I apologize for not getting this up sooner. ModFail on my part.

This challenge focuses on the art of Hans Holbein the Younger. He "was a German artist and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style. He is best known as one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century." (Wikipedia). He was a court painter to Henry VIII and ( Read more... )

The next challenge revolves around Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai.

Rules
*You may submit up to 5 icons from the given paintings. If you use the same artwork for more than one icon, then make sure the icons look very different from each other.
*Icons, along with their URLs, should be posted as a comment to this entry by Friday, August 14 at ( Read more... )

Sorry, here's the latest challenge. It is about French artist Henri Rousseau.

Rules
*You may submit up to 5 icons from the given paintings. If you use the same artwork for more than one icon, then make sure the icons look very different from each other.
*Icons, along with their URLs, should be posted as a comment to this entry by Friday, July 24 at ( Read more... )

Sorry for the delay! The next challenge will revolve around Italian artist Giovanni Boldini, who was known as the "Master of Swish," due to his flowing painting style.

Rules
*You may submit up to 5 icons from the given paintings. If you use the same artwork for more than one icon, then make sure that the icons look very different from each other ( Read more... )

Hi everyone! For this challenge we'll be focusing on the art of James A.M. Whistler.

*Please submit entries and URLS in a comment to this post. All comments will be screened.
*You may only used these images. If you re-use an image, the two entries must look drastically different.
*You may submit up to 5 (five) entries.
*The deadline is Friday ( Read more... )

The next challenge will be about English painter Joseph Mallord William Turner, who was known for his landscape paintings.

Rules
*You may submit up to 5 icons from the given paintings. If you use the same artwork for more than one icon, then make sure that the icons look very different from each other.
*Icons, along with their URLs, should be posted ( Read more... )

Burne-Jones was one of the second-wave Pre-Raphaelites. Like the first generation, he took many of his subjects from mythology and literature. Later he turned to the Aesthetic movement and began to strip his paintings of narrative ( Read more... )

elvenjaneite is on vacation, so I'll be posting the next challenge. Since the deadline will be a couple days after April Fool's Day, I thought it would be appropriate to have a challenge about 16th century Italian painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo, who painted portrait heads made up of things such as flowers, fruits, and books. They're rather interesting images -- ( Read more... )

Voting for Challenge #39 will be posted, but in the meantime, here's information for Challenge #40. It revolves around Austrian painter Gustav Klimt.

Rules
*You may submit up to 5 icons from the given paintings. If you use the same artwork for more than one icon, then make sure that the icons look very different from each other.*Icons, along with ( Read more... )

I came across some of these by accident and was enthralled. Winterhalter was known for painting royalty, including Queen Victoria and her family and Empress Eugenie of France. You can read more about him HEREYou may submit up to 5 (five) user pics. They must follow standard LJ formatting. Submit the user pics and URLS in a comment to this post ( Read more... )