QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Mexican Art?
Jimena Aullet 23 May 2026
Masterpiece Story: The Progress of a Soul by Phoebe Anna Traquair
Luminous and larger than life, The Progress of a Soul by Phoebe Anna Traquair elevated embroidery into the modern era. It also helped put the...
Emily Snow, 22 May 2026
Anni Albers: The Artist Who Transformed Textiles
Anni Albers once referred to textile-making as “rather sissy”. Fortunately she later had a change of heart. From the Bauhaus in Germany...
Emily Snow 22 May 2026
Marian Henel—Tapestries and Madness
Marian Henel’s tapestries are huge. The largest one measures over 6 m in length and 3 m in width (19 ft. 8 in. by 9 ft. 10 in.). Created in the...
Zuzanna Stańska 22 May 2026
May Morris: A Remarkable Arts & Crafts Woman
May Morris (1862–1938) once described herself as a “remarkable woman… though none of you seemed to think so.” These words proved painfully...
Emily Snow 22 May 2026
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Harriet Powers: A Black Female Folk Artist Who Regained Her Glory
For much of the 20th century, the work of Harriet Powers, an enslaved and later emancipated Black folk artist, was erased from the art historical...
Kristin Urban 22 May 2026
The Mystery of Mantegna Tarocchi
The Mantegna Tarocchi, also known as the Tarocchi Cards, or Tarocchi in the style of Mantegna is a double series of 50 instructional engravings...
Zuzanna Stańska 21 May 2026
Masterpiece Story: Self-Portrait at 28 by Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer loved self-portraits. In the first half of his life, he made a series of them. The earliest is from 1484, when the artist was a...
Zuzanna Stańska 21 May 2026
Masterpiece Story: Niagara by Frederic Edwin Church
At a time when American newspapers flourished and new dailies popped up like weeds, Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900) invited reporters to his...
Theodore Carter 27 January 2025
12 Female Artists of the Hudson River School
The Hudson River School was a movement in American landscape painting being the first independent artistic tradition in the country. It was very...
Alexandra Kiely 10 April 2026
Masterpiece Story: Rainy Season in the Tropics by Frederic Edwin Church
In our Masterpiece Stories series we have something truly beautiful for you. I want to discuss Rainy Season in the Tropics by Frederic Edwin Church,...
Zuzanna Stańska 3 April 2026
The Saddest Paintings in Art History
Of the broad spectrum of human emotions, sadness is the one that has been a common underlying element of many famous artworks to date. The...
Sam Malone 18 September 2024
15 Masterpieces of European Painting You Need to See at the Met
How does anyone begin to navigate 5,000 years of global art without feeling instantly overwhelmed? Do not despair—DailyArt Magazine has you...
MJ Rivera 9 March 2026
Divine Inspiration: Angels in Art
Angels have been a source of artistic inspiration throughout history. Whether adorned with wings and halos or not, the varied appearances of angels...
Jenna Burns 26 December 2023
7 Things You Must See at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Cairo, Egypt, which opened its doors on November 4, 2025, represents one of the most significant milestones in the...
Maya M. Tola 12 February 2026
Rembrandt’s Anatomy Lesson You Have Never Seen Before
There is a dead man on the table. His skullcap has been removed, and someone loosens the meninges with a lancet. Not an easy sight, yet fascinating:...
Guest Author 14 May 2026
12 Famous Self-Portraits You Should Know
Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all? Self-portraits are closely tied to the existence of mirrors. Although mirrors have...
Anastasia Manioudaki 21 January 2026
The Most Beautiful Country in the World According to the Group of Seven
The Group of Seven were monumental in shaping Canadian art through the 20th century. They sought to create a new national identity for the country...
Bec Brownstone 13 October 2025
The Hudson River School: Celebrating Nature, American-Style
The Hudson River School was a uniquely American art movement – the first to develop after the country gained its independence in 1776. It was a...
Alexandra Kiely 22 April 2026
The Secret Rooms of Pompeii That Tourists Weren’t Supposed to See
Erotic art in Pompeii and Herculaneum is a shocking phenomenon often omitted from textbooks about ancient history. These famous Roman cities...
Zuzanna Stańska 14 May 2026
