex ideas and the search for deeper meanings in simple things. Expressionist art is said to be "the search for inner truth" and to break away from sometimes limited representations of reality.