Artists that appear utterly prosaic to us now were once the toast of the art world.
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Artists that appear utterly prosaic to us now were once the toast of the art world.
Read more here: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/6-market-darlings-youve-never-heard-of-960833
Maybe they're forgotten by the general public but you can't be an illustrator in this day and age and not still gaze in astonishment at the subtlety and technical mastery these guys supplied.
Even to this day, a skilled painter can reproduce optically better what the eye sees than most photographers. These painters give us such great insight into the texture and materials of these costumes, not to mention the emotions and narrative stories within the pictures.